News archive 2016

December 2016

• Annual Compilations of 2015 LIFE projects published 
• 2016 LIFE EU Corps call
• Fitness check for Birds and Habitats Directives
• Croatian NCP visits Poland as part of capacity building project 
• The Best LIFE Environment projects 2015
• The Best LIFE Nature projects 2015
• LIFEnews N°9/ 2016
• Successful launch event for Hungarian LIFE food waste project 
• LIFE tackles marine litter to boost the circular economy
• Strategic investment to power global launch of LIFE project’s solar technology  
• LIFE programme helps bring priolo back from brink of extinction
• Bulgarian lesser kestrel LIFE project wins national conservation award

 

November 2016

• Polish integrated project tackles poor air quality in Malopolska
• Commission invests over €220 million in green and low-carbon projects in Member States
• European lesser kestrel expert meeting held in Bulgaria
• Burren Programme builds on Irish LIFE project’s farming for conservation legacy
• LIFE supports major new London food waste campaign
• Slovakian LIFE project's exhibition demonstrates bird-friendly power lines
• LIFE project film shortlisted for Sondrio film festival 
• LIFEnews N°8/ 2016
• Polish 'bio-sensing' project wins development award 
• Belgian Nature Integrated Project boosts Natura 2000 network 

 

October 2016

• LIFE projects featured at European Ecosystem Services 2016 event
• Join the 2016 European Week for Waste Reduction
• MEPs praise LIFE water conservation campaign
• Spanish LIFE project makes bioplastic from cheese by-product
• Hungarian team makes capacity-building visit to Italy
• Committee of the Regions highlights LIFE's role in greening the economy
• LIFE project releases first captive-bred blue chaffinch in Gran Canaria
• LIFE project makes first industrial conveyor belt from recycled plastic
• Ground-breaking fishing agreement signed thanks to LIFE project
• European Commission praises collaborative Flemish nature project
• LIFE Saimaa Seal project wins photo competition

 

September 2016

• Captive-bred Egyptian vultures released in Bulgaria
• Manatee pair jet into Guadeloupe for reintroduction
• Slovak LIFE project heralds contribution of field survey team to bird protection goal
• First lynx individuals reintroduced to Palatinate forest
• First tests for sustainable wastewater treatment project
• LIFEnews n°7: circular economy
• Hunter convicted for killing birds reintroduced by LIFE project
• Ecoduct construction bordering Brussels celebrated

August 2016

• Dogs deployed in Réunion to support petrel conservation efforts
• LIFE HUELLAS releases footprint calculator for railway construction
• Bulgarian LIFE project releases ten Lesser Kestrel
• Italy launches online environmental Knowledge Platform
• New Slovenian LIFE project guide to resolving human-bear conflict
• Austria hosts international northern bald ibis symposium UK Referendum statement

July 2016

• Bear introduced to Pyrenees to boost genetic quality 
• Captured carbon dioxide used to lower pH of seawater in power plant
• Seabirds prosper as LIFE project makes islands rat-free
• New resources for LIFE project applicants
• LIFEnews N°6/ 2016
• Upcycling breakthrough for Spanish LIFE project EXTRUCLEAN
• Eight Maltese marine Natura 2000 network sites announced
• European bison releases creating a viable wild population in Romania
• FRESh LIFE's remote-sensing drones in action at forest open days

June 2016

• Commission announces winners of the 2015 LIFE Best Awards
• Italian LIFE projects influence national food waste legislation to boost circular economy
• LIFE project tracks migrating lesser kestrels to Africa and back
• Green roof boosts wildlife in Scottish industrial site
• LIFE Nature projects the big winners at Polish innovation awards
• First EU wide Info Day in Brussels will be available in streaming
• Highlights from the 2015 Best LIFE Awards
• NGOs operating grants 2016 – call publication
• LIFE GYPCONNECT welcomes two new bearded vultures to France
• LIFE Horizontal Meeting featured on television and video
• Fish migration event highlights LIFE awareness campaigns
• LIFE project demonstrates first Mediterranean green roof
• Slovakian LIFE project rescues ground squirrels
• Contribute now to LIFE mid-term evaluation
• LIFE FutureForCoppiceS workshop on sustainable forest management
• LIFE Nature platform meeting on restoration of sand dune habitats
• Bear introduced to Pyrenees to boost genetic quality

May 2016

• Italian national thematic meeting on environment and health
• LIFE Urbannecy project on urban transport pollution raises awareness in France
• Commissioner Vella highlights Maltese marine conservation project
• LIFE team discovers rare Italian hare on Tuscan island
• LIFE project to build 'ecoduct' for wildlife around Brussels
• LIFE launches 2016 call for action grants: more than €330 million available
• European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) award-winners announced
• Tagging first raises hopes for endangered bearded vultures in France
• Innovative remote monitoring of former LIFE project sites
• LIFE AQUASEF reduces aquaculture energy costs by up to 30%
• New film festival award nomination for DISCOVERED LIFE documentary
• Launch of Italian platform for environmental best practice
• Eurasian lynx to be reintroduced to German forest
• Engaging citizens in Bulgaria to crack wildlife crime
• Three LIFE projects win at Natura 2000 Awards

April 2016

• Greek olive crop and climate change project gets national attention
• LIFE Best Awards at Green Week
• LIFE Nature Platform Meeting on wildlife poisoning
• Vote now for your favourite Natura 2000 project
• New communication tools for all LIFE projects
• Call for Natura 2000 ecosystem restoration evidence
• Vote for your favourite LIFE Environment project!
• European Commission visits LIFE project on urban congestion

March 2016

• LIFE projects highlighted at Italian workshop on treatment and reuse of dredged sediment
• Your opinion counts! Today starts our survey for the LIFE website
• Spanish national television features LIFE project documentary series
• Beyond Wood - forest ecosystems services policy conference
• LIFE announces the Best Projects of 2015
• Belgian LIFE Nature project launches route app for visitors
• LCiP Awards 2016: celebrating SMEs reducing their environmental impact
• LIFE project wins coveted award for sustainable tourism promotion

February 2016

• Update on the evaluation of LIFE Call 2015
• Indicative planning for the LIFE call 2016
• LIFE COLRECEPS raises awareness of polystyrene reuse in schools
• DISCOVERED LIFE documentary on pesticide pollution wins award
• New LIFE poster on bioenergy
• New tourism guidelines from Slovenian bear project
• First bearded vulture eggs laid for 60 years in Bulgaria

 

January 2016

• EWWR's record week for waste reduction in Europe
• New dog patrols protect rare eagle populations in Portugal
• First Bulgarian conference on the reintroduction of conservation-reliant species
• Celebrating Natura 2000 Day in May 2016
• The Best LIFE Environment projects 2014
• EU Sustainable Energy Awards up for grabs
• First LIFE Preparatory projects support nature policy implementation