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LIFE at Pollutec 2024: driving Europe's green transition
LIFE projects from all over Europe joined more than 1 100 industry professionals and exhibitors in Paris for Pollutec 2024 to highlight their contributions to the European Green Deal and their solutions to environmental challenges.
EDA and European Commission sign grant for new phase in defence energy sustainability
The European Defence Agency and European Commission kicked off Phase IV of the Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in Defence & Security, backed by LIFE.
Bringing green ideas to LIFE - LIFE Programme vdeo
Check out our latest video to see how LIFE transforms the environment and people’s lives with 6 000+ projects making a real impact in local communities.
The European Maritime Day 2025 (#EMD2025) offers the opportunity to organise a workshop at Europe's largest #BlueEconomy event. The deadline to submit a workshop has been extended to 7 January 2025. The event will take place in Cork, Ireland from 21-23 May.
Registration for the Aquatech Amsterdam Innovation Award 2025 is now open! Apply by 15 January 2025, to showcase your innovation at Aquatech Amsterdam. The LIFE Programme will also be attending the event. Interested in participating?
LIFE heating Danish homes via green district networks
As winter temperatures drop across northern Europe, homes and businesses are dialling up the heat. In southern Denmark, the green energy transition is being driven by LIFE COHEAT2.
LIFE: uniting nature lovers and farmers in a common cause
5 December marked UN #WorldSoilDay — a chance for LIFE ENPLC to celebrate its success. The project united private landowners and conservationists in the shared goal of protecting Europe’s precious soils.
LIFE Natura@night: Restoring dark skies for seabirds
Light pollution is a major but frequently overlooked threat to many animals. LIFE Natura@night aims to mitigate this threat by helping seabirds on the islands of Macronesia.
In Europe, less than 30% of the 32.3 million tonnes of plastic waste generated each year is recycled. A LIFE networking meeting set out progress, issues and solutions for Europe’s plastic industry.
Networking meeting on LIFE and innovative funding for nature
The online meeting, held on 5–6 February 2025, will use the experience gained under LIFE projects to showcase and explore innovative funding mechanisms, including private sector contributions, for nature conservation and restoration.
Platform Meeting – Plastic waste prevention and reuse systems
This meeting, hosted by the project LIFE-IP C-MARTLIFE, will be held from 10-12 February 2025, focusing on innovative solutions to prevent and reuse plastic waste, with participation from several key LIFE projects and other relevant stakeholders.
Networking Meeting – Key challenges to upscaling nature restoration in the EU – learning from LIFE experience
The online meeting, taking place on 20-21 March, will highlight solutions for scaling up nature restoration in the EU, drawing on the experiences of LIFE projects. Key challenges and successful strategies from these projects will be discussed to promote effective nature restoration across Europe.
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