LIFE Programme

June 2024

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LIFE Awards 24 - Meet the winners!

Projects that restore rivers, produce animal feed from waste insect protein, and plant trees to cool cities were among the winning projects at the annual LIFE Awards.

LIFE projects honoured at Natura 2000 Awards

Three ground-breaking EU LIFE funded projects were among the winners at the prestigious European Natura 2000 Award ceremony during the EU Green Week.

Happy birthday LIFE Programme!

On 21 May, we celebrated 32 years of the LIFE Programme and Natura 2000 Day. Many LIFE projects joined our celebrations on social media using the hashtag #Lifeis32.

News

European Sustainable Energy Awards 2024 reward clean energy champions

Centrales Villageoises won #EUSEW2024 Award in the Local Energy Action category. The Association des Centrales Villageoises, a network of French local cooperatives bringing together citizens, municipalities and local businesses, is supported by the LIFE Programme.

Research for better energy policy design - CORDIS Results Pack

The LIFE ODYSSEE-MURE is one of the projects presented in this CORDIS Results Pack highlighting bottom-up research on energy behaviour and modelling, supporting the design and implementation of better energy policies.

Join the #WaterWise EU campaign

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment launched the #WaterWiseEU during the EU Green Week.The campaign aims to encourage people across Europe to See Water Differently. Together, we can inspire change and secure a future where water is respected, protected, and accessible.

Job Opportunities - CINEA

Are you passionate about clean energy and want to help to contribute to the energy transition? We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual to join our team as a Project Officer for Clean Energy Transition in the LIFE Programme. Apply now

Project news

LIFE facilitating sustainable energy investments in European cities

Local authorities, municipalities, and public entities hold the key to decarbonising Europe’s energy systems and cities. A LIFE initiative is building a pipeline of sustainable energy investments to fast-track climate and energy actions.

LIFE saving habitats under the sea

UN World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8 June each year, with ‘Awaken New Depths’ as this year’s theme. We are marking this occasion by highlighting two LIFE projects protecting nature in coastal zones.

LIFE highlights projects restoring mountain lands

World Environment Day is the biggest international day for environment, this year focusing on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. We mark two LIFE projects which are preserving precious water sources.

LIFE bringing nature back to concrete jungles

The average airport, shopping mall, and museum has expanses of concrete hard surfacing and a significant lack of green surroundings. A LIFE project is bringing nature to them to boost their climate resilience.

Events

26/08/2024 - 30/08/2024

LIFE at SERE 2024

The 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, organised by the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SERE), will take place in Tartu, Estonia from 26 to 30 August 2024.

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