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In this issue - March 2018
This issue of LIFEnews announces new calls for proposals and invites you to their official Information Day. It also tours wildlife protection and climate adaptation in the Mediterranean, and introduces the finalists of this year’s Natura 2000 Awards.
Highlight News		Events Project news

Highlight

The European Commission is organising an Information & Networking Day for LIFE’s 2018 calls for project proposals. Join us in Brussels to find out more about the programme’s funding opportunities and recent changes to its application process.

News

Calendar alert: LIFE’s 2018 calls for proposals

The LIFE programme has announced its 2018 calls for project proposals. Details will be published closer to their official opening, but preliminary dates are already online for pitching projects on nature conservation, green growth and climate action.

Vote for the European Natura 2000 Citizens’ Award

Natura 2000 Award nominees are now online and awaiting your vote to determine the recipient of this year’s European Natura 2000 Citizens’ Award. No fewer than 17 of the 26 finalists are LIFE-funded projects.

Farms and forests confront climate change across the Mediterranean

Dozens of experts from LIFE projects converged on Madrid to discuss climate change adaptation measures in the Mediterranean. They shared their field insight with policy makers and representatives from the agriculture and forestry sector.

Of wolf and man: reconciliation across the Alps

Thousands gathered this month in Trento, Italy, to discuss coexistence between wolves and humans in Europe. The event included a 2-day specialist conference marking the end of the LIFE-funded WolfAlps project.

Events

5 - 7 June 2018

EUSEW Networking Village

Show off your clean energy solution at this year’s EU Sustainable Energy Week Networking Village. The event offers a chance to promote your work, make new contacts and lay the foundations of future partnerships.

12 - 14 June 2018

International Workshop on Coastal Dunes and Sandy Beaches

The LIFE FLANDRE project is organising an international workshop on restoring coastal dunes and sandy beaches. Participants will address notably how climate change is affecting these habitats.

Project news

Tackling illegal killing along migratory flyways

LIFE projects to conserve the Egyptian vulture are moving beyond its breeding grounds in the Balkans to take action along the whole migratory flyway of the species. This is also building local conservation capacity and leading to new knowledge on this highly-prized species.

Students help scientists reduce noise pollution in Italian schools

School students from Terni, Italy, are teaming up with academics and local officials to tackle environmental threats in their everyday surroundings. The collaboration targets health risks arising from ambient noise.

Timber rooftops reduce construction sector emissions

The University of Santiago de Compostella in Spain has constructed a 24-meter long timber rooftop whose innovative design could help cut greenhouse gas emissions from the construction sector and spread environmentally sustainable forestry practices.

Gridshell rooftop on PEMADE building in Spain.

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