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Find all the information about the LIFE work programme 2023 and open calls for proposals on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

Today, 20 April 2023, the Delegated Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) enters into force.

The EU Ecolabel - the official EU label of environmental excellence - registered once again a significant number of licences and awarded products!

The Commission is calling for proposals for three projects – two for the reconstruction of Ukraine and one for the development of skills in sustainable construction.

This year, there is €611 million available for nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and clean energy transition projects.

Issue 599: Scientists in the USA have harnessed abundant environmental data to develop machine-learning models that can predict bacteria levels in beach water, up to three days in advance. Agencies could use this information to manage health risk to beach users.

Issue 599: The Mediterranean Sea subpopulation of Risso’s dolphin, Grampus griseus is endangered, with population numbers falling.

Issue 599: European countries have developed their own methods of risk assessing contaminated sites. A comparison of Swedish (qualitative) and German (quantitative) methods shows that they can produce vastly different results for the same sites.

The Commission welcomes the initiative and acknowledges the importance of the ECI, in particular as the interlinked crises of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss constitute growing challenges for Europe's agriculture and food security.