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EU Green Week 2022 News (638)
RSS![Plastic litter floating in water.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-05/Global%20actions%20for%20plastics%20%281%29.jpg?itok=orW3piy-)
The EU is today joining the “High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution”, confirming its commitment to aim high in the intergovernmental negotiations for a global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040.
![The word 'Life' written in yellow surrounded by yellow stars, on a blue background.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-06/Life.jpg?itok=HI6_VYrh)
Today, the Commission has approved more than €380 million of funding for 168 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for the environment and climate action.
![Bat-friendly cities: urban planning recommendations from new citizen science study](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/1416_shutterstock_1510891661.jpg?itok=lBI4jHBy)
Issue 589: Cities can effectively support bat populations when urban planners and conservationists create the right ecological conditions, concludes a new study from Germany.
![Sunset landscape depicting body of water and rocky cliff.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/1424_shutterstock_1051989149.jpg?itok=-Ny-_PgW)
Issue 589: The semi-enclosed Black Sea is fed by multiple European and Asian rivers which carry microplastic pollution.
![Using blue-green infrastructure in cities increases regional habitat connectivity and benefits biodiversity](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/1427_shutterstock_219250780.jpg?itok=KUxUflaT)
Issue 589: Global urbanisation is increasing and negatively impacting on the quality, connectivity and ecosystem functioning of natural spaces.
![Fast fashion: common reasons garments are discarded](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/1432_shutterstock_1919053052.jpg?itok=UFqUGcfK)
Issue 589: Can clothing be more sustainable? A new study identifies the top causes of garment failure and suggests possible solutions, informed by industry professionals.
The LIFE Dutch Dune Revival project has restored 190 hectares of dunes - a natural defence against the risk of coastal flooding - with the support of EU funding.
![Monkey behind bars - wildlife trafficking](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/wildlfie%20trafficking%20image.jpeg?itok=WV9ZRUzn)
The Commission has adopted a revised EU Action Plan to put an end to illegal wildlife trade, as announced in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
![Greener behaviour may be good for your health – but is this true for people from different cultures or socio-economic circumstances?](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1423_shutterstock_1542976574.jpg?itok=ueLpfXX8)
Issue 588: Pro-environmental behaviours (PEB), such as taking shorter showers or reducing household food waste, may be linked to personal wellbeing, or happiness.
![UV-filters: contamination of seawater may pose high environmental risk](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1412_shutterstock_576097705.jpg?itok=HAygU27f)
Issue 588: Ultraviolet (UV) filters are an emerging pollutant used in industrial processes, cosmetics and toiletries.