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RSS![Plastic waste coming from the Tisza river](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/750x422_cmsv2_9709549f-180d-5fb2-b81e-54737dfd5f8c-8543392.jpg?h=a6967b5f&itok=SorpOxQn)
Most plastic in our oceans comes from rivers, so tackling that pollution at its source is essential. Find out how people are helping to do so.
Do you know how much water goes into making your favourite foods, the clothes you are wearing, or the car you are driving? This crash course examines the hidden use of water in everyday production, and how the EU has various tools to encourage more sustainable water consumption.
![A group of people standing in an urban garden in Valencia](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-02/Valencia_Factsheet_4.jpg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=FfTU9iPs)
Seven cities have been selected by the European Commission to enter the final stage of the competition.
![kids dressed in blue around a table](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Success%20story%203%20-%20Danube%20Day%20in%20Austria_Credits%20Kovacs%20.jpg?h=6f8e2d4a&itok=HBL33uZp)
The Danube River is Europe's lifeline, flowing through the territory of 19 countries—14 of which, together with the European Union, are ICPDR Contracting Parties—and supporting a rich tapestry of life, culture, and history.
![water lake surrounded by green trees](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Success%20story%202%20-%20Photo%20by%20Sean%20Heath%20-%20landscape%20%281%29.jpg?h=67eabc4d&itok=QaTqPU8s)
Check out this blog post exploring why cold water and outdoor swimming are here to stay and the recent research on how it can promote human and environmental well-being.
![young people in a canoe](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/%C2%A9%20Marlena%20K%C3%B6nig_0.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=2-BsqTED)
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions, and Water Management has been a leader in water conservation and education for two decades, driven by two impactful initiatives: the Gen Blue platform launched in 2004, the Wasseraktiv platform established in 2009.
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Discover the ALIANAz success story and read about their commitments to sustainable beauty.
From a crusade to save a dying lagoon by securing it the legal rights of a person, to building tree houses to lure back the bat population, environmental activists in Spain are doing what it takes to protect their local waterways from pollution and loss of biodiversity.
![Underwater landscape depicting rocky ocean floor and aquatic plants.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1413_shutterstock_752701678.jpg?itok=-q0ILCGh)
The Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) will be part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and will aim to tackle the key challenges in the water, marine and maritime fields.
![Restored floodplains could remove 38 000 tons of nitrate pollution in the Danube river basin](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1443_shutterstock_1271151034.jpg?itok=aBOQ_62A)
The 1994 Danube River Protection Convention comes into focus as part of the Commission's #WaterWise EU campaign.