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Green Deal: EU agrees law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU production and consumption
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains.
European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling
Today, the Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration.
Zero pollution and Biodiversity: First ever EU-wide limits for underwater noise
EU experts have adopted recommendations on maximum acceptable levels for impulsive (for example from oil and gas exploration and extraction) and continuous (such as from shipping) underwater noise.
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Success stories
Street LIFE: helping EU cities cope with extreme weather
Sustainable climate adaptation solutions can help protect cities against the devastating effects of climate change. Rotterdam is leading the way through the LIFE URBAN-ADAPT project.
- Project locations
- Netherlands
‘Olives for life’ connect agriculture and biodiversity
The LIFE Olivares Vivos project developed an innovative model of olive growing that can be used elsewhere in Europe.
- Project locations
- Spain
How LIFE is protecting Europe's degraded peatlands
Restoring and managing peatlands improves water retention and quality, stores carbon, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases biodiversity. Since 1992 LIFE has been working hard on this.
- Project locations
- Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
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