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Consumer protection: enabling sustainable choices and ending greenwashing
Today, the Commission is proposing common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims.
UN Water Conference: EU joins efforts to address the global water crisis and ensure water security for all by 2050
From tomorrow, at the United Nations Water Conference in New York from 22 to 24 March, the EU will be confirming its strong engagement for global water security by announcing 33 commitments for action starting now.
EU forests: Commission adopts new guidelines to support tree planting actions and to protect old-growth forests
Forests are the lungs of the earth. They play a vital role in maintaining the health and well-being of both humans and the planet.
Events
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In Focus
ReSet the Trend
The EU is redesigning the fashion industry so consumers can make more sustainable choices when shopping for clothes.
EU Green Week 2023
Green claims
New criteria to stop companies from making misleading claims about environmental merits of their products and services.
Pollinators
Reversing the decline of wild pollinators in the EU and contributing to the global action.
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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