Here you will find a series of inspiring environmental success stories - from protecting and restoring nature, to reducing waste and pollution, and acting on the climate crisis.
With the help of EU funding, these projects are helping to implement the European Green Deal on the ground. They contribute to the shift towards a circular, energy efficient, climate-neutral Europe and help protect and improve the quality of the environment.
The European Union funds projects that protect and restore the environment, across Europe and beyond. The LIFE programme, for example, is the EU's funding instrument entirely dedicated to environmental, climate and energy objectives. It has already written thousands of success stories since 1992.
Discover a variety of these successful projects below.
Reviving Estonia's alvar grassland
LIFE to alvars restored 2 500 hectares of alvar grassland in Estonia, involving local farmers in the process.
Sweden's rivers get a new lease of LIFE
The team behind Rivers of LIFE are improving water courses in Voxnan, Gimån and Ljusnan in the counties of Gävleborg and Jämtland.
‘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.
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Reviving Estonia's alvar grassland
LIFE to alvars restored 2 500 hectares of alvar grassland in Estonia, involving local farmers in the process.
- Project locations
- Estonia
Sweden's rivers get a new lease of LIFE
The team behind Rivers of LIFE are improving water courses in Voxnan, Gimån and Ljusnan in the counties of Gävleborg and Jämtland.
- Project locations
- Sweden
‘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
New flood protection thanks to nature restoration
The Dutch Dune Revival project restored nearly 190 hectares of white dune, grey dune and dune slack habitats.
- Project locations
- Netherlands
Farming for conservation on Ireland’s Atlantic coast
In Ireland, the project BurrenLIFE developed a new model for the sustainable agricultural management of the priority habitats of the Burren.
- Project locations
- Ireland
Innovative techniques for mine restoration
LIFE TECMINE set out to improve the restoration of open pit mines in Mediterranean forest areas by combining different techniques.
- Project locations
- Spain
6 LIFE projects showing some mussel
Several LIFE projects have helped restore Europe’s threatened mussel populations.
- Project locations
- Spain, France, Belgium, Sweden
GrassLIFE honoured at BalticBest 2021 marketing and advertising awards
GrassLIFE’s ‘Nature hasn’t cancelled anything!’ campaign has picked up several awards at the BalticBest 2021 marketing and advertising competition.
- Project locations
- Latvia
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
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