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.


How do shifting gender roles, migration, and climate resilience shape development? REACH-STR bridges social change and climate action.
The LIFE Marsh Meadows project works to restores wetlands in Latvia and Lithuania to boost biodiversity and support local communities.

Restoring Nature to Enhance Water Management and Retention in Belgium-Netherlands Cross-Border Park.
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Discover the Kroll success story and read about their commitments to sustainable cosmetics.

Environmental heroes clean up the beach in Lumley, Sierra Leone.

LIFE PRISTINE project aims to remove contaminants from water streams, protecting humans and the environment.

Protecting water supplies through water and nutrient reuse.

Swimmable Cities champions the Right to Swim, celebrates urban swimming and honour nature

Hydro4U focuses on small-scale hydropower in Central Asia to address water scarcity, energy security, and to foster regional cooperation.

How do shifting gender roles, migration, and climate resilience shape development? REACH-STR bridges social change and climate action.
The LIFE Marsh Meadows project works to restores wetlands in Latvia and Lithuania to boost biodiversity and support local communities.

Restoring Nature to Enhance Water Management and Retention in Belgium-Netherlands Cross-Border Park.

The EU-funded LIFE CONNECTS project has taken actions towards free-flowing rivers by connecting people and rivers.