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.
The LIFE Olivares Vivos project developed an innovative model of olive growing that can be used elsewhere in Europe.
With more than 650 events across Europe, World Wetlands Day is one of the biggest celebrations of nature in the calendar - and two current LIFE projects are making a splash!
The team behind Rivers of LIFE are improving water courses in Voxnan, Gimån and Ljusnan in the counties of Gävleborg and Jämtland.
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The Association for livestock guarding dogs, operated by shepherds, has dedicated itself to the promotion of livestock guarding dogs and their preservation in Germany.
GrassLIFE’s ‘Nature hasn’t cancelled anything!’ campaign has picked up several awards at the BalticBest 2021 marketing and advertising competition.
Proudly awarded by the EU Ecolabel, Kavat has become one of the most eco-friendly footwear manufacturers in Europe.
Upcycling fishnets from local harbours into your favourite accessories.
Jeanologia's challenge is MissionZero: eliminate 100% of waste and pollution in textile finishing industry. Life ANHIDRA project is playing a crucial role in achieving it.
Current food practices can significantly contribute to climate change. On World Food Day, the SU-EATABLE LIFE project shows how we can create sustainable, eco-friendly food systems which are good for us - and good for the planet.
From Milan to Rotterdam, Navarra and beyond, check out more EU-funded projects that protect people and nature from flooding.
To meet the challenges of water scarcity and climate change, innovative solutions are needed to ensure sustainable agriculture.
At a Hidria factory – one of Slovenia’s largest automotive corporations – LIFE HIDAQUA is recycling industrial wastewater.
The LIFE Environment Award recognises innovative projects that contribute to the protection and restoration of the environment. At the ceremony, Mihhail Kõlvart, Mayor of Tallinn - European Green Capital 2023 - presented LIFE Plants for Plants as the winning LIFE project in the Environment category.