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RSS![Eurasian lynx in the snow.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/Lynx.jpeg?itok=_yLV_0KA)
Re-wilding forests with Eurasian lynx, boosting farming with hi-tech bio-stimulants and helping one of Europe’s biggest cities adapt to climate change are among the winning projects announced yesterday at the EU’s annual LIFE Awards.
![Plastic litter floating in water.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-05/Global%20actions%20for%20plastics%20%281%29.jpg?itok=orW3piy-)
On Monday, the second high-level round of negotiations on the way to achieving a global treaty against plastic pollution starts in Paris. Commissioner Sinkevičius will represent the Commission at the high-level meeting organised by the United Nations.
![Recycling of plastic bottles in France](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-042359/00-12.jpg?itok=OLGp0JWQ)
The EU must continue its efforts to reduce consumption of materials and generation of waste to achieve a more circular economy according to the European Commission’s revised Circular Economy monitoring framework published today.
![S-shaped green motif, with sprouting green stem.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-04/GW%202023_Web%20Banner%201200x400px_generic%20v2.jpg?itok=VrrzHgce)
Register now to join the EU Green Week conference, Delivering a Net-Zero World, on 6-7 June in Brussels.
![EU Ecolabel continues to grow! As of March 2023, 2 367 licences have been awarded for 88 045 products (goods and services) in the EU market. +11% Textiles products +21% Absorbent hygiene products +42 % Indoor cleaning services](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-04/Key_figures_2023_03.jpg?itok=p0g8dMlD)
The EU Ecolabel - the official EU label of environmental excellence - registered once again a significant number of licences and awarded products!
![Green claims - 40%](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/40_1.png?itok=xWckTQxw)
Today, the Commission is proposing common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims.
![Waste being loaded on ships.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/Waste%20shipments_0.jpg?itok=LCWrvE-f)
Today the European Commission published the implementation report of the Waste Shipment Regulation for 2016 to 2019, a key document for the supervision and control of shipments of waste both within EU borders, and with third countries.
![Ship in shipyard.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/ship_0.jpg?itok=5byXn0wi)
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Ship Recycling Regulation that will run until June 7, 2023.
![Poster advertising conference, on an orange-yellow background with sunflower motif.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/CESP.jpg?itok=5K--pGQh)
On 27 and 28 February 2023, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee are hosting the sixth edition of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference.
![Circular building design: assessment of two versions of the same residential building highlights benefits of adaptable buildings](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/NA1442_shutterstock_355734689.jpg?itok=m9ayU1K5)
Issue 595: How different are the environmental impacts of conventional buildings versus adaptable structures designed along circular principles? Researchers investigated two outwardly similar buildings through lifecycle assessment.