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World Environment Day, celebrated yesterday, is the biggest international day for environment, this year focusing on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. We mark two LIFE projects which are preserving precious water sources.
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The average airport, shopping mall, and museum has expanses of concrete hard surfacing and a significant lack of green surroundings. A LIFE project is bringing nature to them to boost their climate resilience.
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Projects that restore rivers, produce animal feed from waste insect protein, and plant trees to cool cities were among the winning projects at the annual LIFE Awards.
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Three ground-breaking EU LIFE funded projects were among the winners at the prestigious European Natura 2000 Award ceremony in Brussels last night.
This CORDIS Results Pack highlights the work of 13 EU-funded projects helping to accelerate energy-efficient upgrades to Europe’s housing stock.
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On the 10th anniversary of CEF Energy, we put the spotlight on projects supported by this funding instrument that stand out as a crucial link in strengthening the energy landscape of different regions, such as the Gas interconnector Poland-Lithuania, a strategic initiative enhancing energy security.
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The projects will contribute to the achievement of the national targets for renewables in Finland and Luxembourg.
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Horizon Europe call closure: 43 projects selected for EUR 241.6 million in sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply topics
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It’s an exciting week for LIFE, the EU’s flagship initiative for funding environmental and climate actions, which this week celebrates 32 years of funding more than 6,000 ground-breaking projects for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Europe.
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Sustainable textiles, industrial parks, green energy transition, plastics, raw materials, food systems, and urban planning all drive the need for a circular economy. Three LIFE projects demonstrated solutions at the World Circular Economy Forum 2024.