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RSS![Scientific Advice for Fisheries Kick-off 2024](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/SAF%20KO%202024_family%20picture.jpg?h=0f68c09e&itok=TCF5A7im)
Six projects to improve scientific knowledge for fisheries conservation and management are kicking off their activities today. The projects are funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
![LIFE Awards 2024_ spotlight_climate action](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/LIFE%20Awards%2024%20Climate%20Change.jpeg?h=5edb791c&itok=xIvpePmM)
Taking top spot in this year’s LIFE Award for Climate Action was LIFE TreeCheck, which promotes green and blue infrastructure to help the residents of Central European cities keep cool by minimising the urban heat island effect.
![LIFE Awards 2024 Winners: spotlight on the Circular Economy](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/LIFE%20Awards%202024%20Winners%20spotlight%20on%20the%20Circular%20Economy.jpeg?h=f4761ccc&itok=NpG3ktsI)
The winner in the 2024 LIFE Award for Circular Economy and Quality of Life category was LIFE Waste2Protein, which produces animal feed from insect protein as a sustainable alternative to fish and soy meal.
![Innovation Fund - small scale call 2022](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/3rd%20Call%20-%20small%20scale%20projects%20signed_WEB.png?h=743579b7&itok=xN3HGftG)
The Innovation Fund has awarded 18 new cleantech projects with the potential to contribute to Europe’s decarbonisation and clean energy transition.
![EUSEW 2024 - Highlights](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/eusew.jpg?h=222b92f9&itok=R-lkY8Rs)
More than 2,200 delegates attended the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) in Brussels on 11-13 June, with a further 8,000 participants following events online – making it one of the most successful EUSEW sessions ever.
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Local authorities, municipalities, and public entities hold the key to decarbonising Europe’s energy systems and cities. A LIFE initiative is building a pipeline of sustainable energy investments to fast-track climate and energy actions.
![Northern Lights](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/northern%20lights.jpg?h=ca30d227&itok=I67dIMfE)
This is a significant milestone for these projects to advance in their implementation.
![Waterborne transport for a green future](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Cover_CORDIS_SIP%20Waterborne%20_New%20picture_688x516%20EN_LD.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FQWzsnFQ)
This new Synergy Info Pack highlights how projects from different countries, sectors and funding programmes are all working towards the same goal: making Europe’s waterborne transport sector more sustainable, more efficient and more competitive.
![European Sustainable Energy Awards 2024 reward clean energy champions](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/447901634_843690141125865_8607713885445648984_n.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=r_BDo-Re)
Three outstanding individuals and projects have won the 2024 European Sustainable Energy Awards for their innovation and achievements in the field of energy efficiency and renewables.
![World Ocean Day 2024](https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/LIFE%20Ocean%20Day%201.png?h=8abcec71&itok=YMfzhR1C)
UN World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8 June each year, with ‘Awaken New Depths’ as this year’s theme. We are marking this occasion by highlighting two LIFE projects protecting nature in coastal zones.