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Backed by LIFE Programme funding and close-to-market (C2M) support, LIFE OASIS won the best pitch in the Nature Intelligence and Measurement category at the Re:Invest in Nature pitching competition during EU Green Week.

Nearly 100 experts gathered in Valencia to share practical solutions to restore marine ecosystems and support the implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.

Severočeská vodárenská společnost, the Czech water utility company, implements the project, which focuses on modernising water infrastructure in a region undergoing a structural transformation as it moves away from its historical reliance on mining and heavy coal-based industry.

The projects, which span key sectors such as railway infrastructure, education, healthcare, urban renewal and digitalisation, have been awarded a total of €134.9 million in EU grants.

The LIFE public dashboard has reached an important milestone: it now includes every LIFE project funded since the programme began in 1992, offering the most complete picture yet of more than three decades of EU investment in environmental and climate action.

We each throw away over 500 kg of waste every year — yet less than half of that gets recycled. 17 LIFE projects met to discuss ways to boost separate collection, pay-as-you-throw systems, recycling and reuse.

Teams from 5 LIFE projects attended the recent Ecosystem Services Partnership Europe Conference 2026 in Prague, Czechia, to spread the word about the wider benefits that nature can provide to European citizens.

When people look at an electricity substation, they usually see steel structures, cables and technical equipment. The real value, however, is elsewhere. It is in allowing everyone to enjoy electricity as a basic necessity.

Six LIFE-funded projects showcased how communities are transforming neighbourhoods, housing and public spaces, turning European ambitions into tangible results on the ground.