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Across Spain’s Basque Country, one LIFE project is helping restore natural areas and strengthen resilience to climate change, from coastal towns and river basins to urban areas.

Research and innovation in the EU is equipping communities across Europe with the knowledge, tools and effective solutions to adapt to the increasing occurrence of heatwaves, as part of the rapidly changing climate.

In Europe, wastewater could be reused six times more than it is now, with some zoos already demonstrating how sustainable solutions can make this possible. 

At around 1 400 metres below the Brenner Pass, there are now two new cross-border connections between Austria and Italy. After the breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel on 18 September last year, Austria and Italy are now also connected through the two main railway tunnels.

With heatwaves engulfing much of Europe, teams from 7 LIFE projects attended the 2026 Urban Resilience Forum to share how their work can help cities adapt to extreme conditions brought by climate change.

North Macedonia has stepped up efforts to boost participation in the LIFE Programme through a regional outreach campaign designed to help potential applicants better understand the 2026 funding opportunities.

LIFE projects from all over Europe joined scientists, conservationists and policy makers at the European Congress of Entomology in Tours, France, to explore how insects can help shape a more sustainable, resilient future.

One of the largest cross-continent vulture conservation projects ever undertaken and an ambitious initiative to protect and restore olive groves in Spain were honoured at the recent LIFE Awards 2026.

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.