Good news from around Europe
The call for application for the 2018 Natura 2000 Awards, which honours leading nature conservation achievements, is open until 29 September 2017. Hurry up and send your application, and get the recognition you deserve! As you know the Natura 2000 Award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in the management and
To mark EU Mobility Week, we visited Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands), one of the partners in U-MOB LIFE, a project that is promoting sustainable mobility on university campuses through a new knowledge-exchange network. Sustainable mobility policies have typically been oriented to what cities can do, with some more recent
The latest and most replicable wastewater treatment solutions developed by the LIFE programme will be showcased at a side event at 2 pm on 26 September of the 2017 conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Water. The conference is taking place at the Porto Congress Centre, Portugal. The event,
The project LIFE FutureForCoppiceS took part in the at the recently held final conference of COST Action FP1301 EuroCoppice. This European COST Action (2013-2017) event in Limoges (France) brought together diverse groups to exchange knowledge, and develop innovative management and utilisation concepts and techniques, for modern multifunctional coppice management systems.
The GreenYourMove (GYM) LIFE project’s platform for calculating emissions is up and running. The platform consists of a new method for selecting the best routes from an environmental point of view for getting to your destination using all types of transport. Powered by WPeMatico
The GreenYourMove (GYM) LIFE project’s platform for calculating emissions is up and running. The platform consists of a new method for selecting the best routes from an environmental point of view for getting to your destination using all types of transport. Powered by WPeMatico
The LIFE community is saddened to learn of the death of Alberto Baldazzi, earlier this month. Mr Baldazzi oversaw LIFE projects during the early years of the LIFE programme. Most notably, he was the creator of the LIFE logo, which is still used by every LIFE project to this day.
“Integrated projects are different from traditional LIFE projects in size, duration, mechanism and ambition,” says Angelo Salsi, Head of Unit, LIFE and Eco-Innovation, EASME. In this short video, Mr Salsi explains why a LIFE Integrated Project is like building a house: “They require a plan, financial resources, commitment and a
