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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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Europe’s wetlands are disappearing fast, despite their vital role in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. LIFE WetLands4CLIMATE aims to maximise the carbon sink potential of precious Mediterranean wetlands.

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.