Here you will find a series of inspiring environmental success stories - from protecting and restoring nature, to reducing waste and pollution, and acting on the climate crisis.
With the help of EU funding, these projects are helping to implement the European Green Deal on the ground. They contribute to the shift towards a circular, energy efficient, climate-neutral Europe and help protect and improve the quality of the environment.
The European Union funds projects that protect and restore the environment, across Europe and beyond. The LIFE programme, for example, is the EU's funding instrument entirely dedicated to environmental, climate and energy objectives. It has already written thousands of success stories since 1992.
Discover a variety of these successful projects below.
I create designs for making clothes from upcycled material, following a family tradition of skillful tailoring and zero-waste
Amrita is a researcher, linguist, and sustainability strategist with a passion for “open-source English” - her way of making ecological thinking accessible across cultures.
Sondos is an advocate for inclusive education, gender equality, and community empowerment through the arts.
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In Türkiye, a powerful grassroots initiative is redefining how we look at waste-and at potential. Led by teacher Evrim Karaca, the project takes discarded materials from dam construction and transforms them into blackboard erasers, created by disadvantaged female students.
In Kazakhstan, a unique initiative is proving that environmental sustainability and social inclusion can go hand in hand.
In the heart of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, an ethical fashion lab is stitching together environmental responsibility and social inclusion.
Athens, Greece – In an age where electronic waste is rapidly increasing and digital access is essential, Phones Without Borders, an initiative led by Julia Minder and the organization selfm. aid, is addressing both environmental and social challenges with one powerful solution.
In Skopje, one of the most polluted cities in the world, a women-owned and youth-led enterprise is leading a local circular economy revolution.
My name is Miguel Azevedo Peres, and I am the founder of Pigmeu, a Portuguese restaurant located in Lisbon. At Pigmeu, we practice "nose to tail" cooking, where we use the entire pig, respecting every part of the animal and minimizing waste.
My name is Vedrana, and I am the founder of Dada i Dunda. We are based in Slavonski Brod, a town in the region of Slavonia located in eastern Croatia.
My name is Branka Biček Bizant and I have been working for over 15 years in waste management at the non for profit ZEOS, in Slovenia.
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In the heart of Sabah's palm oil plantations, where education is often out of reach for the children of undocumented Indonesian migrant workers, a groundbreaking program is rewriting the narrative.