LIFEnews February 2014
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February 2014 LIFE vital for EC's new Clean Air Package The European Commission (EC) recently adopted a new Clean Air Policy Package. The LIFE programme will be a key tool to help European Union (EU) Member States achieve the goals of this legislation, explains Scott Brockett of the EC's Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV). Read more >> ANNOUNCEMENTS 07 February LIFE Platform Meeting addresses Alternative Future Urban Mobility challenges 12 February LIFE investment helps upward trend for Europe's bats 17 February LIFE project identifies priorities for action for Natura 2000 network in England 20 February LIFE highlights how river restoration can help provide natural flood protection 21 February LIFE project breeds and reintroduces freshwater mussels to Spanish lake 24 February LIFE project helps save Egyptian Vultures in Sudan View other announcements >> PROJECT SUMMARIES Read the latest project summaries KEEP IN TOUCH No need to surf to get informed about LIFE. Subscribe here. Follow us on Facebook: Click here. Follow us on Twitter: Click here. Follow us on Flickr: Click here. KH-AX-14-002-EN-N ISSN: 1725-1877 Improving air quality through urban mobility measures The LIFE programme is contributing to improvements in air quality through projects focusing on different aspects of urban mobility. This was highlighted at a platform meeting on alternative future urban mobility held in Berlin in November 2013. Read more >> Featured Video ATMOSYS (LIFE09 ENV/BE/000409) has designed an advanced air quality modeling system and associated web- based service, containing novel elements specifically designed for air pollution policy support in hot-spot regions. View Video >> FORTHCOMING EVENTS 27-28/03 ADAPTtoCLIMATE Conference calls for papers Nicosia, Cyprus 01-03/04 Green Carbon Conference Brussels, Belgium 07-08/04 European Forum on Eco-innovation to focus on 'circular' urban economies Hannover, Germany 14-16/05 Nature protection in Hungarian military areas Veszprém, Hungary 10-12/06 Finnish projects to host Scandinavian Platform Meeting Rovaniemi, Finland View other events >> About this e-mail LIFEnews is issued every month by the LIFE Unit of the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment. The content of the newsletter does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the institutions of the European Union. Visit the LIFE programme website at: http://ec.europa.eu/life Subscription To subscribe and unsubscribe to LIFEnews, please go to the EUROPA mailing lists © European Union, 2013 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged
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The February edition of LIFEnews looks at the role of the programme in improving air quality across the EU. In our lead article we speak to Scott Brockett, a team leader in the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment, about the EC's new Clean Air Policy Package. In our second article we hear from Guido de Wilt, a policy officer in DG Environment, about a recent platform meeting held in Berlin on alternative future urban mobility.
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February 2014
LIFE vital for EC'snew Clean AirPackageThe European Commission(EC) recently adopted a newClean Air Policy Package. TheLIFE programme will be a keytool to help European Union(EU) Member States achievethe goals of this legislation,explains Scott Brockett of theEC's Directorate-General forthe Environment (DG ENV).Read more >>
ANNOUNCEMENTS07 February LIFE PlatformMeeting addressesAlternative Future UrbanMobility challenges
12 February LIFE investmenthelps upward trend forEurope's bats
17 February LIFE projectidentifies priorities for actionfor Natura 2000 network inEngland
20 February LIFE highlights howriver restoration can helpprovide natural floodprotection
21 February LIFE project breedsand reintroduces freshwatermussels to Spanish lake
24 February LIFE project helpssave Egyptian Vultures inSudan
View other announcements>>
PROJECT SUMMARIES
Read the latest projectsummaries
KEEP IN TOUCH
No need to surf to getinformed about LIFE.Subscribe here.
Follow us on Facebook: Clickhere.
Follow us on Twitter: Clickhere.
Follow us on Flickr: Clickhere.
KH-AX-14-002-EN-NISSN: 1725-1877
Improving air qualitythrough urban mobilitymeasuresThe LIFE programme is contributing toimprovements in air quality throughprojects focusing on different aspects ofurban mobility. This was highlighted ata platform meeting on alternativefuture urban mobility held in Berlin inNovember 2013.Read more >>
Featured VideoATMOSYS (LIFE09 ENV/BE/000409) hasdesigned an advanced air qualitymodeling system and associated web-based service, containing novelelements specifically designed for airpollution policy support in hot-spotregions.
View Video >>
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
27-28/03 ADAPTtoCLIMATE Conference calls forpapers
Nicosia, Cyprus
01-03/04 Green Carbon Conference Brussels, Belgium
07-08/04 European Forum on Eco-innovation to focuson 'circular' urban economies
Hannover,Germany
14-16/05 Nature protection in Hungarian militaryareas
Veszprém,Hungary
10-12/06 Finnish projects to host ScandinavianPlatform Meeting
Rovaniemi,Finland
View other events >>
About this e-mailLIFEnews is issued every month by the LIFE Unit of the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment. The content of the newsletter does notnecessarily reflect the opinions of the institutions of the European Union. Visit the LIFE programme website at: http://ec.europa.eu/life SubscriptionTo subscribe and unsubscribe to LIFEnews, please go to the EUROPA mailing lists © European Union, 2013 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged
