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June 2014 LIFE tackles waste and supports resource efficiency Some 100 LIFE projects attended a platform meeting on waste this month, held during Green Week in Brussels. Read more >> ANNOUNCEMENTS 02 June UK project launches web tool for compost and recycled aggregate producers 06 June Exemplary LIFE projects support transition to a circular economy 10 June Hungarian LIFE projects host International conference on conservation in military areas 18 June 2014 Call for LIFE Action Grants now open! 19 June New arrival in yelkouan nest box 20 June EC launches platform for resolving human-large carnivore conflicts 24 June Spanish LIFE project wins Regional Environment Award 30 June Annual Compilations of new LIFE projects published 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-14-006-EN-N ISSN: 1725-1877 Towards a circular economy through LIFE The theme of this year's Green Week event in Brussels was 'Circular economy - saving resources, creating jobs'. In a well attended session, three speakers talked about how to build a funding strategy for circular economy projects. Read more >> Featured Video LIFE @ Greenweek 2014: Circular economy View video >> FORTHCOMING EVENTS 08/07 LIFE GREEN SINKS midterm seminar Camerino, Italy 03-08/08 9th European Conference on Ecological Restoration Oulu, Finland 10-12/09 Riverine Platform Meeting in Estonia Tartu, Estonia 14-18/09 Wetlands2014: Wetlands Biodiversity and Services: Tools for Socio-ecological Development Huesca, Spain 01-03/10 Final seminar of broadleaved woodland management project Västerås, Sweden 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 June edition of LIFEnews reports on LIFE at Green Week 2014. The lead article features a platform meeting on waste held during the event. The second article focuses on building a funding strategy for circular economy projects and covers presentations by several speakers at Green Week, including the Head of the LIFE Nature Unit, Angelo Salsi. It also presents the Best LIFE Environment and LIFE Information and Communication projects of 2013 which were showcased at an awards ceremony during Green Week.

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June 2014

LIFE tackles wasteand supportsresource efficiencySome 100 LIFE projectsattended a platform meetingon waste this month, heldduring Green Week inBrussels.Read more >>

ANNOUNCEMENTS02 June UK project launchesweb tool for compost andrecycled aggregate producers

06 June Exemplary LIFEprojects support transition toa circular economy

10 June Hungarian LIFEprojects host Internationalconference on conservationin military areas

18 June 2014 Call for LIFEAction Grants now open!

19 June New arrival inyelkouan nest box

20 June EC launches platformfor resolving human-largecarnivore conflicts

24 June Spanish LIFE projectwins Regional EnvironmentAward

30 June Annual Compilations ofnew LIFE projects published

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-14-006-EN-NISSN: 1725-1877

Towards a circulareconomy through LIFEThe theme of this year's Green Weekevent in Brussels was 'Circular economy- saving resources, creating jobs'. In awell attended session, three speakerstalked about how to build a fundingstrategy for circular economy projects.Read more >>

Featured VideoLIFE @ Greenweek 2014: Circulareconomy

View video >>

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

08/07 LIFE GREEN SINKS midterm seminar Camerino, Italy

03-08/08 9th European Conference on EcologicalRestoration

Oulu, Finland

10-12/09 Riverine Platform Meeting in Estonia Tartu, Estonia

14-18/09 Wetlands2014: Wetlands Biodiversity andServices: Tools for Socio-ecologicalDevelopment

Huesca, Spain

01-03/10 Final seminar of broadleaved woodlandmanagement project

Västerås, Sweden

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