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

Improving air quality through urban mobility measures

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The LIFE programme is contributing to

modeling system and associated web-

improvements in air quality through

based service, containing novel

projects focusing on different aspects of

elements specifically designed for air

urban mobility. This was highlighted at

pollution policy support in hot-spot

a platform meeting on alternative

regions.

future urban mobility held in Berlin in

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November 2013.

ATMOSYS (LIFE09 ENV/BE/000409) has designed an advanced air quality

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 27-28/03

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Hannover, Germany

14-16/05

Nature protection in Hungarian military areas

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10-12/06

Finnish projects to host Scandinavian Platform Meeting

Rovaniemi, Finland

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