EU invests €240 million for nature, environment and climate action

Projects will tackle a wide range of issues, from invasive species and wildlife crime to waste, pollutants, use of fossil fuels and materials derived from them, and greenhouse gas emissions. Almost a third are focused on mitigating and coping with the effects of climate change, while many projects will restore and protect important wildlife habitats as well as conserve rare and threatened species. This broad set of topics will contribute to the European Green Deal, to be drawn up by the incoming European Commission, helping Europe become a climate-neutral continent.