#LIFEis30

Dec 22 2022 7 ep. 27 mins 10

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The #LIFEis30 podcast series celebrates thirty years of nature protection, environmental and climate action projects under the LIFE programme. We hear from people working to save vulnerable species from extinction, and to protect and restore natural habitats, as well as those developing new technologies and ways to adapt to climate change. Topics in focus include sustainable food systems and circular economy, with insights from top level policymakers alongside practitioners on the ground. #LIFEis30 is a seven-part series brought to you by the LIFE Programme, the European Union’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action, managed by the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).

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Generation Change

Dec 22 2022 28 mins

The final episode in the #LIFEis30 podcast series, ‘Generation Change’ gives a voice to members of the new generation of environmental activists and experts, bringing their ideas and aspiration for a more sustainable and greener future.This episode highlights the work being done by young people as they take ownership of the environmental challenges - and possibilities - that th

Getting down to business

Nov 23 2022 29 mins

Hear from entrepreneurs and innovators from across Europe about how the LIFE Programme has supported the development of new products and processes in the circular economy. We talk to entrepreneurs detoxifying paints and coatings with environmentally-friendly alternatives; developing new fungi-based food from cereal bio-processing waste; using farm by-products to cultivat

LIFE in a warming climate

Oct 25 2022 29 mins

LIFE projects on climate action range across many sectors - from food production to renewable energy, habitat restoration, flood management through to behavioural change and innovation. #LIFEis30 talks with representatives from six LIFE projects across Europe working on climate actions and we also hear from Yvon Slingenberg, a senior European Commission official, about how results

Food for thought

Sep 28 2022 31 mins

‘Food for thought’ looks at how LIFE is helping farmers and producers to become more environmentally friendly, reduce the carbon output of their activities and contribute to a more sustainable food system.Agriculture is indispensable for our food for now and for the future, that’s why it’s important that our food production is developed in the most sustainable way, with reg

How to save a species

Jul 14 2022 25 mins

'How to save a species' shows that species on the edge of extinction can recover, thanks to the passion and commitment of the men and women working on the ground and supported by the LIFE Programme during the past thirty years. We talk with Miguel Ángel Simón who spearheaded the successful conservation of the Iberian lynx, visit a sanctuary for the roseate ter

Roots in nature

Jun 24 2022 24 mins

The ‘LIFE is 30’ podcast series celebrates the LIFE Programme’s 30th anniversary, and three decades of environmental and climate actions.The LIFE Programme is closely associated with the EU Habitats Directive, which first became law in 1992. This legislation protects thousands of animal and plant species and some 200 vulnerable habitat types. This episode, ‘R

LIFE begins at 30

Jun 09 2022 23 mins

2022 marks the 30th birthday of two outstanding environmental success stories - the LIFE Programme fund for environment and climate action, and the Habitats directive, which created Natura 2000, the largest network of nature-protected areas in the world. This first episode of #LIFEis30 talks with people working on the ground to ensure environmentally friend