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== Sustainability initiatives ==
*[http://www.carpathianconvention.org/ Carpathian Convention]


=== Campaigns ===
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*[http://www.citizenspact.eu/ Citizens Pact] for European Democracy
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*[http://www.endecocide.eu/ End Ecocide in Europe]
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*[http://basicincome2013.eu/ubi/ European campaign for the right to an Unconditional Basic Income]
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*[http://www.fixcopyright.eu/ Fix Copyright!]


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== Initiatives by topic ==
{{Read more|Europe news}}


=== Arts, sport and culture ===
This page is the beginnings of a portal for '''Europe community action'''. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...''[[Europe community action#Near you|Near you]]''. Most of this page focuses on Europe [[Community action for sustainability#CASwiki topics|community action topics]]. Separate pages cover [[Resources Europe]] and [[Europe news]]


[http://www.labforculture.org/ labforculture.org] - [http://www.citymined.org/ City Mine(d)], international network of individuals and collectives involved with city and local action.
== Networks and sustainability initiatives ==


=== Biodiversity ===
* [https://www.carpathianconvention.org/ Carpathian Convention]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20210130083356/https://digitalsocial.eu/ Digital Social Innovation]
* [https://erp.seed-projects.eu/ The Seed eG], ''added 18:45, 10 March 2022 (UTC)''


[https://www.euronatur.org/en/ EuroNatur], Nature conservation in Europe
== Visions ==


[http://www.eurowildlife.org/ European Wildlife], Pan-European non-profit organization dedicated to nature preservation and environmental protection - [http://www.rewildingeurope.com/ Rewilding Europe], [https://www.rewildingeurope.com/european-rewilding-network/ European Rewilding Network]
* [https://greennewdeal.eu/ Green New Deal], from the The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), political group in the European Parliament containing green and regionalist political parties. ([[Wikipedia:The Greens–European Free Alliance|Wikipedia]])
* SPREAD – Sustainable Lifestyles 2050, 2012, [https://www.demoshelsinki.fi/2012/11/06/spread-sustainable-lifestyles-2050/ Demos Helsinki]


=== Climate action ===
== Community involvement ==


{{climate assembly|Europe}}
[https://www.euroalter.com/ European Alternatives] - [https://eups20.wordpress.com/draft-declaration/ Draft Declaration] Co-creating an open declaration on public services 2.0


[http://www.climnet.org/ Climate Action Network Europe] - [http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm News, climate action, European Commission], [http://world-you-like.europa.eu/en/ A world you like], [http://world-you-like.europa.eu/en/success-stories/ Success Stories] - [[wikipedia:Climate change in the European Union]]
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=== Community energy ===
[https://www.smarticipate.eu/ Smarticipate]


[http://www.aceforenergy.eu/ Ace for Energy] - [http://www.communitypower.eu/en/inspiring-stories.html www.communitypower.eu] - [[wikipedia:Wind power in the European Union]]
== Community energy ==


=== Community involvement ===
* [https://www.aceforenergy.eu/ Ace for Energy]
* [https://www.communitypower.eu/en/inspiring-stories.html www.communitypower.eu]
* [[wikipedia:Wind power in the European Union]]


[http://www.euroalter.com/ European Alternatives] - [http://eups20.wordpress.com/draft-declaration/ Draft Declaration] Co-creating an open declaration on public services 2.0
== Food activism ==


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* European Coordination Via Campesina, [https://www.eurovia.org/ eurovia.org], ''added 17:40, 11 February 2021 (UTC)''
* "Your Land, My Land, Our Land: Grassroots Strategies to Preserve Farmland and Access to Land for Peasant Farming and Agroecology" [https://www.arc2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/EN-Your_Land_My_Land_Our_Land1.pdf arc2020.eu] ''added 16:50, 10 June 2020 (UTC)''
* [https://thefoodassembly.com/en The Food Assembly]
* [https://www.gmo-free-regions.org/gmo-free-regions.html GMO-free regions by country]
* [https://foeeurope.org/gmos GMOs Friends of the Earth Europe]
* [https://www.saveourseeds.org/en/ Save our Seeds]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160414173230/http://greenroof.se/?pid=23 Scandinavian Green Roof Institute]


[http://www.smarticipate.eu/ Smarticipate]
== Housing ==


=== Cycling activism ===
* [https://right2housing.eu/ Cities engaging in the Right to Housing], initiative covering collaborative housing; no one left behind; and fair finance. ''added 14:14, 10 February 2022 (UTC)''


[http://www.ecf.com/ European Cyclists' Federation], an umbrella federation for national cycling organizations (organizations that promote bike for urban mobility) throughout Europe.
== Climate action ==


ECF was founded in 1983 by 12 bicycle user associations. It has now[when?] 74 member organizations representing over half a million individual European citizens in 39 countries. ECF actively promotes and encourages cycling worldwide while trying to enforce cycling policy at European level. One of its goals is to promote cycle tourism as a sustainable economic factor and environment-friendly mobility. It also focuses on the security of cyclists and safety for vulnerable road users. It also runs the Velo-city Conference Series, the EuroVelo cycle route project and lobbies European and international institutions. {{W|European Cyclists' Federation}}
{{Climate assembly|Europe}}


[http://eclf.bike/ European Cycle Logistics Federation]
[https://www.climnet.org/ Climate Action Network Europe] - [https://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm News, climate action, European Commission], [http://web.archive.org/web/20131224211911/http://world-you-like.europa.eu:80/en/ A world you like], [http://web.archive.org/web/20131224211911/http://world-you-like.europa.eu:80/en/success-stories/ Success Stories] - [[wikipedia:Climate change in the European Union]]


'''EuroVelo''' bicycle routes are a network of (currently 14) long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe in various stages of completion. As of May 2013 more than 45,000 km (27,962 mi) were in place.[1] It is envisaged that the network will be substantially complete by 2020 and when finished, the EuroVelo network's total length will exceed 70,000 km (43,496 mi). EuroVelo is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF).
== Ethical consumerism ==


EuroVelo routes can be used for bicycle touring across the continent, as well as by local people making short journeys. The routes are made of both existing national bike routes — such as the Dutch LF-Routes, the German D-Routes, and the British National Cycle Network — and existing general purpose roads, together with new stretches of cycle routes to connect them. {{W|EuroVelo}}
[https://electronicswatch.org/en Electronics Watch]


=== Environment quality ===
== Sustainable transport activism ==


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=== Ethical consumerism ===
[https://loco2.com/ Loco2], Europe by train made easy - [https://www.citizensrail.org/ Citizens' Rail], EU project to develop local and regional railways by involving the community. Projects span the [[UK]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]].


[http://electronicswatch.org/en Electronics Watch]
Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Rail transport in Europe|Rail transport in Europe]], [[Wikipedia:High-speed rail in Europe|High-speed rail in Europe]]


=== Food activism ===
== Cycling activism ==


[https://thefoodassembly.com/en The Food Assembly] - [http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/gmo-free-regions.html GMO-free regions by country] - [http://www.foeeurope.org/gmos GMOs Friends of the Earth Europe] - [http://www.saveourseeds.org/en/ Save our Seeds] - [http://www.greenroof.se/?pid=23 Scandinavian Green Roof Institute]
[https://www.ecf.com/ European Cyclists' Federation], an umbrella federation for national cycling organizations (organizations that promote bike for urban mobility) throughout Europe.


=== Health ===
ECF was founded in 1983 by 12 bicycle user associations. It has now[when?] 74 member organizations representing over half a million individual European citizens in 39 countries. ECF actively promotes and encourages cycling worldwide while trying to enforce cycling policy at European level. One of its goals is to promote cycle tourism as a sustainable economic factor and environment-friendly mobility. It also focuses on the security of cyclists and safety for vulnerable road users. It also runs the Velo-city Conference Series, the EuroVelo cycle route project and lobbies European and international institutions. {{W|European Cyclists' Federation}}


[http://www.env-health.org/ Health and Environment Alliance] - [http://www.noharm.org/europe/ Health Care Without Harm Europe] - [http://www.euro.who.int/en/home World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe]
[https://eclf.bike/ European Cycle Logistics Federation]


=== Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle ===
'''EuroVelo''' bicycle routes are a network of (currently 14) long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe in various stages of completion. As of May 2013 more than 45,000 km (27,962 mi) were in place.[1] It is envisaged that the network will be substantially complete by 2020 and when finished, the EuroVelo network's total length will exceed 70,000 km (43,496 mi). EuroVelo is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF).


[http://www.rreuse.org/t3/ RREUSE] (Reuse and Recycling Social Enterprises in the European Union) is a European non-governmental organisation (NGO) and the first European umbrella organisation of social enterprises with activities in the reuse, repair and recycling sector. The very specialised European network puts the three pillars of sustainability at an equal level: environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability. {{W|RREUSE}}
EuroVelo routes can be used for bicycle touring across the continent, as well as by local people making short journeys. The routes are made of both existing national bike routes — such as the Dutch LF-Routes, the German D-Routes, and the British National Cycle Network — and existing general purpose roads, together with new stretches of cycle routes to connect them. {{W|EuroVelo}}


=== Road safety ===
== Urban sustainability ==


[http://fevr.org/ fevr], European Federation of Road Traffic Victims
* [https://www.citymined.org/ City Mine(d)]
* [https://www.codeforeurope.net/ Code for Europe]
* [https://commonsforeurope.net/ Commons4EU]
* [https://www.sustainablecities.eu/ European Sustainable Cities Platform]
* [https://urbact.eu/ Urbact]
* Transformative Actions Database [https://www.sustainablecities.eu/transformative-actions-database/ sustainablecities.eu]


=== Sharing ===
'''Research'''


'''News and comment'''
* [https://enlightenme-project.eu/ ENLIGHTENme project eu], Innovative policies for improving citizens' health and wellbeing addresing indoor and outdoor lighting, ''added 15:23, 7 July 2021 (UTC)''


'''2016'''
== Ecological restoration ==


“Territories of Commons” in Europe: pivotal for food production, nature stewardship, heritage maintenance and climate mitigation, Nov 11 <ref>[https://europeancommonsassembly.hackpad.com/Territories-of-Commons-in-Europe-pivotal-for-food-production-nature-stewardship-heritage-maintenance-and-climate-mitigation-Mdu77Knp3Ny europeancommonsassembly.hackpad.com]</ref>
{{Excerpt|Ecological restoration Europe}}


=== Sustainable livelihood ===
== Arts, sport and culture ==


[http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions] - [https://theothermarket.wordpress.com/ The Other Market], platform, materialized in a meshwork of pushcarts and stalls, to trade products and services without money, using dialogue as a currency. - [http://unmonastery.eu/ unMonastery]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20190512170531/https://www.labforculture.org/ labforculture.org] - [https://www.citymined.org/ City Mine(d)], international network of individuals and collectives involved with city and local action.


=== Sustainable transport activism ===
== Health and wellbeing ==


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[https://www.env-health.org/ Health and Environment Alliance] - [http://web.archive.org/web/20140326080754/http://www.noharm.org/europe/ Health Care Without Harm Europe] - [https://www.euro.who.int/en/home World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe]


[https://loco2.com/ Loco2], Europe by train made easy - [http://www.citizensrail.org/ Citizens’ Rail], EU project to develop local and regional railways by involving the community. Projects span the [[UK]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]].
== Road safety ==


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Rail transport in Europe|Rail transport in Europe]], [[wikipedia:High-speed rail in Europe|High-speed rail in Europe]]
[https://fevr.org/ fevr], European Federation of Road Traffic Victims


=== [[Towards sustainable economies]] ===
== Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle ==
*[https://www.cosmolocalism.eu/ Cosmolocalism], design global, manufacture local


=== Trees, woodland and forest ===
{{Wikipedia excerpt|RREUSE}}
*[https://www.saveparadiseforests.eu/en/home-2/ SaveParadiseForests]


=== Urban sustainability ===
[https://rreuse.org/ RREUSE]


[http://www.citymined.org/ City Mine(d)] - [http://codeforeurope.net/ Code for Europe] - [http://commonsforeurope.net/ Commons4EU ] - [http://www.sustainablecities.eu/ European Sustainable Cities Platform]  - [http://urbact.eu/ Urbact]
'''Campaigns'''


Transformative Actions Database [http://www.sustainablecities.eu/transformative-actions-database/ sustainablecities.eu]
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[https://repair.eu/ Right to Repair Europe]


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== Sharing ==


== News and comment ==
'''News and comment'''
 
'''2020'''
 
A European tour of climate solutions <ref>[https://the-beam.com/cities/a-european-tour-of-climate-solutions/ the-beam.com], ''date not found''</ref>
 
'''2019'''
 
[[File:Tramway de barcelone 1.jpg|240px|left]]
'''Dec 31''' [[Barcelona]] to open southern [[Europe]]'s biggest low-emissions zone <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/31/barcelona-to-open-southern-europes-biggest-low-emissions-zone The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all>
 
'''Jun 27''' From compostable diapers to recyclable building material: meet the 30 semi finalists challenging plastic waste. <ref>[https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-to-challenge-plastic-waste-30-ideas-from-across-europe-now-compete-for-50000-award/ @nesta_uk]</ref>
 
[[File:Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg|140px|left]]
'''Jun 24''' [[Finland]]: Lahti becomes the European Green Capital in 2021 <ref>[https://www.lahti.fi/en/latest-updates/news/lahti-becomes-the-european-green-capital-in-2021 lahti.fi/en]</ref><br clear=all>
 
[[File:Reine Lofoten 2009.JPG|140px|left]]
'''Jan 4''' [[Norway]]: Oslo starts its year as European Green Capital 2019 <ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/oslo-starts-its-year-european-green-capital-2019-2019-jan-04_en European Commission]</ref><br clear=all>
 
'''2018'''
 
[[File:Cyclists riding in Melbourne for 350 Climate Action.jpg|140px|left]]
'''Dec 12''' [[Climate news 2018]]: Climate change talks lead to heightened pledge to cut emissions. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/12/un-chief-antonio-guterres-attempts-to-revive-flagging-climate-change-talks The Guardian]</ref> [[Europe|EU]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and developing countries to keep global warming below 1.5C<br clear=all>
 
Shared Spaces: New Paper on Urban Commons, Nov 16 <ref>[http://www.commonsnetwork.org/news/shared-spaces-new-paper-on-urban-commons/ Commons Network]</ref>
 
'''2017'''
 
The European cities leading the way in car-free living, Oct 14 <ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/the-european-cities-leading-the-way-in-carfree-living-in-a-bid-to-tackle-toxic-air-pollution-a3658216.html standard.co.uk]</ref>
 
How Food Assembly Created a Sustainable, Community-driven Food Sharing System in Europe, Aug 1 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-food-assembly-created-a-sustainable-community-driven-food-sharing-system-in-europe @Shareable]</ref>
 
Mapped: How ‘embodied’ footprints compare across Europe, May 31 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-embodied-carbon-footprints-compare-across-europe carbonbrief.org]</ref>
 
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The consideration of food as a commons rests upon its essentialness to human life and the revalorisation of the different food dimensions relevant to people, Feb 1 <ref>[https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/food-commons-europe/2017/02/01 blog.p2pfoundation.net]</ref>


'''2016'''
'''2016'''


Could intercity cycle highways revolutionise the daily commute? Jun 30 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jun/30/intercity-cycle-highways-revolutionise-daily-commute The Guardian]</ref>
"Territories of Commons" in Europe: pivotal for food production, nature stewardship, heritage maintenance and climate mitigation, Nov 11<ref>[https://europeancommonsassembly.hackpad.com/Territories-of-Commons-in-Europe-pivotal-for-food-production-nature-stewardship-heritage-maintenance-and-climate-mitigation-Mdu77Knp3Ny europeancommonsassembly.hackpad.com]</ref>
 
EU smashes 2020 emissions target six years early, Jun 21 <ref>[http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/06/21/eu-smashes-2020-emissions-target-six-years-early/ @ClimateHome]</ref>


'''2015'''
== Sustainable livelihood ==


The Other Market! October 15
[https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions] - [https://theothermarket.wordpress.com/ The Other Market], platform, materialized in a meshwork of pushcarts and stalls, to trade products and services without money, using dialogue as a currency. - [https://unmonastery.eu/ unMonastery]


:Last week I sat down with Pablo Calderon Salazar to talk about a great new project that bridges art with social design. In order to start a debat about ‘work’ in local communities initiator Calderon intervenes into daily life: he goes into dialogue with passers-by, challenging them to propose personal skills that would be usefull in a differently structured society and/or economy. Afterwards these conversations, opinions and proposals get documented with directly made posters, video’s, podcasts, drawings and photo’s. Let’s talk about The Other Market!<ref>[http://blog.acceleratingtransitions.eu/?p=2677 Accelerating Transitions Blog]</ref>
== Towards sustainable economies ==


European Project Recruits Smartphone Users to Collect Pollution Data, September 1 <ref>[http://e360.yale.edu/digest/european_project_recruits_smartphone_users_to_collect_air_pollution_data/4522/ Yale Environment 360]</ref>
* [https://www.cosmolocalism.eu/ Cosmolocalism], design global, manufacture local


New rules to dramatically reduce use of environment-damaging bags get all-clear, April 28 <ref>[http://www.greens-efa.eu/plastic-bags-13894.html European Free Alliance]</ref>
== Campaigns ==


Three European countries have already hit their renewable energy goals, March 10 <ref>[http://qz.com/359415/three-european-countries-have-already-hit-their-2020-renewable-energy-goals/ Quartz]</ref>
* [https://www.citizenspact.eu/ Citizens Pact] for European Democracy
* [https://www.endecocide.eu/ End Ecocide in Europe]
* [https://basicincome2013.eu/ubi/ European campaign for the right to an Unconditional Basic Income]
* [https://www.fixcopyright.eu/ Fix Copyright!]


EU power emissions fell by more than 8% in 2014, January 14 <ref>[http://www.sandbag.org.uk/blog/ Sandbag]</ref>
== About Europe ==


'''2014'''
{{Wikipedia excerpt|Europe|paragraphs=2}}


Community energy deserves Europe-wide support, October 16 <ref>[http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/community-energy-deserves-europe-wide-support-309233 EurActiv]</ref>
== Near you ==


More than 3,300 clean-up actions implemented via European Clean-Up Day, May 12 <ref>[http://www.ewwr.eu/news/LCUE2014-results ewwr.eu]</ref>
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Europe's young democracies learn to speak less and listen more. Amid volatility, governments in south-east Europe are starting to use technology to involve people in policymaking, April 29 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/apr/29/eastern-europe-technology-communications-seecom?CMP=new_1194 theguardian.com]</ref>
* [[Amsterdam news]]
* [[Barcelona news]]
* [[Berlin news]]
* [[Brussels news]]
* [[Copenhagen news]]
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* [[Europe news]]


European Parliament votes to slash plastic bag waste, April 17 <ref>[http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2340253/european-parliament-votes-to-slash-plastic-bag-waste businessgreen.com]</ref>
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Scandal of Europe's 11m empty homes, Febraury 23 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/23/europe-11m-empty-properties-enough-house-homeless-continent-twice The Guardian]</ref>
* [[Amsterdam community action|Amsterdam]]
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* [[Nijmegen community action|Nijmegen]]
* [[Paris community action|Paris]]
* [[Stockholm community action|Stockholm]]


EU to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, January 22 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/22/eu-carbon-emissions-climate-deal-2030 theguardian.com] </ref>
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'''Blogs'''
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* [[Russia community action|Russia]]
* [[Serbia community action|Serbia]]
* [[Slovenia community action|Slovenia]]
* [[Spain community action|Spain]]
* [[Sweden community action|Sweden]]
* [[Switzerland community action|Switzerland]]
* [[Ukraine community action|Ukraine]]


[http://www.transition-europe.org/ Transition Europe]
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'''News sources'''
* [[Spain community action resources]]


[http://europa.eu/newsroom/index_en.htm EUROPA, newsroom]
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[http://www.presseurop.eu/en/rss presseurop.eu], [http://www.presseurop.eu/en/taxonomy/term/25/*/feed Presseurop, Ecology and Sustainable Development]
== See also ==


'''Video'''
* [[Europe news]]
* [[Resources Europe]]


[http://www.vieuws.eu/ viEUws] - the EU Policy Broadcaster
{{CASwiki menu}}


== Events ==
{{Back to top}}
 
'''2017'''
 
May 29 - Jun 2 [http://www.eugreenweek.eu/ EU Green Week] 2017: theme of 'Green jobs for a greener future'
 
'''2014'''
 
May 10 [http://www.ewwr.eu/lets-clean-up-europe European Clean-Up Day]
 
June 23 - 27 [http://www.eusew.eu/ EU Sustainable Energy Week]
 
September 16 -22 [http://www.mobilityweek.eu/ European Mobility Week], “Our Streets, Our Choice”
 
== Resources ==
*[http://www.rfsc.eu/ Reference framework for European sustainable cities]
*Europe in transition: [http://www.aeidl.eu/images/stories/pdf/transition-final.pdf Local communities Leading the way to a Low-carbon society]
 
{{Apps}}
 
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[http://ispex-eu.org/ iSPEX-EU], 2015
 
[http://www.europecommons.org/apps Applications, Europe Commons]
 
=== Citizens data initiative ===
 
[https://coopseurope.coop/sites/default/files/The%20power%20of%20Cooperation%20-%20Cooperatives%20Europe%20key%20statistics%202015.pdf Cooperatives Europe statistics], 2015
 
[http://europarl.me/ Hacking Democracy], hackathon, January 2014
 
[http://organicity.eu/ OrganiCity], a service for experimentation that explores how citizens, businesses and city authorities can work together to create digital solutions to urban challenges
 
[http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Database]
 
'''Plastic bags'''
 
Average consumption of single-use plastic bags was found to be at 176 bags per person per year in 2010. The reduction targets agreed are set as follows: 90 bags by the end of 2019 (equivalent to a reduction of almost 50% as compared to 2010), 40 bags by the end of 2025 (equivalent to a reduction of almost 80%). <ref>[http://www.greens-efa.eu/plastic-bags-13894.html European Free Alliance], April 28, 2015</ref>
 
=== Legal resources ===
 
[[wikipedia:ClientEarth]], non-profit environmental law organisation
 
=== Maps ===
 
[http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/sustainability-transitions/urban-environment/urban-green-infrastructure/urban-green-infrastructure-1 Interactive map - Green infrastructure indicators]
 
=== Networks ===
 
[http://digitalsocial.eu/ Digital Social Innovation]
 
=== Research ===
 
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'''Towards sustainable economies''': [http://www.euroalter.com/what-we-do/themes/new-economy New Economy], European Alternatives
 
European Commission: [http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm Environment]
 
=== Visions ===
 
[http://greennewdeal.eu/ Green New Deal], from the The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), political group in the European Parliament containing green and regionalist political parties. ([[wikipedia:The Greens–European Free Alliance|Wikipedia]])
 
== Interwiki links ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]], [[wikipedia:European_Green_Capital_Award|European Green Capital Award]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


[http://www.ziferblat.co.uk/ Ziferblat]
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]], [[Wikipedia:European Green Capital Award|European Green Capital Award]]


'''Non-government organisations'''
'''Non-government organizations'''


[http://www.foeeurope.org/ Friends of the Earth Europe] - [http://www.green10.org/ Green 10]
[https://www.foeeurope.org/ Friends of the Earth Europe] - [https://www.green10.org/ Green 10]


'''Government sites'''
'''Government sites'''


[http://www.eea.europa.eu/ European Environment Agency]  
[https://www.eea.europa.eu/ European Environment Agency]


[http://www.iclei-europe.org/ ICLEI in Europe], association of Local Governments dedicated to sustainable development
[https://www.iclei-europe.org/ ICLEI in Europe], association of Local Governments dedicated to sustainable development


[http://www.sd-network.eu/ European Sustainable Development Network]
[https://www.sd-network.eu/ European Sustainable Development Network]


'''References'''


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  • News The city where ‘the future has already arrived’, positive.news (Mar 18, 2024)
  • News Why Europe is dismantling its dams, BBC Future (Mar 05, 2024)
  • News European nations must end repression of peaceful climate protest, says UN expert, theguardian.com (Feb 28, 2024)

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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Europe community action. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. Most of this page focuses on Europe community action topics. Separate pages cover Resources Europe and Europe news

Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

Visions[edit | edit source]

  • Green New Deal, from the The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), political group in the European Parliament containing green and regionalist political parties. (Wikipedia)
  • SPREAD – Sustainable Lifestyles 2050, 2012, Demos Helsinki

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

European Alternatives - Draft Declaration Co-creating an open declaration on public services 2.0

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Smarticipate

Community energy[edit | edit source]

Food activism[edit | edit source]

Housing[edit | edit source]

Climate action[edit | edit source]

See List of climate assemblies, Europe


Climate Action Network Europe - News, climate action, European Commission, A world you like, Success Stories - wikipedia:Climate change in the European Union

Ethical consumerism[edit | edit source]

Electronics Watch

Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]

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Loco2, Europe by train made easy - Citizens' Rail, EU project to develop local and regional railways by involving the community. Projects span the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Rail transport in Europe, High-speed rail in Europe

Cycling activism[edit | edit source]

European Cyclists' Federation, an umbrella federation for national cycling organizations (organizations that promote bike for urban mobility) throughout Europe.

ECF was founded in 1983 by 12 bicycle user associations. It has now[when?] 74 member organizations representing over half a million individual European citizens in 39 countries. ECF actively promotes and encourages cycling worldwide while trying to enforce cycling policy at European level. One of its goals is to promote cycle tourism as a sustainable economic factor and environment-friendly mobility. It also focuses on the security of cyclists and safety for vulnerable road users. It also runs the Velo-city Conference Series, the EuroVelo cycle route project and lobbies European and international institutions. W

European Cycle Logistics Federation

EuroVelo bicycle routes are a network of (currently 14) long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe in various stages of completion. As of May 2013 more than 45,000 km (27,962 mi) were in place.[1] It is envisaged that the network will be substantially complete by 2020 and when finished, the EuroVelo network's total length will exceed 70,000 km (43,496 mi). EuroVelo is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF).

EuroVelo routes can be used for bicycle touring across the continent, as well as by local people making short journeys. The routes are made of both existing national bike routes — such as the Dutch LF-Routes, the German D-Routes, and the British National Cycle Network — and existing general purpose roads, together with new stretches of cycle routes to connect them. W

Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]

Research

  • ENLIGHTENme project eu, Innovative policies for improving citizens' health and wellbeing addresing indoor and outdoor lighting, added 15:23, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Ecological restoration[edit | edit source]

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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Europe community action in response to Ecological emergency. See Ecological restoration for topic overview.

Arts, sport and culture[edit | edit source]

labforculture.org - City Mine(d), international network of individuals and collectives involved with city and local action.

Health and wellbeing[edit | edit source]

Health and Environment Alliance - Health Care Without Harm Europe - World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Road safety[edit | edit source]

fevr, European Federation of Road Traffic Victims

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]

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RREUSE (Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises) is an international nonprofit network that links social enterprises active in the environmental field of reuse, repair and recycling. Its main areas of focus are environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability.

RREUSE

Campaigns

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Planned obsolescence? It's gone too far!
Authors: Right to Repair Europe, Apr 8, 2020

Right to Repair Europe

Sharing[edit | edit source]

News and comment

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"Territories of Commons" in Europe: pivotal for food production, nature stewardship, heritage maintenance and climate mitigation, Nov 11[1]

Sustainable livelihood[edit | edit source]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions - The Other Market, platform, materialized in a meshwork of pushcarts and stalls, to trade products and services without money, using dialogue as a currency. - unMonastery

Towards sustainable economies[edit | edit source]

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

About Europe[edit | edit source]

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Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Asia and Africa. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus Strait.

Europe covers about 10.18 million km2 (3.93 million sq mi), or 2% of Earth's surface (6.8% of land area), making it the second-smallest continent (using the seven-continent model). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about 745 million (about 10% of the world population) in 2021; the third-largest after Asia and Africa. The European climate is affected by warm Atlantic currents, such as the Gulf Stream, which produce a temperate climate, tempering winters and summers, on much of the continent. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable producing more continental climates.

Near you[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

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External links[edit | edit source]

Non-government organizations

Friends of the Earth Europe - Green 10

Government sites

European Environment Agency

ICLEI in Europe, association of Local Governments dedicated to sustainable development

European Sustainable Development Network

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