{"id":910675,"date":"2026-04-22T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/910675\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:15:25","slug":"forourplanet-2026-calls-for-bringing-nature-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/910675\/","title":{"rendered":"#ForOurPlanet 2026 calls for bringing nature back to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) today (22 April) launched the latest #ForOurPlanet campaign, and this year, it&#8217;s all about nature restoration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nature gives us everything: clean air, fresh water, food, cooler cities, and protection from floods and storms. But right now, it needs our help. Across Europe, 80% of habitats are in poor condition, and around the world, up to one million species are at risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The good news? We can all be part of the solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#ForOurPlanet invites everyone \u2014 yes, everyone \u2014 to act. Whether it\u2019s planting pollinator-friendly flowers, making your garden more sustainable, or simply making more nature-friendly choices in your daily life, small actions really do add up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn from the best<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not sure where to start? We\u2019ve got you covered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/nature-and-biodiversity\/forourplanet_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">campaign webpage<\/a> features a series of specialist articles packed with practical tips \u2014 from restoring soils and supporting biodiversity to simple ways you can make a difference in your community. They\u2019re based on expert knowledge but designed for real life, so you can jump in and get started straight away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find inspiring projects from across Europe and beyond, showing how people everywhere are already helping bring nature back to life<strong>. <\/strong>EU Representations and Delegations around the world are also taking part, organising local activities and helping to spread the message globally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vote for the #ForOurPlanet award!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, #ForOurPlanet is teaming up with the European Training Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etf.europa.eu\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Skills Award<\/a>, including a special #ForOurPlanet Prize for projects focused on nature restoration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out the finalists on <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/nature-and-biodiversity\/forourplanet\/forourplanet-award_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our webpage,<\/a> support your favourite, and follow their journey. The winner will be invited to Brussels to present their work at EU Green Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Help spread the word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t keep it to yourself \u2014 share what you\u2019re doing using <strong>#ForOurPlanet<\/strong> and inspire others to join in. You can find images and messaging free to use on our <a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/NRfjUUg7\/for-our-planet\" class=\"ecl-link ecl-link--icon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trello board<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Reach out at EU-FOR-OUR-PLANET<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spamspan-image\" alt=\"at\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.gif\"\/>ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (EU-FOR-OUR-PLANET[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) if you want to take part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/nature-and-biodiversity\/forourplanet_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about #ForOurPlanet | European Commission<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/eeas\/for-our-planet_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International actions | EEAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/nature-and-biodiversity\/nature-restoration-regulation_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Restoration Regulation | European Commission<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) today (22 April) launched the latest #ForOurPlanet campaign,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":910676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5174],"tags":[4675,42648,2000,299,5187,1699,92562,196747],"class_list":["post-910675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-biodiversity","tag-environmental-protection","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-european-union","tag-nature-restoration","tag-protected-area"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116447368501215743","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}