EcoActive Citizens for a Sustainable Europe

ongoing

"The ""EcoActive Citizens for a Sustainable Europe” Project is an initiative promoted by the Buarcos Parish Council, Portugal, which aims to place municipalities and local entities at the center of climate action, transforming climate and environmental challenges into opportunities. In line with the priorities of the European Union and the European Commission's CERV programme, this Cities Network project has the general objective of encouraging citizens' participation in decision-making related to climate and environmental challenges and, consequently, the future of the EU, and as a priority, building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe, investing in ecological initiatives aimed at improving air and water quality, promoting sustainable agriculture and preserving environmental systems and biodiversity. At the same time, the aim is to create European networks of citizens who are aware and committed to environmental protection and sustainability and who can promote, in a domino effect, an environmental impact in the different European regions involved. The project is intended to be developed over 18 months, in collaboration with 14 entities from 14 EU countries, and the organization of 6 thematic meetings, namely in Portugal, Italy, Spain, Malta, France and Hungary, with the participation of more than 4,000 citizens. Through conferences, round tables, workshops, presentation/contact with good practices, visits to democratic and business institutions, data collection, advertising campaigns, debate and reflection sessions, we aim to reinforce Europe's commitment to environmental protection, raising awareness of priority issues related to environmental protection and sustainable economy, investing in the Circular Economy and sustainability models, as well as raising awareness in communities of the fundamental role of everyone in practices that benefit the environment, modifying our own behavior and encouraging change in others."