With the European Green Deal, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is presenting a blueprint for EU policy for the next five years. It also serves as a growth strategy (successor to Europe 2020 and the Lisbon Strategy).
The European Environment Agency (EEA), based in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an important factor in European environmental policy.
The Aarhus Convention is the first treaty under international law to confer environmental protection rights to every person. It is an agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental matters (the "Aarhus Convention").
The Alpine Convention is a pioneer of its kind for sustainable living in the Alps and, as the first international treaty on sustainable development and the protection of an entire mountain range, is a pioneer of its kind.
In the EU, environmental protection also developed significantly from bird conservation. As early as 1979, the EU Birds Directive was adopted. This directive, among other things, called for funding to preserve bird protection areas. This approach of financial support for habitat protection became the core idea of the later LIFE program.
Fisheries/aquaculture, whose products are also consumed in Austria, are also part of the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).
