sustainable development
![Ecoserveis ‘SDG Striker’ is done through the testing of three pilots in Portugal, Scotland and Norway.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/1_12.png?itok=k-Iyyapc&c=dce5257d15cf229fcfb03d5f27c82d22)
The initiative will last from January 2021 until June 2023, through local actions on energy efficiency and energy poverty, renewable energy and microplastics.
![Xarxanet The new guide reviews the main certifications on the market.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/xcomerc_just_2.pngqitok8xm6uk-1.pagespeed.ic_.7pvxfn7k5a.png?itok=fWI1EnnI&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
This guide explains to citizens what are fundamental principles for Fair Trade product manufacturing and reviews the main certifications on the market.
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The satellite images published by the European Space Agency show a considerable reduction on the nitrogen dioxide concentration
![ESF Ramon Vergés, member of the Network for energy sovereignty.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/entrevista_ramon_verges_1_-_esf_0.jpg?itok=18LitdjH&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
Vergés considers that people are aware of climate change, but another step forward is needed and think about how to change today’s energy model.
![Desos Desos was founded in Sant Boi de Llobregat in 2001.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/insercio_sociolaboral.jpg?itok=WxyN3PgN&c=4e70d27aa7e207bfc1888245f5343e39)
Desos has developed several projects in Nicaragua focused on resource management and financial research to improve living conditions of rural Nicaraguans.
![Ecoserveis Ecoserveis and the Municipality of Granollers organized a workshop at the UNFCCC COP25.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/photo_2019-12-13_15.03.17.jpeg?itok=hzL1sk7Y&c=908c52228513b1079d94c454390f0330)
Ecoserveis and the Catalan municipality of Granollers talk about how youth can influence and contribute to climate and energy policies at the local level.
![Global Footprint Network The day when annual resources are consumed, Overshooting Day, arrives sooner every year.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/overshooting_2_planetes.png?itok=_Clpm7fq)
The resources generated by our planet in one year were consumed by humanity in just 7 months. Despite the efforts made to delay the date, as of 29 July we are consuming natural resources faster than they are regenerated.
![Fundació Rezero The interactive game suggests different ways of living a waste-free life.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/zero_waste.png?itok=6SvpY4u-&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
Plastic Free July is a global campaign to help people live with greater freedom, doing away with waste. The new interactive Rezero Goal launched by the Rezero Foundation is a useful way to share ways of living without waste.
![The kick-off meeting was the first time partners met to plan what will be this project. Source: Ecoserveis](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/reunio_projecte_eyes-granollers_2.png?itok=cWwuWNzy)
The project wants to structure and give voice to those young people willing to influence policy makers and local politics.
![The Nature Conservancy has identified 10 groups that are decisive for the environment in 2019.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/nature_conservancy.png?itok=FiufjBae)
Teenagers, women, healthcare professionals or people working with farming are among the 10 NGOs that The Nature Conservancy considers key to defend the environment.
![The campaign #ProtectWater is promoted by more than one hundred European environmental organizations. Source: wwf.eu](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/protect_water_2.jpg?itok=Fwhx1yBp)
You can collaborate to avoid undercutting the Water Framework Directive through the campaign #ProtectWater, promoted by more than one hundred European environmental organizations.
![Sustainable Development Week 2018. Source: pixabay](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/sustainable_development.png?itok=Ho0FKs6b)
The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is an initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events that promote sustainable development. It takes place from 30 May until 5 June.