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Euromontana alerts against encouraging large-scale afforestation in the next EU Forest Strategy [20 / 10 / 2020]

During the last plenary session of the European Parliament in October 2020 the report of MEP Petri Sarvamaa on the “European Forest Strategy – the way forward” was adopted. This report reflects the position of […]

How can the post-2020 Cohesion Policy address the needs of mountain areas? [19 / 10 / 2020]

During the 2020 edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities DG REGIO organised the session “Development opportunities for islands, mountainous and sparsely populated areas of the EU under Cohesion Policy post 2020” on […]

Flugs: shared electric cars for cheap and sustainable transport [16 / 10 / 2020]

Flugs e-carsharing is a flexible mobility offer in East Tyrol, Austria. Maintained and expanded after a pilot phase in 2015, Flugs enables local communities and tourists to rent an electric car to travel in throughout […]

Smart Mountains: a new story of resilience [9 / 10 / 2020]

Euromontana held its first webinar on Smart Mountains on October 1, 2020 to discuss good practices and experiences of mountain resilience since the outbreak of the COVID-19. Co-organised by Euromontana, and some Italian members: ERSAF, […]

Quality must not be neglected on the packaging of food products [8 / 10 / 2020]

Nutrition labelling, an overview of the European situation The nutriscore is a front-of-package label for food products that assigns them a score from A to E based on the nutritional value of their ingredients. Applied […]

The Green Deal calls are out! [7 / 10 / 2020]

The Green Deal calls, the last funding stream under the Horizon 2020, has been finally launched by the European Commission. The political objectives and a detailed presentation for each thematic call have been the subject […]

Join the platform on Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains [6 / 10 / 2020]

The Adaptation at Altitude programme launched a digital space on Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains on the weADAPT platform to increase the climate change resilience and adaptation capacities of mountain ecosystems. This dedicated space aims […]

Mon Lait: quality, sustainability and fair income in the same glass of milk [2 / 10 / 2020]

In the Massif Central, agriculture is dominated by livestock farming. Cow’s milk accounts for 20% of the farm production in the region and 94% of this comes from mountains. Therefore, being the largest dairy production […]

“Be ambitious for mountain areas” says Euromontana at first ENRD meeting on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas [29 / 09 / 2020]

The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) launched a Thematic Group on the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas in September 2020.  This expert group will contribute to highlighting the needs of Europe’s diverse rural […]

A new EU research project to valorise mountains’ value chains [22 / 09 / 2020]

MOVING (MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green growth) is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project (2020-2024) coordinated by the University of Córdoba, in Spain. The overall objective of MOVING is to support the establishment of new […]

EU Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility: bringing mountain territories into the transition [18 / 09 / 2020]

In the framework of the EU Green Deal, the European Commission announced the adoption of a new Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility to help reducing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050. Euromontana […]

Piccole Scuole: distance learning to maintain schools in remote villages [16 / 09 / 2020]

The Piccole Scuole Movement is a network of small schools created by INDIRE, the Italian National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research. The movement aims at offering equal education opportunities in remote villages, in […]

Interview of the month: meeting with , Frank Gaskell, Senator of Euromontana [10 / 09 / 2020]

Member of the founding Board of Euromontana from 1996, Frank Gaskell was President of the association from 2000 to 2008. Until 2008, he was also the Secretary and then Head of International Affairs of Highlands […]

Interesting calls for mountain projects: a new monitoring for our members [9 / 09 / 2020]

The beginning of the 2021-2027 programming period, will see the introduction and piloting of new funding schemes – such as Horizon Europe, InvestEU etc. – or the restructuring of already existing ones. In this article, […]

The EU Promotion Policy must include holistic sustainability criteria [8 / 09 / 2020]

In its Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission announced it would revise the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy to encourage the consumption of sustainable products. As a member of the Commission’s Civil Dialogue Group “Quality […]

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Today in The Parliament Magazine's special issue on rural Europe, we look at important demographic issues for our regions, ageing being one of them!🌄 Our member organisations like Diputación de Teruel - DPT & Sodebur are already adapting to demographic change and at European level we are at work to make Europe's mountains good places to live for all, including older people 👇library.myebook.com/theparliament/the-parliament-magazine-issue-558-april-2023-the-rural-edition/...🗞 We are in the pages of today's issue of The Parliament Magazine dedicated to rural Europe ! 🇪🇺Our partner Euromontana tells us how important it is for mountain areas to mitigate the effects of demographic change by adapting now to an ageing population.Read more about the actions of Programas.UE - DPT & Sodebur in this opinion piece! ⬇️library.myebook.com/theparliament/the-parliament-magazine-issue-558-april-2023-the-rural-edition/... ... See MoreSee Less
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Registration is still open for our LIFE Shepforbio event in May! 📆Farmers, shepherds, pastoral schools, nature park managers and many public and private actors in the pastoral sector will meet in Florac to discuss the role of pastoral schools in the management of natural habitats🌱🌄ℹ️ Logistics - agenda - registration form available here 👇www.euromontana.org/en/events/shepforbio-1st-international-conference-the-role-of-pastoral-school...📣 Save the date! First LIFE Shepforbio conference on pastoralism & natural habitats!📆 10 & 11 May 2023📌 Florac (France)You are involved in pastoralism or mountain habitat management? Manager of a natural site or a pastoral school? 🐑🌱Join us! ⤵️www.euromontana.org/en/events/shepforbio-1st-international-conference-the-role-of-pastoral-school...LIFE Programme DREAm Italia Parco Nazionale Foreste Casentinesi Regione Toscana Unione dei Comuni del Pratomagno Unione di Comuni Valdarno e Valdisieve Unione dei Comuni Montani del Casentino DAGRI UNIFI Sapienza Università di Roma LIFE Programme ... See MoreSee Less
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This morning we were at the first 🇪🇺 EU CAP Network Thematic Group on Forest-Dominant Rural Areas and Municipalities!🌲A key issue in the mountains for:🪵 local wood chains🌱 unique biodiversity🔥 forest fires, which we are currently addressing with Fire-ResElena Feo (Euromontana) shared the outputs of her group: The need to take a multi-actor approach, which is under-represented compared to agriculture 👥Forestry should be integrated in the innovation system #AKIS 🤔Find out more: bit.ly/tg1forest ... See MoreSee Less
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🆕 FIRE-RES published its first deliverable!It goes through the lessons learned from Extreme Wildfires and creates a common basis for action to improve resilience to fire 🔥🌲 Check it out! ⤵fire-res.eu/fire-res-publishes-its-first-deliverable-on-lessons-learned-on-extreme-wildfire-events/Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, CTFC Instituto Superior de Agronomia CEF - Centro de Estudos Florestais CEABN InBIO European Forest Institute (EFI) Tecnosylva Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου Ειδικός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου CoLAB ForestWISE INRAE Cnrs.fr Tiems Escola Nacional de Bombeiros Euromontana Wageningen University & Research Agenzia Regionale Forestas VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research NIBIO Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa Institut i Geològic de Catalunya CONAF INESC TEC Spire Global TESAF Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali UNIPD Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil Corma Chile ... See MoreSee Less
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Today in @Parlimag, we look at important demographic issues for our regions, #ageing being one of them!

🌄 Our member regions are already adapting to #DemographicChange & at 🇪🇺 level we are at work to make Europe's mountains good places to live for all, including older people👇

Pour les régions de montagne et l'espace rural, l'économie #circulaire présente de nombreux avantages. #montagna, la revue du #SAB, présente des réalisations et des démarches inspirantes. #economiecirculaire
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The 🇪🇺 @EU_CoR calls for place-based policies to tackle #BrainDrain and #depopulation!

We advocate for
1️⃣ economic diversification and quality of life
2️⃣ #RuralProofing to avoid harming these areas
3️⃣ analysing labour and population flows
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Join our May event on #pastoralism!

Plenaries, workshops & study visits to explore the role of pastoral schools in managing natural #habitats🌱🌄

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Today is #WorldWaterDay! Freshwater from mountains is fundamental for achieving global food security, as it is used by farmers to irrigate crops in many lowland agricultural regions. #MountainsMatter

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