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Contribution of rural areas to the European Year of Cultural Heritage [20 / 06 / 2018]

Within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised on 5th June 2018, a public hearing to discuss the opportunities that this European Year envisages […]

Euromontana’s members meet the Italian DG forestry department in Rome [15 / 06 / 2018]

On 12 June 2018, some Italian members of Euromontana gathered in Rome to meet with Alessandra Stefani, the new General Director of the National Forestry Department from the Italian Agriculture Ministry. Elisabetta Parravicini, vice-President of Euromontana […]

Cohesion policy should not forget territorial cohesion: MEPs and the Council are called upon to apply EU obligation of Article 174 of the Treaty [12 / 06 / 2018]

The European Commission has released its proposal for the new Cohesion policy on the 1st June 2018. Euromontana calls upon the Council and the European Parliament to strongly modify some of these proposals in order […]

Shaping the work of the EIP Agri network for 2019 [11 / 06 / 2018]

The 5th of June 2018, the XIth meeting of the Subgroup of Innovation of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) took place in Brussels. Euromontana is one of the 60 expert […]

Social innovation in the Balkans: a new SIMRA brochure of examples now available [8 / 06 / 2018]

SIMRA has just released its third brochure collecting examples of social innovation in marginalised rural areas in the Balkan peninsula. The focus of the SIMRA project is on the European Union and the Mediterranean area, […]

2018 Forest Innovation Workshop: Feedback and presentations now available! [7 / 06 / 2018]

The third edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop “Inform-Prioritize-Collaborate: Cooperation of Regions on Innovation in Forest Management, Use of Wood and Forest-related Services” took place on 28 April 2018 in Brussels. The event aimed at […]

Have your say of the EU’s 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020! [6 / 06 / 2018]

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020, “Living well, within the limits of our planet”, running from 3 May 2018 until 26 July […]

Rezo Pouce, hitch-hiking to improve rural mobility [4 / 06 / 2018]

Rezo Pouce is a solution to tackle mobility issues in rural areas. It offers a free, environmentally-friendly and user-friendly mode of transport, by promoting the practice of hitchhiking, in an organised and secure manner. Rezo […]

Researchers‘ dream for the future of European mountains [29 / 05 / 2018]

NEMOR (the Network for European Mountain Research) is a network able to mobilise and link up much-needed mountain research competencies and capacities Europe-wide, comprising researchers and research organisations who want to promote research in, and […]

Defending pastoralism: towards a European plan for the wolf [28 / 05 / 2018]

Ten MEPs (including Michel Dantin, José Bové, Herbert Dorfmann and Karl-Heinz Florenz) organised an interparliamentary conference on 15 May 2018, at the European Parliament in Brussels, to reflect on how pastoralism can be maintained in […]

La WAB, a free rural university for digital transition [25 / 05 / 2018]

Based in Bergerac, France, la WAB is a free university specialised in short digital courses. The aim of this cooperative enterprise is to give access to the digital technology to everyone, and in particular to […]

Register now to the RUMRA breakfast on Smart Villages [23 / 05 / 2018]

Euromontana co-organises with MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP) a RUMRA breakfast on “How can social innovation help villages become smarter?”. The Breakfast, organised within the framework of the European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote […]

Today is EU Natura 2000 day! [21 / 05 / 2018]

On 21 May 2018, we celebrate the creation of a tool in favour of Europe’s biodiversity and natural richness. Indeed, the EU dedicated this day to the 26st anniversary of the Natura 2000 Network, a […]

Rural Review on ‘Smart Villages: Revitalising Rural Services’ just out! [18 / 05 / 2018]

The ENRD launched a thematic group nearly one year ago on Smart Villages which Euromontana is part of. We’re happy to see the fruits of our work have been summarised in the new ENRD Rural […]

Innovation & Cultural Heritage: how innovation can enhance cultural heritage in Europe [17 / 05 / 2018]

2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage. With the aim of encouraging more people to discover and engage with Europe’s cultural heritage, the European institutions will organise throughout the year events focusing on cultural […]

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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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Women matter for our mountains! 💪🌄 They are professors, project leaders, researchers, heads of policy units, directors or presidents of associations ➡️ Discover 13 testimonies from women who make a change in their territory in this booklet co-produced with Moving - Mountain Valorisation through Interconnectedness and Green Growth for the 11 December!📗 Read now: www.euromontana.org/en/women-move-europes-mountains-a-booklet-to-celebrate-mountains-women/ ... See MoreSee Less
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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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📢Attention everyone! 🎉Our first @YouTube video is now live!🎥 Check out highlights from RUSTIK's Pilot Region Kick-off event, where we had our first in-person knowledge exchange, training, and networking event with partners from the 14 Pilot Regions https://t.co/85Y89WO1PA

🌳 #Forests provide us with many ecosystem services & contribute to our well-being! But forest health and #resilience must be a priority in the face of climate change! ☀️🌡

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Happy International Day of Forests! Protecting #mountain forests and making sure they are carefully managed is an important step towards sustainable mountain development. #MountainsMatter

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Our @MOVINGH2020 workshop on sustainable mountain tourism concluded with a lunch of delicious #localfood...but (much to our delight🙂) the discussions just kept going! Would the last person to leave please turn the lights off #horizon2020 #ecotourism #carpathians #mountainsmatter

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