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Public hearing on vocational education and training in rural and remote areas [6 / 02 / 2015]

Euromontana participated in a public hearing on vocational education and training in rural and remote areas at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 28th January 2014. The objective was to collect the feedback […]

UHI is looking for a Research Assistant / Conference Support [4 / 02 / 2015]

The Centre for Mountain Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development based in the Perth College of the UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland) are searching for a Research Assistant and […]

Towards Act II of the Mountain Law in France [3 / 02 / 2015]

ANEM (the National Association of the Elected Representatives in Mountain Areas in France) welcomes the implementation of the Act II of the Mountain Law decided by the French Prime Minister in France. Laurent Wauquiez, Member […]

The New EU Rural Networks’ Assembly has been launched [2 / 02 / 2015]

The 26th January 2015, the EU Rural Networks’ Assembly was officially launched first the 1st meeting gathering 196 governmental, non-governmental, local and innovation stakeholders. Euromontana is a member of this General Assembly. The main aim […]

How satellite broadband solutions can help to reduce the digital divide in mountain areas? [28 / 01 / 2015]

The digital divide is a key issue in mountain areas where access to broadband is insufficient or even not existent at all. The challenge is therefore to implement innovative solutions that allow the mountain population […]

First meeting of the Intergroup on Rural, Mountains and Remote Areas in Strasbourg. [23 / 01 / 2015]

The first official meeting of the Intergroup on Rural Mountains and Remote Areas (RMRA) took place last week, on 15th January, in Strasbourg during the plenary session of the European Parliament. The creation of this Intergroup is […]

New funding opportunity under Horizon 2020: The Fast Track to Innovation [22 / 01 / 2015]

The Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) pilot is a fully-bottom-up measure in Horizon 2020 to promote close-to-the-market innovation activities, and open to all types of participants.The FTI Pilot will be implemented in 2015 and 2016 […]

Alpine Space Programme: first call of proposals will be launched on 25th February [21 / 01 / 2015]

Following the official adoption of the Operational Programme for the Alpine Space Programme on 17th December 2014, this programme is about to launch its first call for proposals. The terms of reference have already been […]

Opinion of the EESC on Community Led Local Development [20 / 01 / 2015]

The LEADER local development approach provides, since 1991, rural communities in the EU with a method for involving local partners in shaping the future development of their area. While LEADER has received full support at […]

“A new CAP: mountains of opportunity”: 3rd newsletter is available [8 / 01 / 2015]

The third newsletter of  « A new CAP: mountains of opportunity » has been published. This project has the objective of informing the mountain actors about the opportunities given by the new Common Agricultural Policy […]

Guide on EU Funding for the Tourism sector [7 / 01 / 2015]

The European Commission and the Committee of the Regions have both published an EU funding guide for the tourism sector. They aim at facilitating the tourism actors to find the adequate funding schemes for their […]

EIP-AGRI seminar for managing authorities on launching Operational Groups [6 / 01 / 2015]

DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) invited national/regional Managing Authorities to Brussels, the 18 – 19 November 2014, to participate in a technical seminar on ‘Launching Operational Groups and EIP (European Innovation Partnership) Networking […]

Conference “2024 prospects for EU agricultural markets”: presentations available [6 / 01 / 2015]

The presentations from the conference “2024 prospects for EU agricultural markets” organised by Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) the 5th December 2014 are now available. During this conference DG AGRI presented its […]

Concours Général Agricole des Prairies Fleuries – 2015 Edition [19 / 12 / 2014]

Registration for the territories until January 7, 2015 The « Concours Général Agricole des Prairies Fleuries » aims to reward, through professional excellence prize, knowledge and technical expertise to farmers whose plots of natural meadows […]

A mountain brand valuing quality products and supporting mountain supply chains by funding projects [16 / 12 / 2014]

The Coop sponsorship for mountain regions is an independent Swiss NGO aiming at helping mountain people and stakeholders to improve their living and working conditions. Created in the 40’s, it belongs to the cooperative group […]

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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! ☀️🌡

Discover our actions for fire resilient forests ⬇
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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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