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FIRE-RES: new mountain project on extreme wildfires in mountains! [14 / 10 / 2021]

In December 2021, Euromontana will start working on FIRE-RES: a new European-funded project on extreme wildfire events in mountainous and forest areas of Europe and beyond. Heat waves and wildfires events will be increasingly widespread […]

Montana174 kicks-off, get involved! [11 / 10 / 2021]

On 6th and 7th October 2021, Euromontana kicked off its new project Montana174 – “How Does the Cohesion Policy shape mountains?”. Funded by the European Commission – DG REGIO, Montana174 is a communication campaign aimed […]

Mountain grasslands: OREKA MENDIAN’s report and recommendations out! [6 / 10 / 2021]

In October 2021, the EU LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN published its final report “An overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe”. Opened by Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament, […]

Share your good practices on Cohesion Policy in mountains areas! [4 / 10 / 2021]

Euromontana is launching a call for good practices on Cohesion Policy in the framework of its new project Montana174. We invite you to share with us inspiring examples from your regions to show how the […]

Raising awareness on SDGs using drones in mountain schools [1 / 10 / 2021]

“Educatie la Inaltime”, literally “Education Up High” in English, is a project started in Romania in 2019 in the mountainous County of Hunedoara. The project aims at using the drones to teach differently. Through this […]

Clean mountains for the Romanian national mountain day! [30 / 09 / 2021]

By Danut Ungureanu, Director of the Romanian National Agency for Mountain Areas Each year on the 14th of September, we are celebrating the ”National Mountain Day” in Romania. This date is traditionally the end of pasture […]

4th “Pitch your project”: mountain youth’s chance to boost sustainable development [28 / 09 / 2021]

The fourth edition of the “Pitch Your Project” competition is launched! Through the initiative, EUSALP is mobilising creative and committed young people for the sustainable development of the Alpine region. All young people aged between […]

Maramures County joins Euromontana! [20 / 09 / 2021]

The County of Maramureș (Romania) recently joined our network. Maramures is a unique location in the geographical heartland of Europe, land of wooden churches, mythological richness, impressive landscapes, carefully preserving the culture, traditions, and lifestyle […]

Between Lleida and La Pobla: an on-demand train in the Pyrenees [16 / 09 / 2021]

In the High Pyrenees of Catalonia, an on-demand railway line connects 17 rural villages every day. The model of the service was reshaped by regional authorities to keep the line efficient and viable while maintaining […]

Interview of the month: meeting with the EUSALP Youth Council [13 / 09 / 2021]

Launched in July 2021, the EUSALP Youth Council aims to give Alpine youth a voice, to listen to and consider their proposals and to give them the opportunity to influence the political decisions that will […]

How does the Cohesion Policy shape mountains? Montana174: a new Euromontana project [7 / 09 / 2021]

In October 2021, Euromontana will launch Montana174: a 12-month large communication campaign on the Cohesion Policy in mountain areas. Funded by the European Commission – DG REGIO, this campaign aims to raise awareness on how […]

New EU Forest Strategy for 2030: are mountains out of the woods? [1 / 09 / 2021]

The European Commission published in July 2021 the new EU Forest Strategy, repealing the 2013 one and setting new objectives towards 2030. Although long overdue, as the last Forest Strategy ended in 2020, the new […]

Tularù: investing in the energy transition of mountain farms [30 / 08 / 2021]

Tularù is an organic and diversified 60 ha farm located in Rieti, in the mountainous Region of Lazio (Italy). The farm is committed to sustainable development and the environmental strand of its action includes the […]

Neu.Land.Leben joins Euromontana! [20 / 07 / 2021]

The Austrian organisation Neu.Land.Leben was founded in May 2021 with the objective to bring together people from cities and rural areas. The organisation was initiated after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Many people from urban areas […]

Internship opportunity – September 2021 to February 2022 [13 / 07 / 2021]

Euromontana, the European Association of mountain areas, offers in its Brussels office a 6-month internship as Communication Intern from September 2021 onwards. Only students able to provide a traineeship agreement from a university will be […]

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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🌱🌄

ℹ️ Logistics - agenda - registration👇
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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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