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New EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: a welcomed political will but timid progress [30 / 06 / 2021]

Today, the European Commission published its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas . Euromontana has been advocating for a long time for a European Rural Agenda that would take into consideration the specificities of the different […]

Integrated data to anticipate forest fires in Mediterranean mountains [29 / 06 / 2021]

Fire is the most significant natural threat to forests and wooded areas in Mediterranean mountains. Their natural ecosystems, rich in shrubs, are especially vulnerable to fire and climate change fosters wildfire risks due to the […]

Calls for mountain projects: special edition on the Horizon Europe’s calls [24 / 06 / 2021]

The European Commission recently published the 2021-2022 work programmes of the Horizon Europe, the research and innovation programme of the European Union. The Horizon Europe programme offers funding for international projects on research and innovation […]

Euromontana advocates for mountain products’ sustainability for the future Promotion Policy [23 / 06 / 2021]

Announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, the review of the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy is currently being undertaken by the European Commission. The Promotion Policy provides funding to producers’ organisations to […]

New step towards 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists [22 / 06 / 2021]

The Mongolian government proposed to make of 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) at international level. The proposal is mobilising 18 States and more than 264 supporting organisations in the world and […]

For an EU Action Plan for Pastoralism [16 / 06 / 2021]

On 14 June 2021, the European Committee of the Regions, with the support of Euromontana, the Yolda Initiative and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) Regional Support Group for Europe, held the conference […]

Sunna Alm: a carbon-neutral mountain restaurant [15 / 06 / 2021]

“Sunna Alm” is a mountain restaurant located in Pitztal, Austria. The restaurant is opened two thirds of the year and has opted for renewable energy to heat its building. Thanks to a combined used of […]

A new monitoring of interesting calls for mountain projects [9 / 06 / 2021]

In this article, you will find the upcoming calls for grants and tenders to develop projects in mountain areas, including the EU funding programmes (e.g. LIFE, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+). The scope of this monitoring is […]

SILVER SMEs’ 11th newsletter is out! [4 / 06 / 2021]

Did you know that SILVER SMEs will soon celebrate its third birthday? Discover our results! Our Interreg Europe project SILVER SMEs will soon celebrate its third year of activity and partners will start implementing regional […]

Being young in a mountain area in 2021 – take the survey! [3 / 06 / 2021]

Are you young? Are you interested in mountain areas? Yes? Then, your opinion matters to us! We need you so that we can better assess the wishes and challenges for young people (18-29 years old) […]

Smart Mountains: Climate Adaptation – What opportunities for mountain businesses? [2 / 06 / 2021]

  On 27 May 2021, Euromontana held its third Smart Mountains webinar “Climate Adaptation – What opportunities for mountain businesses?”. This webinar belongs to a series of virtual events that Euromontana is organising to fuel […]

Community-based restoration of mountain terraces [1 / 06 / 2021]

In the Troodos mountains in Cyprus, agriculture is often made possible by the presence of terraces. Yet, their condition is deteriorating due to land abandonment and the rise of temperatures in the region. Mountain communities […]

Between depopulation and massification: how to promote sustainable development in the mountains? [28 / 05 / 2021]

Some mountain regions are facing a combination of two challenges; on the one hand depopulation and lack of attractiveness to live and work in the territory all year long, and on the other hand a […]

MEPs call for greater efforts against demographic change in rural mountainous areas [27 / 05 / 2021]

Last 19th May 2021, Members of the European Parliament adopted the report “Reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments” during the plenary sitting. Initiated by the Romanian MEP Daniel Buda, the report […]

Browse the new Guide on EU funding for tourism! [25 / 05 / 2021]

The European Commission recently published its web-based guide on European funds to support the recovery and development of the tourism sector across the Union within the 2021-2027 programming period. This guide will help you find […]

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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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#IntlForestDay #WorldForestDay

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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