Welcome to Euromontana’s mountain good practices database!
Here you will find a range of past and ongoing initiatives that are inspiring to drive change in the mountains! The database includes practices from all over Europe, covering a wide range of topics and using a variety of funding instruments. If you are leading sustainable development in your mountain community, you can also submit your own good practice! For any questions or requests, please contact communication@euromontana.org.
Over the past decade, many small villages in the Czech Republic, particularly those under 1000 inhabitants, have lost their only grocery shop due to low profitability, ageing populations and competition from supermarkets in larger towns.
Ovinnova strengthened mountain communities by making transhumant grazing more viable and attractive, creating 15 shepherd jobs (including women) and training 12 people!
Sankt Corona is no exception and, like many small alpine destinations, it faced a difficult decision: shut down or adapt? In 2014, the community made a decisive shift.
This good practice not only addresses a specific challenge, but it also promotes the creation of a green, sustainable, and environmentally friendly economy.
The project was launched to overcome and analyse the obstacles to the practical implementation of livestock protection measures mainly for cattle.
Market valuation and compensation of ecosystem services provided by Upper Austrian livestock farmers
With a view to better remunerating mountain farmers, the project has helped to quantify the ecosystem services provided by mountain livestock farmers in Upper Austria and the associated provision costs but also to identify interesting solutions for remunerating these services.
In response to the poor condition of Basque grasslands, the OREKA MENDIAN project aimed to develop a joint management strategy for mountain pastures in the 15 Natura 2000 sites in Euskadi and the 8 sites in Iparralde.
Orexa has made energy an essential part of its local development strategy to ensure its own energy sovereignty. The energy community has smartly combined legal and technical solutions to ensure local production and consumption of energy.
The tourism sector is facing escalating challenges linked to climate change. Launched in 2021, the Plan for the Future of Mountains is a large-scale public policy aimed at supporting mountain areas in the green transition of the tourism sector.