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.
Polish State Forests have been active in adapting to climate change by maintaining and strengthening the water storage capacity of mountain forests using Cohesion Policy funds.
The actions carried out have made it possible to take advantage of cross-border cooperation and neighbouring skills to support the development of the regional timber value chain and the mountain sector.
To strengthen forest fires’ management, the CALCHAS project seeked at improving the knowledge and skills of civil protection professionals, policymakers and local communities. The overall objective was to improve the temporal and spatial management of resources, the evacuation management and the readiness of all stakeholders dealing with forest fire risks.
Cozzano is a community of 270 inhabitants located in the high valley of Taravo in southern Corsica. By using connected devices and collecting environmental data, Smart Paesi’s partners want to increase the climate and energy resilience of the village.
In the prealpine area of Piccole Dolomiti, chestnut trees are part of the local heritage but have lost their traditional role for the local economy over the past 50 years. Foresters want to restore the regional wood value-chain by using wood waste to produce locally made wood charcoal.