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.
The Common Agricultural Policy is a key policy for supporting mountain farming. This April 2017 position paper sets out Euromontana's position and recommendations for the post-2020 CAP.
Following the presentation by the European Commission of the Cork Declaration, Euromontana publishes a position paper to provide some insights on its implementation.
The IX European Mountain Convention resulted in the adoption of the Bilbao Declaration “Quality for the mountains: prosperity from people and territories”. It sets out Euromontana's position on agriculture and quality foods.
A joint position paper on local food systems was presented to the European Commission by several organisations such as Euromontana, Region Lombardia, UnionCamere Lombardia, ERRIN, KEN, AREPO, “Città del Bio” and PURPLE
The VI European Mountain Convention resulted in the adoption of the Brig Declaration, on economy and added value in mountain areas. It sets out the Euromontana vision of competitive mountain areas