10 / 11 / 2020
Get involved in the revision process of Geographical Indications schemes
As announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, the European Commission wants to enhance the visibility of Geographical Indications (GIs) by empowering producer groups, reviewing ways to promote and protect the EUs’ […]
Read more...30 / 10 / 2020
Call for papers: focused issue on Pastoralism and rangelands in mountains
The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), and the proposal for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to be celebrated in 2026 all emphasize the importance of pastoral […]
Read more...23 / 10 / 2020
Establishment of CAP Strategic Plans: are stakeholders really involved?
Member States have started to establish their CAP Strategic Plans, even if the final regulations for the CAP were still under discussions this week (a crucial vote took place at the European Parliament while the […]
Read more...22 / 10 / 2020
How to improve the management of permanent grassland? Presentation of OREKA MENDIAN’s results at the pastoralism forum
The Euro-Alpine Forum on Pastoralism was organised on 8 October 2020 in Grenoble, France by SUACI Montagn’Alpes with the support of EUSALP. During this event, stakeholders shared different initiatives on various topics including food sovereignty […]
Read more...29 / 09 / 2020
“Be ambitious for mountain areas” says Euromontana at first ENRD meeting on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) launched a Thematic Group on the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas in September 2020. This expert group will contribute to highlighting the needs of Europe’s diverse rural […]
Read more...8 / 09 / 2020
The EU Promotion Policy must include holistic sustainability criteria
In its Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission announced it would revise the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy to encourage the consumption of sustainable products. As a member of the Commission’s Civil Dialogue Group “Quality […]
Read more...30 / 06 / 2020
MapLoup: a predation monitoring and analysis portal for breeders and local stakeholders
MapLoup is a predation data portal with an online visualisation interface. Created in 2019 in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Pastoral Network and the Union for the Protection of Pastoral and Rural Activities (USAPR), […]
Read more...23 / 06 / 2020
The EU Report on the Impact of Demographic Change is out
The European Commission published on June 17, 2020, its Report on the Impact of Demographic Change in the EU. Coordinated by Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography, this report outlines the main challenges […]
Read more...27 / 05 / 2020
Farm to Fork Strategy published
The European Commission published its communication on the Farm to Fork Strategy on May 20, 2020. Initially expected for March 2020, this strategy addressing the issue of sustainability along the food production value chain, was […]
Read more...15 / 05 / 2020
Rørosrein: a taste of tradition and diversification
Around 30.000 wild reindeers can be counted in Norway. The natural surroundings of Røros are the historical area for reindeer breeding. In the middle North part of Norway, between Trondheim and Elga, 26 families are […]
Read more...14 / 05 / 2020
Euromontana shares its long-term vision for mountain rural areas
The European Commission is expected to publish its communication on the “long-term vision for rural areas” during the first semester 2021. The long-term vision for rural areas is coordinated by Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner […]
Read more...29 / 04 / 2020
Interview of the month: meeting with Prof. Radu Rey, Senator of Euromontana
University professor and researcher, Prof Radu Rey played a major part in the development of policies addressing mountain areas in Romania and Europe. He founded in 1989 the Romanian Mountain Area Commission – first Romanian […]
Read more...24 / 04 / 2020
How to demonstrate solidarity in mountain areas during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mountain communities face unprecedented challenges due to the lockdown and isolation. The situation brings social difficulties for people, even more those living in remote areas, and financial ones for […]
Read more...16 / 04 / 2020
How to support mountain agriculture during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers face various issues to continue feeding people but also to find alternative distribution channels for their products. With the closure of markets in many countries and the […]
Read more...9 / 04 / 2020
CAP ANC payments protect water and biodiversity
On March 27, 2020, the European Commission published two reports (written by Alliance Environnement) analysing the impacts of the 2014-2020 Common Agriculture Policy on water and biodiversity in the European Union. In these reports, a […]
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