24 / 03 / 2020
EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies postponed
In the current context due to COVID-19, the European Commission will focus its activities on a limited number of files in the coming weeks. On March 18, 2020, the European Commission published a list of […]
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EIP-AGRI Call for interest: show how mountain farming can be carbon neutral
The European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture (EIP-AGRI) is organising a one-and-a-half-day workshop “Towards carbon neutral agriculture” on 09 and 10 September 2020 in Tallinn, Estonia. In view of the event, the EIP-AGRI is looking for […]
Read more...12 / 03 / 2020
2020 work programme of the European Commission: make your voice heard
On January 29, 2020, the new European Commission published its annual work programme, forecasting several communications and new strategies in the coming months of crucial importance for our mountain areas. The new strategies announced will […]
Read more...26 / 02 / 2020
Farm to Fork Strategy: be ready by the end of March
As part of the new European Green Deal, DG SANTE will publish a “Farm to Fork” strategy in spring 2020, in close cooperation with DG AGRI and DG MARE in particular. This article sets out […]
Read more...18 / 02 / 2020
Cuts to rural development budget unacceptable
The Rural Coalition and Coalition of European Agriregions deem the recently proposed cut to rural development funding to be unacceptable and call on the policy-makers to review this approach ahead of the summit on 20th […]
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Where do we stand in the adoption of the legislative proposals for the CAP 2021-2027?
Proposed in June 2018 by the European Commission, the legislative proposals for the future CAP for 2021-2027 are still under negotiation. Delayed due to the discussions on the Brexit and the Multiannual Financial Framework, they […]
Read more...7 / 02 / 2020
Rural Europe: which way to go? A call for a European long-term vision for the development of rural areas
In September 2019, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, announced her wish to develop a new long-term vision for rural areas, which will be developed by the Vice-President for Democracy […]
Read more...21 / 01 / 2020
Making people proud of their rural roots: the Universal Day of Rural Pride
Isabeau Ottolini, Environmental Social Scientist Keeping vibrant and active rural populations is a challenge that requires joining efforts, such as the recently organised European Rural Parliament. The 2019 edition’s location of the event was especially […]
Read more...20 / 01 / 2020
A new European comparator tool on large carnivore’s management
The EU Large Carnivore Platform is a grouping of European stakeholders regularly meeting to discuss issues related to coexistence between humankind and larges carnivores. In January 2020, the platform launched a new online comparative tool. […]
Read more...7 / 01 / 2020
Transhumance now officially UNESCO intangible cultural heritage
By Isabeau Ottolini, Environmental Social Scientist Several months ago, we informed you of the initiative led by Italy, Austria and Greece to register transhumance on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Today we have […]
Read more...11 / 12 / 2019
Visiting mountain villages during the European Rural Parliament
The 4th European Rural Parliament was organised in November 2019 in the mountainous region of Asturias in Spain. The village of Candas hosted the event which gathered more than 300 participants including rural people, representatives […]
Read more...15 / 11 / 2019
Smart Villages in mountain areas: how to achieve the transition?
The Smart Villages concept was the main focus of the seminar “Smart Villages, a smart concept?” dedicated to mountain areas in particular and held in Esino Lario, Italy, last October 25 2019. The event was […]
Read more...6 / 11 / 2019
The economic impacts of material cultural heritage in mountainous countries
During the European Week of Regions and Cities, on October 10, 2019, a session was organised by DG AEC (Education, Youth, Sport and Culture) and ESPON, to help understand the economic impact of material cultural […]
Read more...5 / 11 / 2019
An agro-silvo-pastoral model for a more sustainable agri-food production in Mediterranean mountains
Life Polyfarming is a regenerative agriculture project that combines forest resources, livestock and crops to recover a fertile soil in Mediterranean mountain areas. The project, co-financed by the European Commission’s LIFE program, is led by […]
Read more...29 / 10 / 2019
The future of pastoralism: a key tool for forest fire prevention
By Isabeau Ottolini, Environmental Social Scientist “With every 0,002€ invested in territorial management, we save 1€ otherwise spent on extinguishing forest fires”. With this phrase Marc Castellnou – head of the Catalan Firefighters – opened […]
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