7 / 09 / 2020
Submit your ideas of calls and actions for Horizon Europeโs missions!
The kick-off of the new EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe is planned for 2021, and you can now provide your feedback on its thematic missions. If you feel concerned and have expertise on […]
Read more...5 / 06 / 2020
Get inspired by a new Swiss database of social innovations
“Social Innovations In The Swiss Mountain Region” is a Swiss project (2018-2022) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and gathering in a consortium the Unit Economic Geography of the Institute of Geography at the […]
Read more...26 / 05 / 2020
A Manual to assess the impacts of social innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural development
In recent years, the European Union has increasingly embraced social innovation as a mean to tackle numerous social, economic and environmental challenges that neither government nor market could solve directly. Globalisation and loss of small […]
Read more...22 / 04 / 2020
Interesting calls for mountain projects: a monitoring for our members
The beginning of the 2021-2027 programming period, will see the introduction and piloting of new funding schemes โ such as Horizon Europe, InvestEU etc. โ or the restructuring of already existing ones. In this article, […]
Read more...7 / 11 / 2019
Tell us about your social innovation!
The SIMRA project is gathering examples of social innovations in agriculture, forestry and rural development in marginalised rural areas until the end of December 2019. In particular, we are seeking further examples from non-EU countries […]
Read more...3 / 10 / 2019
How can you help promote rural social innovation in Horizon Europe?
Horizon Europe is the follow-up of the Horizon 2020 research programme for the next European programming period 2021-2027. The European Commission has started to prepare for the programmeโs implementation, including through a co-constructed approach. The […]
Read more...11 / 09 / 2019
Mountain areas, a chance of innovation for Horizon Europe
Mountain areas are facing different specific issues, from remoteness and accessibility to rapidly changing climate conditions. Mountains are however also offering various innovation opportunities, due to the natural and social specificities of these areas. Mountains […]
Read more...10 / 09 / 2019
Mountain researchers: the Mountain Research Initiative needs you!
The Mountain Research Initiative has developed since 2001 an Expert Database, enabling researchers around the world to connect and come with new valuable research projects for our mountain areas. Considering the past growing research community […]
Read more...25 / 07 / 2019
14th meeting of the subgroup on innovation of the EIP-AGRI
On 14 June 2019, took place in Brussels the 14th meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation of European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability. This subgroup meets three times a year to decide on […]
Read more...15 / 03 / 2019
How to achieve bio-circular villages?
On March 7, 2019, Euromontana participated to the โ2019 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference: Success Stories and New Challengesโ jointly organised by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee. This yearโs workshops included […]
Read more...19 / 02 / 2019
Enhancing the cultural heritage of mountain areas: a new booklet of good practices
Inspired by the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the Schignano Workshop (Province of Como, Italy) and from the XI European Mountain Convention, ERSAF (the Lombardy regional body for agricultural and forestry services) published a […]
Read more...14 / 02 / 2019
SIMRA participated in the debate on โSmart villages: Integrated strategic approaches to innovation in rural areasโ
On 29th January 2019, Marie Clotteau, Director of Euromontana, presented SIMRA to the NAT (Commission for Natural Resources) members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) during a debate on โSmart Villages: integrated strategic […]
Read more...7 / 02 / 2019
SILVER SMEs meets entrepreneurs and policy-makers at AgeingFit 2019
SILVER SMEs partners met in Lille and attended AgeingFit, a European event dedicated to innovation partnerships in the healthy ageing sector, which was organised in Lille (France), on 29 & 30 January 2019. Silver Health […]
Read more...6 / 02 / 2019
Advanced International Course on Social Innovation in Rural Areas
A one-week training course will be organised in the framework of the H2020 EU-funded project Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ-CIHEAM) on 18-22 November 2019 to […]
Read more...22 / 01 / 2019
Pyrรฉnรฉes Crรฉation: restoring the nobility of wool
The revalorisation of a traditional sector Pyrรฉnรฉesย Crรฉationย isย aย smallย companyย fromย theย Frenchย Pyreneesย thatย has succeeded,ย withย modernย designย andย innovativeย creationsย (slippers, bags,ย plaids andย rugs)ย toย bringย theย woolย ofย […]
Read more...
