20 / 12 / 2018
Call for Papers – International Mountain Conference 2019
Article sent it by Thomas Dax, Bundesanstalt für Bergbauernfragen (BABF) / Federal Institute for Mountainous and Less-Favoured Areas After three global mountain research conferences organised by the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth, Scotland (2005, […]
Read more...17 / 12 / 2018
Interview of the month: Meeting Windy K. Moe from the Eastern Norway Research Institute
Windy K. Moe is a mountain farmer as well as the person in charge of communication for the Eastern Norway Research Institute, one of Euromontana’s members. In this interview, we will learn more about how […]
Read more...11 / 12 / 2018
Sign the AlpFoodway project’s petition to support the nomination of Alpine food heritage on the UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage list
In October 2018, the AlpFoodway project officially initiated the process for inscribing Alpine food heritage on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. The project partners hope that this inscription will be the end result of this […]
Read more...4 / 12 / 2018
A new project brochure for SIMRA
SIMRA project has passed its half-way point! And over these two years we have been working hard: we have agreed on a definition for social innovation, characterised marginalised rural areas across Europe and the Mediterranean […]
Read more...21 / 11 / 2018
Silver SMEs: call for good practices
SILVER SMEs is an Interreg Europe project which aims to support SME-related regional policies in rural and mountainous areas to develop products and services of benefit for the senior population. Euromontana and three of […]
Read more...16 / 11 / 2018
Innovation in rural development: feedback from the Operational Groups seminar and the innovation thematic group
During the third week of October 2018, the EIP-AGRI organised a seminar focusing on the Operational Groups (OG) as well as the 12th meeting of the subgroup on innovation in Spoleto (Italy). These events were […]
Read more...30 / 10 / 2018
Salt Production System of Añana in the Basque Country
A Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System In November 2017, the FAO declared the Salt Valle Salado, located in the town of Salinas de Añana (Basque Country, in Spain) as the first European Globally Important Agricultural […]
Read more...17 / 10 / 2018
Get out there to get in here!
Researchers believe Norwegian outdoor life contributes to good integration. This is the starting point for an Innovation Action led by the Eastern Norway Research Institute (member of Euromontana). Immigrants in many cases are crucial for […]
Read more...8 / 10 / 2018
A new SIMRA brochure of inspiring examples of social innovation in mountain areas!
SIMRA’s fourth brochure collecting examples of social innovation in marginalised rural areas has just been published. This collection of brochures aims at concretely illustrating social innovation through the presentation of local on-going initiatives throughout Europe […]
Read more...13 / 07 / 2018
SIMRA’s Second General Assembly, Padova, Italy
SIMRA partners and members of the Scientific Advisory Board gathered in Padova from 12th to 14th June 2018 for a productive annual project meeting and the second General Assembly, hosted by the University of Padova. […]
Read more...9 / 07 / 2018
Horizon Europe, an evolution more than a revolution for the next research and innovation programme
The legislative proposals for Horizon Europe, the research and innovation programme which will follow Horizon 2020, have been published. With an increase budget from €70 billion to € 100 billion, this programme maintains a lot […]
Read more...4 / 07 / 2018
“How to make rural areas attractive for young people?” Feedback from the 2nd ENRD Social Inclusion Workshop
On 3 May 2018, ENRD organised its 2nd Social Inclusion Workshop focusing on the attractiveness of rural areas for young people. The workshop aimed at discussing how to improve the attractiveness of rural areas for […]
Read more...3 / 07 / 2018
How can Social Innovation Help Villages become Smarter?
The Smart Villages concept aims to “help local communities address issues of inadequate broadband connectivity, employment opportunities and service provision in a clear and comprehensive manner”. It also aims to improve the attractiveness and well-being […]
Read more...2 / 07 / 2018
SILVER SMEs kicked off in Teruel
Our new SILVER SMEs project organised its kick-off meeting last week. In Teruel, Spain the 9 partners met for the first time since the launch on SILVER SMEs, in June 2018. SILVER SMEs aims to […]
Read more...25 / 06 / 2018
Enhancing Innovation in Rural Areas: The Experience from Scotland
On Thursday 7 June 2018, a workshop on how to enhance innovation in Scottish rural areas was organised and hosted by the Scottish Representation to the European Union in Brussels. The focus was on examining […]
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