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Mountain Products Column in the Huffington Post [23 / 08 / 2016]

Honey, high quality leather products, milk and cheese, and wild peas. In the Monti Sibillini Park, a member of Euromontana, as in other mountainous regions across Europe, entrepreneurs are producing high quality food and high […]

Participate in the Reading Mountains Festival of the Alpine Convention [22 / 08 / 2016]

  The Reading Mountains Festival Based on the success of the 1st edition, the Alpine Convention is organizing the Reading Mountainsย festival again this year and we invite you to participate! The “Reading Mountains” festival is […]

The 2016 International Mountain Film Competition [1 / 08 / 2016]

Are you interested in making a short film about mountains? Then apply for the 2016 International Mountain Film Competition promoted by The Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), the School of Agriculture (ESA) of the Polytechnic Institute […]

Ordering local food through social networks [14 / 07 / 2016]

14.07.2016 Social networks are becoming more and more popular, but did you know that you can even use them to order local, fresh fruit and vegetables? It has become possible thanks to a network of […]

Tips and tricks from the Horizon 2020 InfoDay 2016 on the Societal Challenge 2 [13 / 07 / 2016]

In the frame of the Horizon 2020 Info Week, Euromontana participated in the InfoDay on the Societal Challenge 2 on the 28th June 2016. At this occasion, the European Commission presented the H2020 2016-2017 Work […]

Visit our brand new website for the SILVER TOURISM project! [13 / 07 / 2016]

Euromontana participates in a new Erasmus + project called โ€œSilver Tourismโ€ for 2 years. This project aims to provide the necessary training for the tourism sector to take advantage of the opportunities created by the […]

Registrations for the Open days are now open ! [12 / 07 / 2016]

Previously called โ€œOpen Daysโ€, the 2016 European Week for Regions and Cities will take place on 10- 13 October 2016 in Brussels. Under the headline ‘Regions and cities for sustainable and inclusive growthโ€™, the programme […]

Smart and innovative rural regions [12 / 07 / 2016]

Inspired byย the European focus on smart regions, 2 members of Euromontana: Lars Hustveit (Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality, Norway) and Gianluca Lentini (Poliedra โ€“ Politecnico di Milano, Italy) have written an article that highlightsย the dimension […]

CoR has published a draft opinion about Services of General Economic Interest [12 / 07 / 2016]

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) will soon adopt an โ€œown-initiative opinionโ€ on State Aid and Services of General Interest (SGEIs). The draft is supposed to be adopted this autumn 2016. Indeed, due to the […]

Study and model Europeโ€™s forests using the now publicly available EFISCEN forest inventory data and model [7 / 07 / 2016]

Alterra and the European Forest Institute have made publicly available their twenty-year-old European Forest Information Scenario Model (EFISCEN). The model contains a database of forest inventory data from 32 European countries. The database includes information […]

Visit our brand new website for the SIMRA project! [7 / 07 / 2016]

The new Horizon 2020 project SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas) has officially started on the 1st April 2016 for four years. The project aims to categorise and understand social innovation in different settings […]

ENRD Seminar โ€œChanging our Mindsets โ€“ Seizing Opportunities in the Green Economyโ€ [6 / 07 / 2016]

On the 1st July 2016, the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) hosted a European Seminar on โ€œChanging our Mindsets โ€“ Seizing Opportunities in the Green Economyโ€ in Brussels. The event brought together managing authorities […]

Friends of EUSALP โ€“ EUSALP and the Juncker Plan: EFSI Investment Platforms to foster growth in Europe [28 / 06 / 2016]

On June 22, 2016, the Friends of EUSALP held a meeting on investments and growth in the Alpine Region. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the Juncker Plan and the European Fund for […]

How can irrigation and soil fertility be improved while also reducing the environmental impact of farming? The use of no-till methods [28 / 06 / 2016]

Context: In 2002, Nuno Marques, a Portuguese farmer of beef, cereals, and forestry, in collaboration with the Instituto de Ciรชncias Agrรกrias e Ambientais Mediterrรขnicas (ICAAM), young graduates, and irrigation and veterinarian services began a project […]

SIMRA (Social Innovation In Marginalised Rural Areas) has kicked off [20 / 06 / 2016]

Scientists from across Europe and the wider Mediterranean area met at the James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen (Scotland) at the end of May 2016 to mark the start of a 4-year project addressing some of the […]

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โ„๏ธ Winter may seem to have arrived, but climate change is shortening the season and making snowfall less reliable...leaving mountain resorts with a stark choice: close or adapt?โ›ฐ๏ธ Head to Austria to discover how the Sankt Corona ski resort has responded to this challenge and turned a climate risk into a regional asset, as part of the Interreg Alpine Space - TranStat project: www.euromontana.org/sankt-coronas-response-to-climate-change-diversifying-tourism-for-a-resilient...๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore our good practices database: www.euromontana.org/good-practices-database/ Photo credits ยฉ Wexl Arena St. Corona am Wechsel ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ŸŽ„๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐’” ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐ŸŽ… After a year full of events, encounters, political challenges and new collaborations, it is time for the secretariat to take a short break. We will meet again soon in 2026 to continue our actions and make the voice of mountain areas heard by the EU! ๐Ÿ”๏ธ But in the meantime, let's take a step back and look at the year 2025 before it comes to an end!This year, together we: ๐Ÿ“ƒ celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Krakow Declaration, which paved the way for the creation of our network, and renewed our commitment to mountain areas ๐Ÿ”— www.euromontana.org/thirty-years-on-calling-for-a-stronger-european-commitments-to-its-mountains/ ๐Ÿค launched an Alliance for European Mountains, between elected representatives of the European Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament ๐Ÿ”—https://www.euromontana.org/press-release-alliance-for-european-mountains-launched-mountains-need-europe-and-europe-needs-mountains/ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ collaborated on more than seven European research projects with our members and other partners all over Europe๐ŸงŠ highlighted water-related challenges during this International Year of Glacier Preservation (hashtag#IYGP2025)๐Ÿ”— www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/๐Ÿ‘‹ welcomed new members, including from Montenegro and Italy๐ŸŒฑ visited initiatives across Europe promoting resilience in our mountain territories, through research projects or by hosting our board of directors in Trento (Cooperazione Trentina) and Krakow (Maล‚opolska)โ€ข and much more!Thank you to all our partners, members and friends of Euromontana for this wonderful year! ... See MoreSee Less
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โฎ๏ธ Last week, on 11 December, we celebrated International Mountain Day, established in 2002 by the United Nations to remind us of the role mountains play in many aspects of sustainable living ๐ŸŒฑ On this occasion, we were featured in an article by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office with the European Union alongside other EU regions, sharing our vision of what mountains mean to their people, cultures, and economies ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Our "voices form a vivid mosaicโ€”a portrait of landscapes that shape identity, heritage, and sustainable futures."Have a look ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.fao.org/brussels/news/news-detail/international-mountain-day--voices-from-the-peaks/en ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ We are currently attending the EU Agri-Food Days, organised by the European Commission and DG AGRI, which are taking place in Brussels over the course of three days!We heard from the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commissioner for Food and Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, and attended numerous high-level political sessions with stakeholders in the sector ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The agenda included discussions on achieving a robust and contemporary CAP to ensure food security across the EU, establishing fair remuneration schemes within the food chain, and fostering a resilient agri-food sector ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ ๐ŸŒฑ Euromontana will continue to play an active role in promoting a future CAP that benefits those most in need and supports the territorial development of rural areas in the face of climate change and generational renewal challenges ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our policy position on generational renewal within the CAP and our other contributions to the next European budget: www.euromontana.org/meeting-the-challenges-of-generational-renewal-shaping-the-future-of-mountain... EU Food & Farming ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ŸงŠ Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond. This is what we are highlighting this year on 11 December, International Mountain Day.Every year, this day provides an opportunity to emphasise the crucial importance of these areas in terms of natural resources, biodiversity, identity, cultural heritage, ways of life, and more resilient models. However, all of this is under threat from climate change, poorly targeted funding and negative perceptions of pastoral professions.Today, we are putting the spotlight on these endangered ice giants throughout our mountain ranges!Did you know that: ๐Ÿ’งThe Alps alone provide 40% of Europe's fresh water?๐Ÿ’กGlacier retreat will reduce hydroelectric energy production by an average of 10% in the Alps and by up to 35% by 2070 compared to today?๐ŸŒฑ68% of irrigated agricultural land in the plains depends directly on water runoff from the mountains? โ›ฐ๏ธBy 2034 the Pyrenees will be ice-free?๐Ÿ“ขAn appropriate governance of glacier is needed to counteract the rapid changes!๐ŸงŠ By signing the manifesto for better European governance of glaciers alongside 80 other organisations, we are calling for immediate and targeted political responses to the economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change.Have a look ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/ #IMD2025 #InternationalMountainDay #MountainsMatterMountain Partnership ... See MoreSee Less
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