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Positions

June 2022: Addressing brain drain in mountain areas: tools to reverse the trend and boost territorial attractiveness

June 2021: Review of the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy – A tool for the promotion of sustainable farming from mountain areas

April 2021: Commissioner Šuica reaffirms the opportunities to tackle demographic change in rural and mountainous areas at SILVER SMEs conference

April 2021: Regions have a key role to play to tackle demographic change in rural and mountainous areas

April 2021: European regions must have a central role in the governance, management and delivery of the future CAP!

April 2021: The EU Forest Strategy for 2030: enhancing the resilience of forests and regional value chains

March 2021: Ageing in mountain areas – Contributions of Euromontana for the Green Paper on Ageing, updated position document

December 2020: Enhancing the resilience of forests and regional value chains, Euromontana’s response to the roadmap for the EU Forest Strategy for 2030

November 2020: Towards a Long-Term Vision for Mountains’ Rural Areas, updated position document

September 2020: The EU Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility: bringing mountain territories into the transition

September 2020: The EU Agricultural Promotion Policy A tool for the promotion of mountain farming

September 2020: Face the challenge of climate change in the mountains: adaptation for future generations

June 2020: Ageing in mountain areas – Contributions of Euromontana for the Green Paper on Ageing

May 2020: Towards a long-term vision of rural areas – Contributions of Euromontana for Vice-President Šuica

April 2020: The European Year of Rail: make it work for mountainous regions

April 2020: Euromontana calls for an ambitious budget for Cohesion Policy to support mountain areas in the time to come

February 2020: Amplify the local voices and address rural development in the CAP post 2020

November 2019: How can Managing Authorities better address the needs of their mountain areas? A factsheet for Managing Authorities

September 2018: Vatra Dornei declaration “Cultural heritage as an Engine for Creativity, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development for the Future of Mountain Areas”

March 2018: Which future for pastoralism in Europe? The cohabitation with large carnivores and the attractivity of the pastoral jobs in question

March 2018: What future for Cohesion policy post 2020? Towards a more place-based development that more effectively considers territorial cohesion

March 2018: Evaluation of the EU’s Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change: What future for Europe’s mountains?

October 2017: Mountain network calls on lagging States to implement mountain products legislation but ‘EU Logo would boost the impact’

April 2017: Euromontana’s position on the CAP 2021-2027

December 2016: Implement the cork declaration solutions for and from mountain areas

October 2016: Bragança declaration “Mountains’ vulnerability to climate change: how can people and territories adapt and mitigate its effects?”

Studies

January 2022: Being young in a mountain area: mountain youth’s needs in 2022 and aspirations for the future

October 2021: An overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe – Report for the LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN

June 2020: Implementation of the EU Optional Quality Term “mountain product”: where do we stand in the different Member States?

March 2017: Innovation and Circular Economy in the Mountain Forest Supply Chain: How to close the loop?

February 2017: Labelling mountain food products in Europe beyond the simple quality distinction, an opportunity to join forces and build resilient food systems

Booklets of good practices

January 2023: Euromontana’s 2023 booklet of good practices for the sustainable development of mountain areas

January 2022: Euromontana’s 2022 brochure of good practices on sustainable mountain development

January 2021: Euromontana’s brochure of good practices for a sustainable recovery in European mountains

January 2020: Euromontana’s brochure of good practices for sustainable development in mountain areas

January 2018: Euromontana’s brochure on developing mountain attractiveness

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6 days ago

❄️ 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?⛰️ 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...👉 Explore our good practices database: www.euromontana.org/good-practices-database/ Photo credits © Wexl Arena St. Corona am Wechsel ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

🎄𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝒔 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲🎅 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! 🏔️ 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: 📃 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 🔗 www.euromontana.org/thirty-years-on-calling-for-a-stronger-european-commitments-to-its-mountains/ 🤝 launched an Alliance for European Mountains, between elected representatives of the European Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament 🔗https://www.euromontana.org/press-release-alliance-for-european-mountains-launched-mountains-need-europe-and-europe-needs-mountains/ 👩‍🏫 collaborated on more than seven European research projects with our members and other partners all over Europe🧊 highlighted water-related challenges during this International Year of Glacier Preservation (hashtag#IYGP2025)🔗 www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/👋 welcomed new members, including from Montenegro and Italy🌱 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 (Małopolska)• 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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Euromontana

4 weeks ago

⏮️ 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 🌱 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 🏔️ 🗣️ Our "voices form a vivid mosaic—a portrait of landscapes that shape identity, heritage, and sustainable futures."Have a look 👉https://www.fao.org/brussels/news/news-detail/international-mountain-day--voices-from-the-peaks/en ... See MoreSee Less

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Euromontana

4 weeks ago

👩‍🌾 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 🗣️ 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 👩‍🌾 🌱 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 🏔️ 👉 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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1 month ago

🧊 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: 💧The Alps alone provide 40% of Europe's fresh water?💡Glacier retreat will reduce hydroelectric energy production by an average of 10% in the Alps and by up to 35% by 2070 compared to today?🌱68% of irrigated agricultural land in the plains depends directly on water runoff from the mountains? ⛰️By 2034 the Pyrenees will be ice-free?📢An appropriate governance of glacier is needed to counteract the rapid changes!🧊 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 👉 www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/ #IMD2025 #InternationalMountainDay #MountainsMatterMountain Partnership ... See MoreSee Less

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