Cooperation Projects
On-going Cooperation Actions
Short Supply Chains
- 'Land & Wirt'- Boosting farm products quickly and easily into the gastronomic sector, National project, Austria
- Towards sustainable food systems through public catering at municipal level [PDF
], National project (all regions), Finland - KEKEPAMPO Research Project, 2009-2011, National project (all regions), Finland
- Marchés des Producteurs de Pays initiative ('Producers' markets), Network of locally-based markets for the direct sale of agricultural products, Inter-territorial cooperation project with the participation of 20 departments, France
- Proyecto Fomento de la Agroecología ('Ecological Agriculture Promotion Project'), Inter-territorial cooperation project, Location: Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucía and Extremadura, Spain
- Short food supply chains development within natural regional parks of France [PDF
], 2007-2013, Several regions received financing, France - 'Making Local Food Work' initiative, 2007-2012, Location: national level (several regions), UK.
Inclusion of Specific Target Groups
- WERT: 'Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Tourism' project 2010-2012
Forestry
Selection of forestry projects currently supported by the EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe programme (IEE). More details on this programme and descriptions of other projects can be are available here.
- AFO, Activating private forest owners to increase forest fuel supply, IEE project on heat production(AT, FI, FR, LV, SL, UK)
- AGRIFORENERGY, Promoting the use of biomass from agricultural and forestry sector for heating, electricity and transportation purposes, IEE project on small-scale applications (AT, IT, RO, SK, SL)
- BIO-HEAT, Promotion of Short Rotation Coppice for District Heating Systems in Eastern Europe, IEE project on heat production (CZ, DE, LT, PL, RO, SK, SL)
- BIOMASSTRADECENTRES, Supporting the organisation of spot markets supply for wood chips and firewood , IEE project on heat production (AT, IT, PL, SL)
- BIOMASSTRADECENTREII, Development of Biomass Trade and Logistics Centers for Sustainable Mobilisation of Local Wood Biomass Resources , IEE project on biofuels (AT, HR, DE, GR, IE, IT, RO, ES)
- WHS, Woodheat Solutions, IEE project on heat production (AT, HR, FI, SL , UK)
Selection of forestry projects currently supported by the EU’s Life programme. More details on this programme and descriptions of other projects can be are available here.
- WOODRUB, Utilisation of recovered wood and rubber for alternative composite products, LIFE project (ES, UK, IT)
- ManFor C.BD., Managing forests for multiple purposes: carbon, biodiversity and socio-economic wellbeing, LIFE project (IT, SL)