News

On the path to ‘Smart Village’ strategies

Responding to the growing interest in ‘Smart Villages’, the ENRD Contact Point is continuing its thematic work on the topic with the next meeting of the dedicated Thematic Group (TG) scheduled for 4 October 2018.

The TG’s work in the upcoming year will focus on collecting and developing practical orientations for using all the policy tools available to help ‘Smart Villages’ emerge and grow. Specifically, it will exchange on how to design strategies to effectively empower rural communities in different national contexts while continuously providing a platform for linking the various initiatives taking place.

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
16/08/2018

EAFRD Project Brochure language versions available

The EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Resource-Efficient Rural Economies’ is now available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish on the ENRD website.

This edition showcases examples of Rural Development Programme (RDP) projects supporting the sustainable use of natural resources, particularly water and soil. The brochure is part of the broader ENRD thematic work on ‘Resource Efficiency’.

For electronic and paper subscriptions to ENRD publications, please write to subscribe@enrd.eu.

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
14/08/2018

New ENRD thematic work

The ENRD is launching a new topic for its thematic work: ‘Mainstreaming the Bioeconomy’. Activities over the next year will include: meetings of a new Thematic Group (TG) composed of a wide range of stakeholders; analytical work; and a concluding European Seminar.

The overall objective of the thematic work is to encourage the development of sustainable bioeconomy value chains in rural areas in order to promote economic growth and employment whilst preserving eco-systems.

Are you interested in becoming a member of the ENRD TG on bioeconomy? Please express your interest here.

In parallel, the current ENRD focus on the topic of ‘Smart Villages’ will continue, with a dedicated TG working to develop practical orientations for policy makers to enable and support ‘Smart Village’ strategies, while showcasing inspirational examples.

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
25/07/2018

Latest edition of Rural Connections now available

The spring/summer 2018 edition of the ENRD networking magazine ‘Rural Connections’ is now available in English on the ENRD website.

Find out what is being done to welcome and support a new generation of farmers, including through the European Commission’s legislative proposals for the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in our thematic section on Generational Renewal.

Catch up with the latest in European rural development in our digest of news and updates and discover a range of rural perspectives on topics such as technology-led farming, the largest ever LEADER/CLLD survey and the new CAP delivery model.

Subscribe to receive free paper copies of future editions in English, French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish, write to subscribe@enrd.eu.

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
23/07/2018

A toolkit for rural networks

Browse through our interactive online toolkit containing a range of materials – such as good practices, publications and various resources from ENRD events – intended to assist National Rural Network (NRN) support units in achieving their key tasks and objectives.

The toolkit is searchable by NRN objective or task, as well as by operational aspects such as NRN set-up, functioning, and self-assessment.

Have you got a resource that you would like to share with rural networks across Europe? Drop us a line directly through the toolkit.

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
12/07/2018

Supporting rural youth in Scotland

The Scottish Rural Youth Project is working to facilitate the involvement of young people in agricultural and rural activity by better understanding their current situation, aspirations, opportunities and challenges.

The project is conducting research among 18-28 year olds living or working in rural areas in Scotland, the wider UK and in other international countries to inform policy makers, youth leaders and communities on how to better support and inspire rural youth.

Source:
  • National stakeholders
Publication date: 
11/07/2018

Discover the stories behind EU investment

Browse through a set of good practice examples in agriculture and rural development supported by EU investments in the investEU database.

The highlighted examples tell people’s stories – ranging from new recruits, farmers, entrepreneurs, to researchers, merchants, artisans, to school children – of concrete benefits, job creation and making a difference locally.

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  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
10/07/2018

Fostering LEADER Cooperation

The 2018 edition of the LEADER-Inspired Network Community: LINC event (12-15 June 2018 – Rauma, Finland) fostered exchange of ideas and practical experiences and promoted Transnational Cooperation (TNC) among Local Action Groups (LAGs) from across Europe.

The event featured a ‘cooperation corner’ hosted by John and Susan Grieve of the ENRD Contact Point and Juha-Matti Markkola and Lauri Hyttinen of the Finnish Rural Network support unit. Browse through the LINC 2018 project proposals and find a cooperation partner.

LINC 2019 will take place on 10-13 September 2019 in Pärnu, Estonia.

Source:
  • European stakeholders
Publication date: 
10/07/2018

Expanding the reach of LEADER

A management system for the LEADER approach and 13 new Local Action Groups (LAGs) were set up in May 2018 in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia following the completion of a bilateral project with Slovenia.

The long-term aim of the project is to improve the socio-economic situation of the population in rural and remote areas in the country and to boost their attractiveness for local and outside investors.

Source:
  • National stakeholders
Publication date: 
09/07/2018

Increasing ecosystem resilience

A recent policy brief produced by BiodivERsA – a pan-European network promoting research on biodiversity and ecosystem services – explores measures to increase ecosystem resilience, including key monitoring indicators, tipping points and suggested management strategies.

The brief provides insights and policy recommendations on maintaining the diversity of forest tree species through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and on further improving Natura 2000 guidance on the management of aquatic bodies.

Source:
  • European stakeholders
Publication date: 
08/07/2018

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