Projects & Practice

Harnessing cultural heritage as a rural development tool in Slovakia.

CAP-funded forestry consulting in Germany’s eastern Brandenburg.
 

A project that combines research, environmental education and forestry practice and is aimed at small and medium-sized private forest owners who are severely affected by climate change.
 

In order to strengthen and expand the function of a community café as a focal point of the village community, the outdoor area of the old school hosting the café was rebuilt and designed in such a way that community events can be held outdoors.

Organising a series of educational events to raise awareness and interest about the environmental functions of the peatlands in Brandenburg.

Restoring the production potential of damaged forests through clearing, afforestation and preservation of young forest stands. 

Restoration of a deteriorating forest road and the construction of a wooden lookout tower in order to protect 1500 ha of forest from forest fires.

The construction of a treetop path that enhances visitors’ experience in one of the oldest oak forests in Europe.

A project addressing the Water Framework Directive, by restoring the natural flow of a stream, while preserving the local cultural heritage and protecting from floods.

Five districts in the north of Hesse joined forces to provide fast internet access in a region where no privately financed investment was covering the existing digital divide.