Projects & Practice

Renovation of the palace building in Bucz

Keywords:: Culture, Rural services, Social inclusion, Tourism
Countries:: Poland

EAFRD funds financed the partial renovation and restoration of an historic building and its surrounding area.

Revitalisation of the park in Liptovský Peter village

Keywords:: Local Development Strategy, Social inclusion, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

Local regeneration project in Slovakia revitalises rural village amenities.

Rural Slovakia’s House of Folk Clothing

Keywords:: Culture, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

Harnessing cultural heritage as a rural development tool in Slovakia.

CAP funds new public roads and renewable energy solutions in Poland

Keywords:: Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Rural services, Smart Villages
Countries:: Poland

CAP funds new public roads and renewable energy solutions in Poland.

The Oriniemenjoki River catchment area water protection project

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: Finland

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems

Rural Youth in focus

Keywords:: Demography, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Local Development Strategy, Networking, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Youth strategy tackles rural depopulation challenges in western Finland.

Rural Working Hubs

Keywords:: Demography, Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

Demonstrating the feasibility of rural working hubs in Finland and Ireland

Rural Future Makers project

Keywords:: Demography, Entrepreneurship, Local Development Strategy, Youth
Countries:: Finland

A Local Action Group (LAG) in Central Finland created a new network and the enabling conditions for young people to plan and implement their own local development ideas.

Agrinew - Belgium

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Belgium

The project focuses on improving access to agricultural land for new farmers and on adapting conventional agriculture to new agricultural systems based on the production or maintenance of biodiversity through profitable and innovative practices.

Sustainable development in Geopark - Finland

Keywords:: Digitisation, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Finland

The project aim was for the Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas region to reach UNESCO Global Geopark status and this was achieved in summer 2020. Through project activities regional municipalities, Metsähallitus, Natural Resources Institute Finland, companies, associations, educational institutions and individual residents have worked together to develop the region and to construct a sustainable nature tourism destination.