Projects & Practice

Improving the accessibility for visitors to a restored nature reserve

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Protected areas, Tourism, Water management
Countries:: Sweden

Support from the Swedish Rural Development Programme helped improve accessibility for visitors in a restored municipal nature reserve.

From fleece to dress, a workshop using by-product of livestock

Keywords:: Added value, Competitiveness, Demography, Diversification, Education & lifelong learning, Entrepreneurship, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Spain

A rural women’s association used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to organise wool processing training courses and to create employment opportunities by valorising wool, a by-product of sheep meat production.

Allrounder Moor - Climate Protectors and Noah's Ark of Biodiversity

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Tourism, Water management, Youth
Countries:: Germany

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

‘Abissage’ - restoring traditional water management systems in the Ardennes

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Irrigation, Nature conservation, Water management
Countries:: Belgium

Restoration of a meadow irrigation ditch to revive a multi-centennial tradition that existed throughout Europe and over time has produced meadows of outstanding flora.

Acquisition of a wood chipper to increase competitiveness

Keywords:: Added value, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Croatia

Acquisition of a wood chipper that produces chips for cogeneration more efficiently, thus reducing the cost of tools and consumables per unit of finished product.