Projects & Practice

The Eternal Forest target programme in the Zemplén Mountains

Keywords:: Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Mountain area, Sustainability
Countries:: Hungary

Introducing a new forest management method that ensures the rapid and natural rejuvenation of harvested forests.

Establishing poplar tree plantations for industrial use in Hungary

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

Using Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to set up modern poplar plantations in response to the increasing demand from industry for high quality raw materials

Biomassalland

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Forestry, Renewable energy, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

A regional cooperative chain for biomass was established to respond to the increasing demand for woodchip.

Using residual wood from landscape management

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

LEADER support was used to exploit the potential of using large quantities of waste wood from landscape management as a renewable energy source.

'Let’s Clean the Water'

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Slovenia

In a rural area without public sewage system, a LEADER project helped the local population to get familiar with the new environmental standards, legislation and requirements on wastewater treatment. It also enabled them to make informed decisions on which wastewater treatment technology to use.