Projects & Practice

Supporting Ireland’s Rare Breeds

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Environmental sustainability, Natural resources
Countries:: Ireland

Offering support to maintain and possibly increase populations of specific rare breeds under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 of Ireland.

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.

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

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.

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Slovakia

Support from the rural development programme was used to establish an innovative production of GMO-free soybean oil products of superior quality.

A herd of water buffalo helps preserve biodiversity and wetland landscape in a Natura 2000 area in Berlin, Germany.

Keywords:: Direct marketing, Information & promotion activities, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Slovakia

Information and promotion activities on direct marketing by the Slovak National Rural Network.