Projects & Practice

An example of an initiative promoting energy efficiency that addresses climate change through targeted actions at grassroots level.

‘Nos Oignons’ is an association that supported the preparation and implementation of three RDP funded projects that promote social farming in Wallonia.

Construction of a new, versatile building consisting of a coworking space, a cultural hall and a tourist office, enhancing the services offered to the residents of a rural municipality.

An environmental NGO implemented a project to preserve and maintain an old clay pit that provides shelter to a number of rare and endangered species.

A dairy farm in Wallonia invested in renewable energy production from manure and produced milk using a more environmental friendly process.

The project considered built heritage as a development lever for a rural area and relied upon the younger generation to raise awareness about it and to take care of it in the longer term.

In favour of biodiversity, a municipality decided to remove spruce trees growing on municipal soil and to rehabilitate broadleaved trees that were originally growing in these areas.

A mini-foodtruck called GAL’otte is fostering citizens’ exchanges and social cohesion in Pays de Herve, by preparing and baking pizza together with the citizens.

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

In an area where cattle breeding is predominent, LEADER funding helped explore the potentials of producing biogas from manure produced in the farms.