Projects & Practice

Local Climate Plan for the Pays des Condruses - less 40% of CO2 by 2030

Keywords:: Climate, Climate change adaptation, Energy efficiency, LEADER/CLLD, Networking
Countries:: Belgium

A Local Action Group (LAG) helps coordinate the climate and energy strategies of its municipalities.

Tiges et chavées - Sustainable management of private forests

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Promoting the sustainable management of small, privately owned forests. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'LEADER' category.

Restoration of the Romedenne clay-pit nature reserve

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Protected areas
Countries:: Belgium

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.

ViciGAL - transformation of a former railway line into a green lane for cycling

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Public goods, Rural services, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Supporting the preparatory work for the creation of a 41 km green lane linking up bends the Meuse river between the municipalities of Yvoir and Huy in Wallonia.

Chevetogne - combining a wetland ecosystem observation area with social tourism

Keywords:: Environmental protection, LEADER/CLLD, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Restoring a wetland ecosystem and creating an observation area, for ecological, hydrological, educational and touristic purposes.

The forest of the Land of Chimay

Keywords:: Forestry, Information & promotion activities, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

The project supported the area of Chimay to promote 'green tourism' and boost local development by fostering cooperation among local stakeholders.

GO Eastbelgium

Keywords:: Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), LEADER/CLLD, Smart Villages, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

An innovative LEADER project promotes hiking in the Belgian Eifel area by means of an online hiking planner tool, GPS navigation and a smartphone app.