Projects & Practice

Improvement and recovery of the pedestrian routes network in Rabaçal

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Forestry, Nature conservation, Protected areas
Countries:: Portugal

Rural Development Programme support was used to improve the accessibility and educational function of a UNESCO-listed Natural Park in Madeira, Portugal.

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.

Klimatkollen i Greppa Näringen – Sweden offers farmers free tailored advice on climate change

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Climate, GHG & ammonia emissions, Information & promotion activities, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Sweden

Targeted advice on climate mitigation actions for individual farms provides farmers with consultant support to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Alvesta Biogas – expanding its production capacity

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Environmental sustainability, Renewable energy
Countries:: Sweden

Support from the rural development programme was used to buy new machinery and expand the production capacity of a biogas plant.

VÅTMARK KYLINGE – Creating a wetland to tackle eutrophication

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Water management
Countries:: Sweden

The creation of wetlands in the agricultural landscape can contribute in decreasing the leakage of nutrients into water bodies.

Water preservation project ‘AQUABRAVA’

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Water management
Countries:: Sweden

This LEADER-funded project created several small wetlands and helped raise awareness of and interest in water protection among landowners. It also contributed to increasing the amount of available water in the island of Gotland.