Projects & Practice

An interterritorial cooperation project to address the challenges of outmigration and ageing in rural areas by investing in new technology solutions. 

Measure 15 played a key role in the protection and spreading the use of local forestry genetic resources in the Italian region of Marche. 

Setting up a toy museum in a small island village to provide children with access to cultural activities and to stimulate the local economy.

A voluntary rescue team used LEADER support to obtain equipment to enable the volunteers to increase the range of incidents they can respond to, as well as to raise awareness among the local population about volunteering. 

Slow Trips unites partners from six EU Member States to communicate and market innovative tourism products characterised by sustainability and participation and to attract new target groups of tourists who are dissatisfied with superficial sightseeing.
 

This pan-Slovenian project is designed to combat the consequences of natural disasters that have affected forests across the country in the last six years. The project includes sustainable measures to restore damaged forests, adapting them to climate change, and is focused on areas that are under the greatest pressure. 
 

The project was aimed at revitalising small villages that were suffering from depopulation by promoting rural tourism and affirming the cultural identity of the population. 

A family farm converted to organic lavender farming in order to diversify their offer of products and services in an environmentally sustainable way.

In response to increasing demand for wood fuel, a wood processing company in Greece, used support from the LEADER measure to set up a new pellet production line.

A family farm invested in soil conservation practices to increase its capacity to store water and its microbial biomass activity.