Projects & Practice

Insect life

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Youth
Countries:: Austria

Raising awareness about insect conservation in Austria.

Larvae breeding for feed production for fish, poultry and pig

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Environmental sustainability, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation
Countries:: Austria

An EIP operational group investigated the use of insect larvae in fish, chicken, and pig feed as an environmentally friendly substitute for imported soy and fishmeal.

Renaturation of the “Mandlinger Moor”

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, Nature conservation
Countries:: Austria

Using the Rural Development Programme (RDP) to support the re-establishment of a moor by restoring its original hydrology and the propagation of the natural moor vegetation.

Optimising catch crops in arable farming in Austria

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Soil management
Countries:: Austria

Set up an operational group to test different practices for optimal catch crop management and assess their efficiency in reducing nitrogen and carbon emissions.

Pilot project Result-based Nature conservation Plan (RNP)

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Nature conservation, Protected areas
Countries:: Austria

Implementing a result-based nature conservation measure for species and habitat protection as to allow more flexibility for farmers in choosing and implementing management activities suitable to their land.