Projects & Practice

Upgrading the facilities of a camp site in Cyprus

Keywords:: Forestry, Protected areas, Tourism, Youth
Countries:: Cyprus

A camp site used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to increase its capacity to accommodate visitors and upgrade its infrastructure and improving accessibility.

Nizna Boca – Restoring the production potential of damaged forests

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Social inclusion
Countries:: Slovakia

Restoring the production potential of damaged forests through clearing, afforestation and preservation of young forest stands.

Investing in preventive actions against forest fires

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

Restoration of a deteriorating forest road and the construction of a wooden lookout tower in order to protect 1500 ha of forest from forest fires.

Afforestation of agricultural land in Poland

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Forestry
Countries:: Poland

An example of how afforestation allows for the development and maintenance of farm lands where crop cultivation is almost impossible.

Reconstruction of a forest road for effective protection from forest fires

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry
Countries:: Slovakia

Support from the Slovakian rural development programme financed the reconstruction of a forest road as to improve access for fire protection vehicles.

Anti-flood and fire fighting reservoir Mestske lesy Krupina

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Environmental protection, Water management
Countries:: Slovakia

The construction of a water reservoir helped combat the more frequent extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and forest fires due to climate change.