Projects & Practice

Medved Farm – Investing in soil conservation practices

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Environmental sustainability, Sustainability
Countries:: Slovenia

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

Hiša vin Kokol (Rebirth of vine / grapes)

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Product quality, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Slovenia

The project took nature-friendly vine cultivation on a family farm a step further to develop zero-waste processing methods that valorise all by-products of grapes in a sustainable and fully circular way. The resulting seeds, oil and flour have proved very popular with customers.

Nature conservation in the Austrian Rural Development Programme

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

Operation M10.1.19 focuses on result-oriented and focused Rural Development Programme (RDP) interventions to stabilise endangered habitats, species and plants and thus reverse the decline of biodiversity in Austria’s agricultural regions.

Biodiversity-flower strips in Austria

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Sustainability
Countries:: Austria

Supporting this environmentally sound and biodiversity-promoting management action is one of the most successful operations of the Austrian Agri-Environmental-Climate Scheme.

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.