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This edition focuses on Rural Vision Week, a five-day interactive online conference focused on involving stakeholders with preparations for a long-term vision for the future of EU rural areas.

Rural development stakeholders from across Europe look at the future of their territories and of rural Europe, sharing their views on the role of rural youth, the importance of broadband development and the use of LEADER to support cultural projects.

This factsheet suggests how to create local ownership and tailoring schemes and actions to local needs and opportunities to ensure rural actors’ uptake of sustainable practices, whether for land management or in rural economies more generally. It includes ideas and examples emerging from the ENRD’s Thematic Group (TG) on the European Green Deal and Rural Areas that are presented as a source of inspiration for Member States’ Managing Authorities (MA) and stakeholders.

This factsheet suggests how Member States could support the transition to clean energy in the agriculture and forestry sectors through the choices they make in designing and implementing their CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs), in particular to meet the new CAP’s specific objectives of ‘contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and also to sustainable energy’. Ideas and examples emerging from the ENRD’s Thematic Group (TG) on the European Green Deal and Rural Areas are presented as a source of inspiration for Member States’ Managing Authorities (MA) and stakeholders.

This edition focuses on how to communicate successfully about rural development projects, based on the NRN's work and the Rural Inspiration Awards.

Articles by rural development stakeholders across Europe range from social farming to LEADER enhancing a Greek island’s intangible cultural heritage, to the state of the digital transition in rural areas.

Climate action, particularly climate change mitigation, can provide opportunities for the primary sector, rural communities and businesses to become more sustainable, resilient and competitive. These rural development stakeholders can make a major contribution to the European Green Deal, the roadmap for a sustainable EU economy. 

This edition of the EU Rural Review looks at how rural areas are making significant contributions towards climate action, also thanks to EAFRD support.

This factsheet looks at the opportunities that the design and implementation of relevant interventions, set out in the forthcoming CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs), present for upscaling sustainable management practices and contributing to the EGD goals. Ideas and examples emerging from the ENRD’s Thematic Group (TG) on the EGD and Rural Areas are presented as a source of inspiration for Managing Authorities and stakeholders.

This edition focuses on the link between environment, the new CAP and the European Green Deal and brings the finalists of the Rural Inspiration Awards 2020 back into the spotlight. 

Rural development stakeholders share their views on, among others, women in agriculture, renewable energies and the role of heritage for rural regeneration. The News section includes an overview of recent EU developments and ENRD activities, including the new ENRD tool 'Share your rural story'.

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This is the highlights report of the 2nd meeting of the ENRD Thematic Group on the European Green Deal and Rural Areas. It provides an overview of success factors and conditions for upscaling and discussed potential future CAP interventions to promote the adoption of sustainable practices by farmers and foresters.

This is the highlights report of the LEADER Thematic Lab on ‘Developing local strategic approaches to address green issues’, held on 26 November 2020.

Participants exchanged their views and practical experiences related to the potential contribution of LEADER and Local Action Groups (LAGs) to ‘greening’ and EGD objectives locally. They also discussed key factors in local strategic approaches, including resources, capacities, setting local objectives resources and networking methods.