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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.

The Common Network Statistics (CNS) provides an insight into the quantitative outputs of NRNs in Y6 (2019 data), highlighting the development achieved by the NRNs.

This factsheet explores the types of opportunities for delivering economic value through a bioeconomy that contributes to climate change mitigation. It reflects on experiences of the Rural Development Programmes in supporting these opportunities and provides concrete examples from several Member States.

Accessibility of services, including healthcare, education, mobility, shopping and others, is one of the key factors to help rural areas thrive and make them more attractive and viable. This factsheet provides an overview of various aspects that need to be considered when improving the access to services for rural population.

This document highlights the importance of knowledge, data and monitoring to facilitate rural climate action and enable rural actors to communicate success along value chains to both consumers and the wider society. It was produced in the frame of the ENRD Thematic Group on Bioeconomy and climate action in rural areas.

LEADER is one of the longest standing, most successful and popular European-wide initiatives.

This EU Rural Review explores how the seven LEADER principles are interpreted today by people who have been deeply involved with implementing LEADER in rural communities across Europe.

The articles show how the principles work in practice, how they deliver results and ensure sustained performance over time, and how they are adaptable to deal with the emerging challenges and opportunities facing rural areas.

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EU Rural Review 29 - LEADER Achievements

The Common Network Statistics (CNS) provides an insight into the quantitative outputs of NRNs in Y5 (2018 data), highlighting the development achieved by the NRNs.

The factsheet was produced in the frame of the ENRD Workshop on Vibrant Rural Areas: Rural Jobs. It provides an overview of key finding of the workshop, including actions and practical examples on how to improve rural employment.