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This case study explores the Finnish ‘Smart Countryside’ analysis of the challenges facing the country's rural areas and the opportunities offered by digitisation. It overviews a range of recommendations for improving digital innovations in rural services that have been used to inform both existing and new programmes in Finland.

This is the main report of the second meeting of the ENRD Thematic Group on 'Smart Villages'. 
It outlines ways in which rural communities across Europe are developing innovative local solutions and imaginative approaches to cuts in rural transport, energy, social care, education, service integration, as well as to the threat of climate change. Additionally, it provides recommendations for building a more favourable, enabling environment for 'Smart Villages'.
This is the main report of the second meeting of the ENRD Thematic Group (TG) on ‘Sustainable management of water and soils’.
It outlines the TG's three main sub-themes ‒ results-based payments schemes, collective approaches and nutrients management ‒ and the preliminary findings of the TG's analytical work on these topics.

This document outlines the main features, examples and recent policy developments related to the promotion and wider implementation of collective approaches to the sustainable management of water and soils.

This document includes background information on and key elements of results-based payment schemes related to the sustainable management of water and soils.

This document overviews practical experiences with the implementation of nutrient management plans in  the field of Rural Development policy and how these can contribute to the sustainable management of water and soils.

This briefing was prepared as background material for the ENRD thematic sork on 'Social Inclusion' (2017-2018). 
It covers topics such as 'welcoming asylum seekers' and 'welcoming new entrepreneurs'.
This briefing was prepared as background material for the ENRD Thematic Work on 'Social Inclusion' (2017-2018). 
It covers topics such as addressing nutritional, housing and health needs.
This briefing was prepared as background material for the ENRD Thematic Work on 'Social Inclusion' (2017-2018). 
It covers topics such as the role of arts and culture, young people in rural areas and the role of community centres.

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