Discover 10 new, inspiring projects, tools and methodologies from across Europe. The new additions to our good practice database cover a wide range of topics, from empowering rural women through green social entrepreneurship, mobile healthcare in rural areas, to improved management of forest resources and more.
Explore the presentations and video recordings from our Good Practice Webinar of 20 March 2024 on ways in which rural communities can help anticipate and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Join our upcoming Good Practice Webinar on 24 April 2024, and discover effective practices, policies and tools for improving rural youth engagement in decision-making processes at the local, national, and EU levels. Express your interest to attend by 5 April 2024.
Launched on 25 January by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Strategic Dialogue is currently fully operational, with the active participation of 29 stakeholders.
The European Commission is calling for applications for the 3rd EU Organic Awards to celebrate excellent, sustainable, and inspiring projects in the organic value chain.
Despite the leading efforts of the EU and other Members to find compromises towards an agreement, the WTO could not agree on advancing agriculture reform at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) which ended Friday in Abu Dhabi.
Are you actively involved in addressing climate challenges within your community? Get expert, on-the-ground support for your project – apply to the call of the Communities for Climate initiative by 3 April 2024.
We are delighted to have received excellent feedback from our participants on all fronts – content, speakers, sessions and overall organisation. Here are just a few snippets from our feedback survey: ‘It was interesting in scientific content, well organized, dynamic and amusing!’ ‘It was a very well-organised event, with very enlightening talks and a very important overview of the mission.’ ‘The photo competition was very interesting and a nice way to engage citizens as well.’ Be on the lookout for European Mission Soil Week 2024! Follow the Mission Soil social media platforms to stay updated on the latest news and developments. You can also visit the Mission Soil Platform to stay on top of all our activities.
The Mission Soil Manifesto aims to foster local knowledge, innovation, and investment in soil health by raising awareness. Signatories of the Manifesto will be able to join a vibrant soil health advocacy community and have access to the latest research results, along with the opportunity to take part in knowledge sharing activities and events to exchange best practices on how to improve soil health in Europe and beyond.
The Commission, EU countries and associated countries jointly fund two research and innovation partnerships to advance sustainable farming and food systems.
The European Mission Soil Week is an annual event aimed at promoting the Horizon Europe Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe' (Mission Soil) raising awareness about the importance of soil health, and driving action to protect and restore our soils.
A new study produced by Euromontana and commissioned by the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT) analyses policies and practices of climate adaptation in water and tourism management in mountain areas.
The EU-funded project SHERPA recently published two sets of recommendations – for policy and research – to help rural areas address potential challenges and unlock existing and future opportunities.
A recent policy brief by the Horizon 2020 COCOREADO project sets out recommendations to involve, educate, connect and empower young citizens’ participation in food systems decision-making and development processes.
A recent publication by the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT) studies rural policies and funding across Germany, Spain, Poland, Ireland, Estonia, and provides a comparative analysis with France.
A new publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides insights into how rural areas and communities can contribute to and benefit from the EU’s green energy transition, without undermining natural areas, biodiversity and food production.
Gain valuable insights into possible ways of innovating mountain territories in order to make them more resilient to climate change and other threats – listen to the podcast episodes of the ‘MOVING’ (MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green Growth) project.
A new EU-funded project – RURBANIVE – will work between 2024 and 2027 to establish a novel rural-urban innovation framework, supported by technical and social innovations in order to enhance territorial governance and existing policy tools.
