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New batch of Good Practices available online
Explore our latest Good Practices covering a wealth of inspiring initiatives, including approaches to climate action, community engagement, and participatory, integrated governance.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Mitigating rural energy poverty and enhancing efficiency measures
Discover the latest outputs of the LIFE-funded RENOVERTY project providing analysis and recommendations on reducing energy poverty and enhancing efficiency renovations in vulnerable rural districts across Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. Join the project’s webinar on 21 October on best practices of energy communities!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy recommendations on sustainable mountain development: new roadmap and policy briefs
The EU-funded MOVING project has launched a policy roadmap and a set of policy briefs intended to advance the sustainability and resilience of Europe’s mountain regions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Start-up village case studies
A new publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) assesses the resource endowments, institutional arrangements, stakeholder engagement, and outcomes of four European villages on their journey toward fostering innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Local climate solutions to inspire citizen action – explore the 50 Communities for Climate
Discover the 50 projects selected for support under the Communities for Climate (C4C) initiative. The projects – in the areas of nature and biodiversity; circular economy; renewable energy; and water management – will engage in citizens’ climate actions to develop and implement innovative ideas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Toolkit: ‘Youth for Reviving (stagnating) EU territories’
The publication compiles a range of 51 innovative practices tackling depopulation and young people outmigration in vulnerable regions across the EU.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A compass for local empowerment in rural areas – new publication
A new publication explores a set of tools for local empowerment, including Smart Villages, Community-led Local Development (CLLD) and ‘Village Pacts’, to identify practical ways of reaching the grassroots and bringing the Rural Pact closer to citizens.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Join the new LEADER Youth Community
Become a member of the new LEADER Youth Community, an ELARD initiative to empower young people to take an active role in shaping the future of their rural areas – sign up by 20 August!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A community centre for the elderly, co-created with seniors
Discover ‘Las Nieves’, the first community centre for elderly people in Cantabria, Spain! This innovative centre – emerging from a four-month co-creation process with 35 elderly residents of Campoo de Yuso (Cantabria) – aims to enhance the autonomy and quality of life of the elderly living in dispersed rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Consultation on rural healthcare needs in Europe – express your interest to participate
The Rural Health Compass will hold a series of online consultations with rural residents, rural civil society and NGOs between October and December 2024 to explore local community needs related to health and social care. Express your interest to participate in the consultations.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
