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Unlocking rural innovation: webinar highlights report available online
Rural innovation needs to be recognised in all its forms: from social and ecological solutions; to digital tools; and small-scale experimentation. Innovation measurement frameworks and funding instruments must reflect rural realities and support local capacities, skills, and community engagement – read the highlights report of our dedicated webinar of 22 May 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Impacts of rural demographic challenges on environment and generational renewal: new thematic reports
Two recent thematic reports by the Interreg Europe ‘Down to Earth’ project demonstrate how rural areas facing demographic decline can build resilience and foster generational renewal through integrated policies.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Regional good practice: photo contest showcasing rural life through women’s eyes
The photo contest ‘Village and nature through the eyes of a woman’ will take place on 15 October in Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia. The contest will promote and document women’s daily lives, traditions, and the natural beauty of rural areas. The initiative can be adapted and replicated in other regions, offering a creative way to celebrate rural women and preserve cultural and environmental heritage.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation’
This highlights report outlines inspiring initiatives and practical ways to strengthen innovation ecosystems and empower local communities to drive local innovation action.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition: Harnessing the potential of rural communities'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 19 September 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: 'Rural communities tackling climate change'
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions of the Good Practice Webinar on climate of 20 March 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office in collaboration with the European Climate Pact.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Starlight project: opening new careers for rural youth through learnings about astronomy-based tourism
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform