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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

Rural communities regenerating European nature and resilience – inspirational approaches from Communities for Climate (C4C)
Rural communities are demonstrating how locally led ecological initiatives are strengthening both biodiversity and community resilience. From agroecology and rewilding, to heritage crop cultivation and soil stewardship, rural residents are transforming landscapes – discover local examples from the C4C project.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

New report evaluates progress on the European Green Deal (EGD)
A new Joint Research Centre report examines all EGD actions and related policies to identify priority areas for intensified efforts and provide a scientifically grounded benchmarking tool to guide future EU policies and programmes.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice

Territorial instrument in rural Portugal addresses climate challenges through coordinated investments and place-based solutions
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Participatory, science-based programme for water and land management in rural Slovakia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Supporting rural Austria’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform