Good practices database

Welcome to Euromontana’s mountain good practices database!

Here you will find a range of past and ongoing initiatives that are inspiring to drive change in the mountains! The database includes practices from all over Europe, covering a wide range of topics and using a variety of funding instruments. If you are leading sustainable development in your mountain community, you can also submit your own good practice! For any questions or requests, please contact communication@euromontana.org.

Promoting responsible recreation in popular natural sites: the Trolltunga experience

The ASCENT project has sought to implement solutions that respect local traditions and practices regarding tourism.

Sustainable tourism, Nature
Viscri 38: when LEADER supports the creation of a Local Gastronomy Point

Local Gastronomic Points were created in 2019 by the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, with the aim of promoting rural tourism and regional gastronomy as part of the country’s cultural heritage.

Rural development
El camino de los pilones: restoring cultural heritage to revitalise mountain areas

The province of Teruel has carried out actions to preserve an ancient cultural route and improve coordination between administrative bodies, with the aim of promoting this route as part of a single tourist offer.

Sustainable tourism
Informing and training to help better communicate natural risks in the mountains

LIFE FRANCA used a participatory approach to raise awareness and train citizens and the various actors who communicate or intervene during floods.

Climate change
Opti’soins: a mobile maternity unit for mountain women

The “Opti’soins” initiative aims to address these inequalities and better identify the need for mobile care. 110 pregnant women in 4 mountain areas benefit from this new medical assistance.

Territorial cohesion, Demography
Funding mobile services in ageing villages to improve quality of life for older adults

To encourage companies in engaging in the Silver Economy sector in ageing mountain villages, a call was launched to support the development of new mobile goods and services useful for senior citizens in the market.

Territorial cohesion, Forests
Citizen science turns people into alpine lakes observers

The SIMILE project not only used technology to improve the monitoring of Alpine lakes, but also involved citizens.

Nature
“Good for biodiversity, good for the climate: hay milk, simply good”: promoting the environmental sustainability of mountain foods

Austrian and German hay milk producers decided to promote the sustainability of haymilk through a communication campaign funded by the European agrifood promotion calls.

Climate change, Mountain products
Dinara back to LIFE: restoring mountain grassland birds’ habitats

Dinara back to LIFE shows that traditional methods such as pastoralism are essential for the good management of mountain grasslands.

Nature