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.
In order to encourage municipalities to act in support of young people and for the attractiveness of the territory, a label aims to recognise the efforts of these municipalities and to give them a positive and attractive image towards new inhabitants.
The GORTA Operational Group’s social innovation approach has demonstrated that dialogue between stakeholders can help overcome land abandonment and generational renewal by creating new models of land use adapted to each farm.
This multi-annual initiative aimed at facilitating the return of young Aragonese who have left the territory due to the lack of jobs.
The Soča Valley in Slovenia is a popular destination for outdoor tourism. However, the high seasonality of activities can have negative effects on the concentration of tourist flows, on sensitive natural areas and on the sustainability of jobs in the sector.
The Rhodoshop initiative replicates the One-Stop-Shop concept at regional level to support stakeholders in identifying and accessing funds channelled towards energy efficiency.
To cope with the effects of climate change, the area of Spessart which is covered both by the regions of Hesse and Bavaria, decided to develop a 4-seasons tourism model.
To encourage young people to stay and live-in rural areas, the « Stay in the countryside – it pays off » campaign was carried out in 2018 in the four mountainous regions of Małopolskie, Świętokrzyskie and Podkarpackie and Lubelskie.
In the High Pyrenees of Catalonia, an on-demand railway line connects 17 rural villages every day. The service model was redesigned by the regional authorities to keep the line efficient and viable, while maintaining transport services for the local population and visitors.
To strengthen forest fires’ management, the CALCHAS project seeked at improving the knowledge and skills of civil protection professionals, policymakers and local communities. The overall objective was to improve the temporal and spatial management of resources, the evacuation management and the readiness of all stakeholders dealing with forest fire risks.