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.

Pack of wolves in the forest
Wind farms and wolf conservation in Portugal: an innovative compensation scheme

The actions undertaken adopt a global vision of the challenges associated with the return of the wolf, from the protection of its habitat to the problems posed by predation on livestock. Similar compensation models may be worth implementing in other areas.

Nature, Energy
Rezo Pouce, hitchhiking to improve rural mobility

Rezo Pouce is a solution to mobility problems in rural areas. It offers a free, environmentally friendly and user-friendly mode of transport by promoting the practice of hitchhiking in an organised and safe way.

Connectivity
The ‘Centrale Villageoises’ boost collective production of renewable energy

In the 2010s, the Centrales Villageoises developed a pioneering model which, before the emergence of energy communities, enabled mountain communities to take ownership of the energy transition.

Energy