This event, organised in the framework of the ShepForBio project, will discuss the role of pastoral schools for the conservation of habitats and biodiversity.
Pastoralism
The European Commission invites stakeholders to share their data on wolves
The European Commission is collecting data on wolves and the impact of predation on livestock farming and on affected areas. Euromontana welcomes the European Commission’s approach but regrets the lack of clarity and standardisation of the data requested. There is also no clear policy agenda linked to this initiative besides an
Mountain grasslands’ conservation status is not set in stone, states Euromontana at Oreka Mendian Final Seminar
75% of Europe’s grasslands are in an unfavourable conservation status. This is the observation shared by Euromontana during Oreka Mendian’s final seminar in Arantzazu (Spain) last 15 October
Euromontana welcomes the designation of 2026 as International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
The United Nations adopted on 15 March 2022 the resolution proclaiming 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Euromontana invites all stakeholders to mobilise in 2026 to give strong visibility to pastoralism and urges European decision makers to adopt an Action Plan for Pastoralism with concrete measures to support the continuation of the sustainable and extensive practices which are intrinsic to pastoralism.
Maintaining open landscapes to preserve mountain biodiversity
Targeted grazing and clearing, like controlled burning, are traditional practices in mountain agriculture. In the face of the increased risk of fire in the mountains due to climate change, these practices are techniques to be replicated in order to reduce this risk by maintaining open landscapes to preserve mountain habitats and species.
An overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe – policy report
Euromontana publishes a policy report on pastoralism in the framework of the Oreka Mendian LIFE project. It examines the current state of mountain grasslands across Europe and provides a set of practices and recommendations that can ensure the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of this habitat.
Sustainable management of mountain grasslands – collection of good practices
Euromontana has compiled good practices for grasslands management for the Oreka Mendian LIFE project. The booklet includes 31 good practices on sub-topics covering the 3 dimensions of sustainability.
Low-carbon dairy farm: reducing the climate impact of milk production in the mountains
The initiative Law Carbon Dairy Farm aims to propose concrete actions to each farmer, consistent with the constraints of the farm, including altitude and the lack of mechanisable land in order to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production.
MapLoup: a predation monitoring and analysis portal for livestock farmers and local stakeholders
MapLoup is a predation data portal with an online visualisation interface. It provides livestock farmers and shepherds, technicians and policy-makers with clear, reliable and fast real-time access to data on wolf predation.