The webinar will provide evidence-based perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in rural areas, more specifically on the cycle of decline.
Rural developement
Orexa: the energy community of Gipuzkoa’s smallest village
Orexa has made energy an essential part of its local development strategy to ensure its own energy sovereignty. The energy community has smartly combined legal and technical solutions to ensure local production and consumption of energy.
RURALPLAN – Reconciling rural development with demographic decline
After one year of research, testing and implementation, the ESPON project RURALPAN has come to an end. The project, coordinated by the County of Innlandet, aimed to develop strategies to improve territorial planning in shrinking societies.
RURALPLAN
RURALPLAN (Innovative planning in shrinking societies) aims to examine innovative planning practices in rural areas facing demographic challenges such as depopulation and ageing, but also an economic decline and a lack of access to public services.
Long awaited Rural toolkit launched on 6 February
Conceived as a key component of Europe’s Long Term Vision for Rural Areas, the Rural Toolkit was officially launched on 6 February.
RUSTIK
RUSTIK aims to enable rural communities' actors and policy makers to design better policies fostering sustainability transitions of rural areas.
The Council of the EU provides long-term support for the Rural Vision
The EU’s rural policy should be maintained and strengthened, says the Council of the EU (EU 27 agriculture ministers) in its conclusions on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, adopted on 20 November 2023.
Smart mountains: making our territories more attractive and resilient in the face of social, economic and environmental transitions
The XII European Mountain Convention concluded with the adoption of the Sila Declaration, which sets out Euromontana's approach and vision of smart mountain areas towards 2050
IV European Mountain Convention – Rural development
The IV European Mountain Convention will explore major current changes, such as the reform of rural development and enlargement, and their impact on mountain areas