Tag: country focus
The Triglav National Park: BalancingEcological Corridors for LargeCarnivores and the Preservation ofCultural Landscapes
By Mojca Nastran & Luka Jemec (Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Triglav National Park in Slovenia is currently navigating a complex conflict between the...
Mountainous Spain: Landscapes, Communities, and Challenges Across the Highlands
By José Jesus Delgado Peña, Professor at Universidad de Málaga, Spain
The mountains of Spain are far more than a scenic backdrop, but rather a...
Socio-Ecosystems of Community-Led Initiatives for Post-Growth: The Case of Epirus, Greece
By Katerina-Shelagh Boucoyannis, University of Padova, MSc Climate Change and Diversity: Sustainable Territorial Development
The Fortune of Epirus
"Fortunate are the mountains, fortunate are the plains,"...
The SIMRA Project: Enhancing Social Innovation in Marginalised (Mountainous) Rural Areas
The Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, operated from 2016 to 2020. Its main objective was to deepen our understanding of social innovation and innovative governance within agriculture, forestry, and rural development sectors, with a particular focus on Europe's marginalised rural areas as these often lack evidence of successful outcomes and necessary supporting conditions. Read on for an overview of the project, its achievements, and how MARGISTAR will use its findings to uncover further transformation pathways for European marginalised mountain regions.
Helping rural Ireland reimagine a more prosperous future for their towns and villages
By Dr Michelle Cowley-Cunningham and Antonia Egli (Dublin City University)
Rural development creates vibrant environments with improved economic opportunities for people to live and work....
Living Labs: Facilitators in Fostering Innovation in Marginalised Mountain Areas
By Klaus Wagner, Ingrid Machold, and Somaye Latifi (Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (BAB), Vienna)
The number of challenges that mountains...
