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An epic journey comes to an end: coordinator’s farewell letter
On Thursday 14th of September, all SHERPA partners gathered online for the last consortium meeting of the project. The meeting served to look back and review what has been done […]
Published by Olivier, Chartier, Elodie Salle and Brigit Zomer, 05/02/2024Read More
SHERPA’s final recommendations for rural areas
Rural areas represent 83% of the EU territory and are home to 30.6% of the EU’s population. They offer substantial natural resources, diverse ecosystems, and vibrant economic activities. However, they […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 04/02/2024Read More
Empowering Rural Europe: Crafting an Action Plan for Positive Change
Under the flag of the SHERPA project, the P10, the association for rural municipalities in the Netherlands hosted the participatory lab as part of the main programme of the European […]
Published by Jorieke Potters (Wageningen University) and Paweł Chmieliński (Poznań University of Technology), 23/10/2023Read More
SHERPA Position Paper on multi-level governance in rural areas
Paper on multi-level governance in rural areas The last SHERPA Position Paper on Empowering Rural Areas In Multi-level Governance Processes has just been published! This Position Paper summarises the inputs […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 27/09/2023Read More
SHERPA’s last EU MAP meeting: not a farewell
On 13th September, the SHERPA EU Multi-Actor Platform (EU MAP) met for the last time before the project’s end, scheduled by the end of September. The meeting was an opportunity […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 13/09/2023Read More
Foresight for the future of EU rural areas
SHERPA just published a new SHERPA report “Foresight prospects for the future of EU rural areas”. Offering a systematic overview of existing foresight studies, the report identifies some drivers of […]
Published by Maite Iglesias, 31/07/2023Read More
Empowering Rural Europe: the success of SHERPA Final Conference
Between 1-2 June, more than 150 gathered in Brussels to provide evidence on a multitude of rural topics and promote the interaction between Science-Policy and Society. The SHERPA Final Conference, […]
Published by Raphael Garcia, 06/06/2023Read More
SHERPA POSITION PAPER ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND USE
The new SHERPA Position Paper on Climate Change and Land Use is out! This Position Paper builds on the work done by 13 of the SHERPA Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) that covered […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 26/05/2023Read More
SHERPA Position Paper on sustainable and resilient value chains
SHERPA published a new Position Paper on sustainable and resilient value chains in rural areas. This Position Paper summarizes the views, discussions, and recommendations of 13 of the SHERPA MAPs […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 23/05/2023Read More
Rural Policy Framework post-2020
A new report has been published by two of our SHERPA partners, the Institute for European Environmental Policy and the CIHEAM Montpellier, on the post-2020 policy framework impacting rural areas. […]
Published by , 24/04/2023Read More
SHERPA Position Paper on Social Dimension of rural areas
Across Europe, rural areas have great potential to become a home for empowered and vibrant local communities. Yet, it is worth noting that “traditional” forms of community organisation are in […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 11/04/2023Read More
SHERPA Position Paper on rural digitalisation is out!
The SHERPA project just published its Position Paper “Digitalisation in rural areas ”, authored by the University of Pisa. This Position Paper follows up the SHERPA Discussion Paper on digitalisation (2022) […]
Published by Carla Lostrangio, 28/03/2023Read More