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Rural areas’ potential for renewable energy
In a recent OECD blog, authors Lisanne Raderschall and Andres Sanabria, discuss the potential of rural areas in producing renewable energy. With the current context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, […]
Published by , 15/07/2022Read More
EU MAP kicks off third cycle of SHERPA
After two cycles of the project have been successfully finalised, the members of the EU Multi-Actor Platform discussed the start of the third cycle. The meeting took place in a […]
Published by , 13/07/2022Read More
Rural youth leading the change
Europe needs the vision, engagement and participation of all young people to build a better future that is greener, more inclusive and digital. And so do rural areas! In the […]
Published by , 05/07/2022Read More
Environmental and social data in European farms
The European Commission has proposed to convert the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) into a Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN), allowing to better address sustainability challenges thanks to increased data […]
Published by , 27/06/2022Read More
Lonely places – a new concept explored by JRC
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has recently published a report exploring the concept of ‘lonely places’ and their associated challenges focusing on territories across the EU-27 Member […]
Published by , 23/06/2022Read More
Public opinion on EU agriculture and rural areas
Nearly half of Europeans think that securing a stable supply of food in the EU at all times should be a main objective of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according […]
Published by , 22/06/2022Read More
SHERPA contributes to the Public consultation on Brain Drain
The project has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s Public Consultation for a Communication on Brain Drain – mitigating challenges associated with population decline. Brain drain is the emigration […]
Published by , 21/06/2022Read More
SHERPA consortium meets in Brussels
On 13 and 14 June 2022, SHERPA partners met in Brussels for the Consortium meeting to take stock of the progress achieved until now and discuss the next steps for […]
Published by , 14/06/2022Read More
Enabling factors for rural revitalisation
The European Network for Rural development (ENRD) published a report identifying key enabling factors for driving rural revitalisation together with a self-assessment tool for policy design. The report presents the […]
Published by , 10/06/2022Read More
Entrepreneurship and the social economy – the future of Lithuanian rural areas
In May 2022, the Lithuanian Multi-Actor Platform met at the scientific conference ‘Entrepreneurship and Social Economy in the Regions: Needs, Challenges and Necessary Scientific-Practical and Political Intervention’, organised by Lithuanian […]
Published by , 07/06/2022Read More
Social dimension of rural Wallonia in Belgium
On 2 June 2022, the MAP Wallonia in Belgium kick-started its activities foreseen within the project. The platform has gathered over ten local actors to discuss the social aspects of […]
Published by , 03/06/2022Read More
The future is youth! Rural Inspiration Awards
The fourth edition of the Rural Inspiration Awards will spotlight projects that involve young farmers in rural areas. On 19 May 2022, the European Network for Rural Development launched the […]
Published by , 25/05/2022Read More