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Experts discuss the goals of the regiosöl approaches
Involving regional actors and experts in the development of the regiosöl approaches for assessing, communicating and rewarding is a central approach...
LEAN project completed - All German training modules and case studies online
The LEAN project ('Learning on Entrepreneurship & Agriculture for New farmers') was officially concluded with a final digital meeting on 23.11.20....
Community commitment to sustainable development remains strong
The commitment of the eight model municipalities in the project "Palatinate Forest: SDG model region for a sustainable Rhineland-Palatinate" has so...
Developing resilient and efficient mixed farming and agroforestry systems in Europe: MIXED-Kick-off meeting
Recently, the EU project ‘MIXED’ was launched which investigates the advantages of mixed agricultural and agroforestry systems (MiFAS) in terms of...
Learning and acting sustainably in the Rhine-Taunus Nature Park
On 22.10.2020, a joint workshop with regional actors on the future direction of 'Education for Sustainable Development' (ESD) in the area of the...
How to get started in farming?
On October 07th, a two-hour online workshop took place to present a freely accessible training program for newcomers and lateral entrants to...
High demand for innovation funding in Rhineland-Palatinate
On October 2, 2020, the evaluation committee of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate met in Mainz to select the applications submitted in the third call...
With mixed farming and agroforestry systems into the future
Climate change and more extreme weather conditions make it necessary to strengthen the resilience of European agriculture and make more efficient use...
Exchange of experience on grazing in the chance.natur project 'New pastoral paths in the Palatinate Forest'
After the Institute for Environmental Studies (IUS) and the Institute for Rural Development Research (IfLS) had conducted initial surveys and planning...
Practical working tools for sustainability assessments in biosphere reserves
The last meeting of the project advisory group of the BR Quality Assurance project took place on Monday, September 28, 2020. During the last two...
Online Workshop "New or lateral entry into agriculture": Registration until 05.10.20
On 07.10.2020 from 14:00-16:00 the Institute for Rural Development Research (IfLS) offers an introduction to the new, freely accessible training...
Romrods citizens shape their city
On Tuesday, 22 September 2020, the final presentation of the Integrated Rural Development Concept with spatial and thematic focus ('SILEK'), took...
Company outing and ifls-day 2020: Further development of the ifls strategy in Limburg
For this year's company outing, combined with a workshop, we visited the Hessian Limburg for two days. In the morning of the 15th, we started directly...
Presentation of the 'Current and alternative utilisation of non-marketable eggs' project at the Bonn Nutrition Days
This year's Bonn Nutrition Days, organized by the Federal Center for Nutrition (BfZE), took place under the motto 'Eating becomes different -...
What role does regionality play in evaluation approaches to sustainable organic farming?
The joint project on the regiosöl approach aims at better assessing and renumerating the regional social-ecological services (SÖL) of organic farming....
Future prospects for the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park
On 31.08.2020, 17 representatives of the association Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park met in the town hall of Fritzlar (under adherence to the valid...
Innovation projects in Saxony-Anhalt start implementation with enthusiasm
The four selected Operational Groups (OGs) of the 3rd EIP-Agri Call for Funding officially started their implementation on 30.07.2020 in Hedersleben,...
21 municipalities from 21 EU countries on the way to become Smart Villages
Between March and May 2020, the EU-funded 'Smart Rural 21 Project' received more than 700 applications from rural communities across Europe that want...
Digital participation in rural regional development - new DigiBeL project website
Starting now, the new website of the BULE project 'Perspectives and possible applications of digital participation procedures in rural regional...
Achieving sustainability: Indicators and Management Tools for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
UNESCO biosphere reserves are internationally recognised model regions for sustainable development. With the development of a set of indicators and...