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Ad hoc study on the promotion of regional quality products in Rhineland-Palatinate
Since 2015, Rhineland-Palatinate has been promoting investments in the processing and marketing of regional products within the framework of regional...
'Sustainability is booming' - despite or because of Covid-19
At the 2nd coordinators' meeting of the SDG model region Pfälzerwald, it was agreed that sustainability issues are not a luxury task, but gaining in...
Integrate climate action into the CAP
Agriculture must also contribute to achieving the climate protection goals to which Germany has committed itself. The CAP is of great importance for...
Geo-Nature Park Bergstrasse-Odenwald with new management plan for the next 10 years
On 02.06.2020, after a development process of more than one and a half years, the recently adopted management plan of the Geo-Nature Park...
'Developing a cultural landscape. Strengthen agriculture. Experience the Regionalpark'
Together with the RhineMain Regionalpark (RP), the Institute for Rural Development Research (IfLS) is developing the action plan 'Developing Cultural...
Participation of economic and social partners in the development of the CAP Strategic Plan for the Federal Republic of Germany
Now that the EU Parliament's agricultural committee has decided on 'transitional provisions', everything points to a two-year interim phase until the...
"Smart Villages" - Launch of the project website and extension of the application deadline until 11 May 2020!
Since March 2020, municipalities in rural areas throughout Europe have been able to apply for support on the way to a 'Smart Village' within the...
Online platform strengthens sustainable food system
The BioFinanz portal is an online source of information about various alternative financing models in the agricultural and food industry, presenting...
The ifls-journal 25_20 is here!
For the 25th time, and for the first time in English (coming soon), we present the status of our current or completed projects, inform about...
How can participation processes in rural areas be designed digitally?
This question is the focus of the research project Perspectives and Possible Applications of Digital Participation Processes in Rural Regional...
Tracking down possible uses of non-marketable eggs
At the beginning of the year the IfLS, in cooperation with Bioland and demeter, started the research project "Organic eggs from small production units...
Making land use conflicts of renewable energies tangible
A central challenge of sustainable development is the balancing of different objectives. The LaNuKon project tries to make this experienceable through...
More than digitisation: Rural communities on the way to a 'smart village' - applications possible until May 11th, 2020!
Communities in rural areas looking for support and inspiration to become a 'smart village' can now apply for the EU-funded 'Smart Rural Project'. The...
Action urgently needed for more sustainability in EU agricultural policy
The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is about to undergo a further reform. As before any previous reform, there is a debate on what...
Reward regional social-ecological achievements of organic farming
Developing an awareness of the social-ecological benefits of organic farming, thereby creating appreciation and generating regional added value – this...
New application round for innovative agricultural projects in Rhineland-Palatinate
On November 20, 2019, the EAFRD Managing Authority launched the 3rd call for proposals for the establishment of Operational Groups (OG) under EIP-Agri...
Five new operational groups in Hesse can now also be discovered interactively
During the 65th Agricultural Week South Hesse in Gernsheim on January 27th, representatives of five so-called Operational Groups (OG) received...
How to strengthen sustainable management in biosphere reserves?
In the biosphere reserves Spreewald and South-East Rügen, the IfLS organised workshops on sustainable management together with the respective...
Launch of the SDG.imp project in the Bliesgau biosphere reserve
The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) often poses a challenge for regional actors in large-scale protected areas. It begins...
Sustainability in the Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve: Eight municipalities commit themselves to the SDG
A panel discussion and a kick-off workshop with the selected model communities on December 4, 2019 provided key impetus for the launch of the project...