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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...