NEWS | Have your say! Open consultation for forest monitoring and strategic plans
The European Commission has launched a new public consultation in which all forest stakeholders are invited to take part until 17 November 2022. The aim of this initiative is to develop an observation framework for EU forests.
NEWS | Digitalisation through the Rural Pact
On 15 and 16 June, the European Commission organised the Rural Pact Conference in Brussels, Belgium. The event brought together EU, national, and regional policy-makers alongside local authorities, social and [...]
NEWS | The key role of digital connectivity in the Long-term Vision for rural areas
Rural areas are home to 30% of the EU population and cover 80% of its territory, but they are still underappreciated and left behind. Developing stronger, resilient, prosperous, and connected [...]
NEWS | These are the needs, expectations and impacts for digitalisation from the DESIRA Living Labs
A new batch of Practices Abstracts has been published! 21 documents featuring a short summary of the Needs, Expectations and Impacts (NEI) report, that DESIRA Living Labs carried out during [...]
NEWS | Assessing the impact of digitalisation through the 65 Socio-Economic Sustainability Indicators
Through an iterative, participatory process, a final set of 65 Socio-Economic Sustainability Indicators to assess the impact of digitalisation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas have been created. These indicators [...]
NEWS | What strategies for rural areas in the CAP Strategic Plans?
At the end of April 2022, the European Commission sent Observation Letters to the 19 Member States that submitted their CAP Strategic Plans on time. The comments focused on what [...]