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Linking sustainable practices throughout Europe

Links & Notes

RURAL EUROPE ON THE MOVE

Here are the links from organisations, publications or initiatives mentioned in the text of the book "Rural Europe on the move", in chronological order. References to other organisations have been added in some cases. In some chapters, notes’ references have been added too.

Foreword, Aknowledgements, Rural Europe – a journey through time
Fondation de France: www.fondationdefrance.org
Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme: www.fph.ch
German Schweisfurt Stiftung: https://schweisfurth-stiftung.de
Heinrich Boell Foundation: www.boell.de
Fundación La Caixa: https://obrasociallacaixa.org
European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu
Forum Synergies resource center: http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique27.html

Chapter 1
London Freedom Seed Bank: https://londonfreedomseedbank.wordpress.com
The Agricultural and Rural Convention 2020 (ARC 2020): www.arc2020.eu
GEYSER: www.geyser.asso.fr
European Parliament: www.europarl.europa.eu
Isle of Eigg: www.isleofeigg.org
Lesachtal: www.lesachtal.com
Latvian Rural Forum: https://llf.partneribas.lv
PREPARE: www.preparenetwork.org
AGROECOPOLIS: www.agroecopolis.org
URGENCI: https://urgenci.net
European Access To Land network: www.accesstoland.eu

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Mediterannean Network for Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology (MedNet LSPA): https://urgenci.net/the-mediterranean-csa-project
Nyeleni Europe: http://www.nyelenieurope.net
Via Campesina: https://viacampesina.org

Chapter 2
“I will survive”- Farmers’version lyrics: http://forum-synergies.eu/IMG/pdf/the_festive_dinner.pdf
European Rural Sustainability Gathering 2017: http://forum-synergies.eu/article1.html
AGROECOPOLIS: www.agroecopolis.org
URGENCI: https://urgenci.net
ANKA: www.anka.gr
Educational material for the Social and Solidarity Economy Open Access for All: www.kalomathe.gr
LEADER / CLLD: https://enrd.ec.europa.eu/leader-clld_en
Social Cooperative Enterprises (KoinSEp): www.social-economy.com/genisea-koinsep.html
Video of the field trips visits (ERSG2017): http://www.forum-synergies.eu/article1.html
Transnational Institute: www.tni.org
European Social Economy Regions : https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/european-social-economy-regions-2019_en

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Peliti: www.peliti.gr
When tomatoes met Wagner: https://cineuropa.org/en/video/rdid/370502
ARC 2020 articles on ERSG 2017 and Rural Greece: www.arc2020.eu/tag/karditsa

Chapter 3
Isle of Eigg: www.isleofeigg.org
Foula Island: www.forum-synergies.eu/bdf_fiche-experience-2_en.html
European Small Islands Network: https://europeansmallislands.com
Scottish Rural Parliament: www.scottishruralparliament.org.uk
European Rural Parliament: https://europeanruralparliament.com

EXTRA:
DAFNI: www.dafni.net.gr

Chapter 4
Ten examples of processes and practices in Europe - "When citizens, stakeholders and decision makers work together": http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique94.html
PLANED: www.planed.org.uk
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park: www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales
PLANED Success story: http://www.forum-synergies.eu/bdf_fiche-experience-53_en.html
LEADER / CLLD: https://enrd.ec.europa.eu/leader-clld_en
Open space method: http://www.kstoolkit.org/open_space
Natura 2000: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/
Water framework directive: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/
LAG Puszcza Knyszynska: www.puszczaknyszynska.org
Knyszyńska Forest Landscape Park: www.pkpk.wrotapodlasia.pl

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COMEDIE: www.comedie.org
Institut de la Concertation et de la Participation Citoyenne: https://i-cpc.org

NOTES
Quotes from the Wildfire group and Planed staff have been transcribed from the author recorder.
Quote on Trust: North Macedonia report : Lessons Learnt from the Integrated Rural Development Programme (ALKA) and the Albanian North Macedonia People’s Empowerment Programme (AMPEP) Sida Evaluation 2008:48)

Chapter 5
IN LOCO: www.in-loco.pt
Mas de Noguera: www.masdenoguera.coop
Agenda 2000: https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/cap-history/agenda-2000/com97-2000_en.pdf
Forum Synergies’ Project "Sustainable Development in Lake Areas": http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique15.html
EuCAN: www.eucan.org.uk
Forum Synergies’ Forestry programme: http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique18.html
Mediterranean Diet Route: dietamediterranica.net
Slow Food: www.slowfood.com
The Agricultural and Rural Convention 2020 (ARC2020): www.arc2020.eu
Minha Terra: www.minhaterra.pt
Animar: www.animar-dl.pt

Chapter 6
European Herb Gathering 2018: http://forum-synergies.eu/article415.html
Foundation for Life Quality: https://eletminosegert.ro
Farmers’ Ecology: http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique17.html
Traditionelle Europäische Heilkunde (TEH): www.teh.at
Rural Actors for Health: http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique19.html
Herb documentary “Traditional Herb therapy in Odorhei Region”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-c1gpBhWw&t=57s
Florémonts: floremonts.over-blog.com

NOTES
“Land grabbing and land concentration in Europe- A Research Brief” ; Transnational Institute, 2017: www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/landgrabbingeurope_a5-2.pdf

Chapter 7
Villa Dihovo: villadihovo.com
Terra Madre Balkan: www.essedra.com/biodiversity/terra-madre-balkans/
ESSEDRA: www.essedra.com
SWG: http://seerural.org
PREPARE: www.preparenetwork.org
Slow Food: www.slowfood.com
Austrian Chamber of Agriculture: www.lko.at
Hygiene Package: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/biosafety/food_hygiene_en
Local food matters! Statement of participants in the workshop – 2014: www.forum-synergies.eu/docs/lfm_statement_participants_scores.pdf
“Locals Food Matters” workshop: http://forum-synergies.eu/rubrique97.html
Un champ global de 2000 m2: www.2000m2.eu
Declaration from the 1st national congress of Slow Food Macedonia: http://mleko.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SF.MK-Our-Food-Our-Future-declaration.pdf
Balkan Rural Development Network: www.brdnetwork.org
ARC2020 interview with Boban Ilic: www.arc2020.eu/interview-with-boban-ilic/

NOTES
Quote from Michele Rumiz’ article “When hygiene constraints quality” published in Slow food magazine 04 April 2014) - www.essedra.com/hygiene-package

Chapter8
European Rural Sustainability Gathering 2014: http://forum-synergies.eu/article303.html
Cooperative laitière de Beaufort: www.cooperative-de-beaufort.com
Protected geographical label of origin (PDO): https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/food-safety-and-quality/certification/quality-labels/quality-schemes-explained_en
Association d’animation du Beaufortain: www.aabeaufortain.org
Mairie de Beaufort (mediation sponsor): www.mairie-beaufort73.com
DIALTER (mediation facilitator): www.dialter.fr
Arlysere: www.arlysere.fr
AGATE: https://agate-territoires.fr
AMAP Beaufort: www.amap-savoie.fr
Ferme des Paysans voyageurs: www.facebook.com/lafermedespaysansvoyageurs
Terre de Liens: https://terredeliens.org
Le grand bivouac: www.grandbivouac.com
European Network Access to Land: www.accesstoland.eu

NOTES
Quote from from Pierre Gachet, Jocelyne Viart and Valerie Geslin from FS Beaufort video: www.dailymotion.com/video/x29slu5

Chapter 9
ARK PARK: www.g-e-h.de/index.php/das-arche-projekt-106/70-kriterienkatalog-fuer-die-ernennung-zum-arche-park
Ökologisch Wirtschaften!: https://oeko-verein-pellworm.de
Fishbowl method: www.kstoolkit.org/fish_bowl
Brochure “Überleben unter dem Meeresspiegel”: www.forum-synergies.eu/docs/pellworm-2018-broschuere-web_final_190418_pdf.pdf
Court case : www.greenpeace.de/presse/publikationen/klageschrift-klimaklage
Thünen Institut: www.thuenen.de
European Small Islands Network: www.europeansmallislands.com

EXTRA:
European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability (ECOLISE): www.ecolise.eu

Chapter 10
Lesachtal: www.lesachtal.com
Wulkow: www.oekospeicher.de
UNESCO inventory of ‘Intangible Heritage’: www.unesco.at/kultur/immaterielles-kulturerbe/oesterreichisches-verzeichnis/detail/article/lesachtaler-brotherstellung
Bread Lesachtal: www.lesachtalerbrot.at
Slow Food Travel destinations: www.slowfood.travel/en
NATURSCHATZ Kräutermanufaktur: www.lesachtal.com/de/sommer/aktiv/wanderparadies/themenwandern/kraeuterfuehrung/111.html
Lesachtaler Bergheu (mountain hay): www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZM9XyZUl0
Heilsame Landschaft Lesachtal: www.lesachtal.com/de/aktuelles/news/heilsame-landschaft/717.html
hepi lodge: www.hepilodge.at

Chapter 11
Transnational Institute: www.tni.org
Kulturland (Titus Bahner): https://kulturland.de
Hela Sverige Ska Leva: https://helasverige.se
European Council for the Village and Small Town: www.ecovast.org
Federation of Swedish Rural Economy and Agriculture Societies: http://hushallningssallskapet.se
Kodukant: https://kodukant.ee
Carpathian Foundation: www.carpathianfoundation.org
Lebensgarten Steyerberg e.V.: https://www.lebensgarten.de/
Creating Partnerships for Pre-Accession report: www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/1999/168643/DG-4-AGRI_ET(1999)168643_EN.pdf
PREPARE: www.preparenetwork.org
CS Mott Foundation: www.mott.org
Latvian Rural Forum: http://llf.partneribas.lv
Polish Rural Forum: http://faow.org.pl
Czech National Rural Observatory: http://nsmascr.cz
Lithuanian Union of Rural Communities: www.lkbs.lt
Empowering rural stakeholders in the Western Balkans: https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/enlargement/publications/western-balkans-report-2014_en.pdf
ERCA: www.ruralcommunities.eu
European Rural Parliament: https://europeanruralparliament.com
ELARD: www.elard.eu

Chapter 12
Sementes vivas: www.sementesvivas.bio
Warmonderhof School Farm: https://aereswarmonderhof.nl
Future Farmers in the Spotlight: https://future-farmers.net
Soil farmers film: http://lsff.cz/joris-van-der-kamp-farmari-pudy/?lang=en
Arche Noah: https://www.arche-noah.at/
Latvian Rural Forum: http://llf.partneribas.lv
School “Wings and roots”: http://brukna.lv/saknes-un-sparni
Abgunste manor: www.abgunste.lv
Kodukant: https://kodukant.ee
ERSG 2014 in Beaufortain: http://forum-synergies.eu/article303.html
Inspiring Latvian Youth stories: “Tuesi.lv
European Rural Parliament: https://europeanruralparliament.com
Forum Synergies’ Scholarship Programme: http://forum-synergies.eu/article154.html
PREPARE: www.preparenetwork.org

EXTRA:
Solutions for processing so-far unused seaweed by research in LAG Laukiem jūrai: www.plj.lv/petijumi/jjuras-algu-sanesumu-izvertesanas-un-apsaimniekosanas-plans-latvijas-piekraste?pp=
Opening new possibilities for access to land by providing land in community for farming and permaculture experimentation by Elgars: www.permakultura.lv/lpb.html
Creation of a community art centre and social entrepreneurship for locals to work and to create art, organise events and overall in a 200 people village without public services nor shops: www.udenszimes.lv/cms

NOTES
Eurostat – Statistics on farmers in the EU: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Farmers_in_the_EU_-_statistics
Survey on Youth: www.europarl.europa.eu/latvia/resource/static/files/eurobarometr-survey-youth.pdf

Chapter 13
Libera Terra: www.liberaterra.it
Centro di Educazione Ambientale Serra Guarneri: www.serraguarneri.it/
Madonie Regional Park: www.parcodellemadonie.it
Permacultura Sicily: https://permaculturasicilia.blogspot.com
Porto di Terra: www.portoditerra.com
London Freedom Seed Bank: https://londonfreedomseedbank.wordpress.com

EXTRA:
Le Galline Felici (Michele Russo): www.legallinefelici.it