New Technologies, Tools and Strategies for a Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative European Aquaculture// NewTechAqua // January 2020 - December 2023 Learn more : www.newtechaqua.eu/ This project involves The CIHEAM Zaragoza institute Project Summary The vision of the EU aquaculture industry is to grow substantially in the next decade and to provide annually 4.5 million tons…

Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions// Smart CulTour // January 2020 - June 2023 Learn more : www.smartcultour.eu This project involves The CIHEAM Zaragoza institute Project Summary SmartCulTour aims to support regional development in European regions, with special attention to rural peripheries and the urban fringe, through sustainable cultural…

Research-based participatory approaches for adopting Conservation Agriculture in the Mediterranean Area// CAMA April 2020 - April 2023 Learn more : www.camamed.eu This project involves The CIHEAM Zaragoza institute Project Summary The CAMA project aims to identify the main barriers that hinder Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption by smallholders of Mediterranean countries and to overcome them with…

High Nature Value farming : Learning, Innovation and Knowledge// HNV Link // April 2016 - March 2019 Learn more : http://www.hnvlink.eu/ This project involves The CIHEAM Montpellier institute Project Summary High nature value (HNV) farmland defines areas in Europe where agricultural activities support and are associated with exceptionally high biodiversity. These areas are an important component of European agriculture not only…

Innovation Territoriale, Acceptation Sociale// ITAS // October 2017 - September 2020 This project involves The CIHEAM Montpellier institute Project Summary Les centres de gestion connaissent, en raison des évolutions législatives, de forts enjeux de développement. Ils souhaitent ainsi intégrer ces changements dans leur fonctionnement et  mener, sur une échelle régionale, des réflexions sur de nouveaux…

Olive tree sustainable development// OLIVEMED / EVOLEA // January 2012 - December 2020 This project involves The CIHEAM Montpellier institute Project Summary Socio-economic analysis of olive tree varieties market strategies, standards & norms and long term evolution of this Mediterranean tree: interactions between economic, political and biological ecosystems and strategic options for a sustainable development.  Objectives Promote combined…

MED-INN local/MediTer - Terroirs Méditerranéens : patrimoine, mobilité, changement et innovation sociale January 2014 - December 2020 This project involves The CIHEAM Montpellier institute Project Summary Dans la suite du projet MED-INN local, le projet MediTer a pour objectifs de comprendre les dynamiques des arrières pays méditerranéens Évaluer les processus d’innovation territoriale reposant sur la valorisation des spécificités…

Design Thinking for Entrepreneurship in Agri-food Sector// DTRaIN // This project involves The CIHEAM Chania institute Project Summary The objective of the DTRaIN project is to revitalize the production in the agri-food sector of partners regions, by promoting the acquisition of high-quality skills for managing staff and entrepreneurs working in the sector. To address this…

Conservation of the unique population of Horstrissea dolinicola in central Crete This project involves The CIHEAM Chania institute Project Summary Horstrissea dolinicola is an endemic plant of Crete which is found only in a restricted area at the location “Petradolakia” in Psiloritis mountain at an altitude of 1500 m. It has been categorized as Critically Endangered according to…

ECOlogical VINEyards GOvernance Activities for Landscape’s Strategies// ECOVINEGOALS // This project involves The CIHEAM Chania institute Project Summary ECOlogical VINEyards GOvernance Activities for Landscape’s Strategies, ECOVINEGOALSINTERREG V-B Adriatic-Ionian (ADRION) Programme 2014-2020’Supporting Agroecological Transition in Adriatic-Ionian Viticulture’ Viticulture constitutes one of the most important economic sectors of the ADRION region, exerting a major impact on territorial capital…

Promotion of near zero CO2 emission buildings due to energy use// ZEROCO2 // Learn more : http://www.interregeurope.eu/zeroco2/ This project involves The CIHEAM Chania institute Project Summary To define near zero CO2 emission buildings and present the various benefits; to work on the combination of different technologies and energy efficiency sources; to design state­of-the art policies, which will promote those buildings and the technologies at local, regional and national level;to present various financial tools in order to promote these types of buildings. Coordinator LP: Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje - Slovenia Source of funding :…

Rural Sustainable Development for Local Actors : RUSDELA This project involves The CIHEAM Chania institute Project Summary The RUSDELA – Rural Sustainable Development for Local Actors – project aims to create a new methodology and knowledge-base about sustainability and rural development for decision makers of small rural communities in disadvantaged regions in Europe. A main…