LEADER in Ireland

July 30, 2009

Minister Eamon O Ciuv recently relaunched the LEADER programme in Ireland. Announcing the €425m package of support he emphasised that “Despite the difficulties facing us, the investment that the Programme will provide presents us with an opportunity to change rural communities in Ireland for the better.“  This sentiment would be echoed by the staff and [...]

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Latest newsletter from the European Network for Rural Development

July 27, 2009

The latest newsletter from the European Network for Rural Development is now available for download.

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European LEADER companies seeking transnational cooperation project partners (July)

July 27, 2009

The following LEADER Projects are seeking transnational cooperation partners:
Project:
Involving the population in art projects to increase environmental awareness.

Objective:
Through art projects, we want to engage the public in environmental awareness and action and help the population understand its relationship with the environment, the territory and local know-how.
We are looking for partners to organize events with [...]

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Call for LEADER partners: Reinforcing particiapation and organisation of local communities

July 21, 2009

The following call for transnation co-operation partners has bee issues by a Blugarian Local Action Group.
Dear colleagues,
We write you on the behalf of of Nikopol and Guliantzi Municipalities,  Pleven district - Bulgaria. They are situated in the middle of North Bulgaria in the Danube River Plain and border on Danube River. More than 50 % [...]

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The LEADER Programme in the Highlands of Scothland

July 15, 2009

The Highland LEADER programme has 11 distinct local area partnerships, which are all now approving projects. Nicole Wallace explains how LEADER works in the Highlands in this special report for the Scotland National Rural Network website.

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Social Farming Seminar July 23rd 2009

July 8, 2009

Leitrim Development Company invite you to attend a seminar on “Social Farming” in the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon on Thursday 23rd July at 6.00pm.
Social Farming (also known as ‘Green Care’ and ‘Care Farming’) is based on the recognition that working with animals, plants and the earth and being out in the natural environment has special value [...]

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