Transferibility of PROGRESS Good Practices Since PROGRESS has commenced, three topics were subject of an in-depth exchange of experience between partners, such as: the costs and benefits of ecosystem services derived from land use, or simply put, the evaluation of goods and services provided by nature. This is an increasingly important matter in terms of …
FRiDGE – Packaging technology, packaging-free. The 20th century saw a revolution in the food industry, particularly in packaging and preservation, which made it possible to access safe food far from the place of production. As the focus of trade shifted from small shops to large supermarkets, there was a need to increase the shelf life …
PROGRESS 4th International Workshop Postponed The 4th and last workshop of Interreg PROGRESS planned for January 13th in Florence (Italy) has been postponed due to the new outburst of the pandemic situation. The workshop, focusing on “Landscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability” plans to include a study visit to Community for Food and Agro-biodiversity …
Forests that Give Water, 5th GP Video This 5th video of the series on PROGRESS Good Practices, selected in the 3rd PROGRESS Workshop in May 2021, is dedicated to a proposal for a payment for ecosystem services developed as part of the Horizon 2020 project Spurring INnovations for forest eCosystem sERvices in Europe (SINCERE), by …
PRESS RELEASE FRiDGE Project22-23 Sep 2021 «Partnership workshop, technical meetings and study visits of FRiDGE project partners to local food SMEs in Velvento and Lefkara» As part of the FRIDGE project, which aims to promote the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food and beverage sector by improving instruments, a two-day partnership …
A walk through the forest….Lab!, 4th GP Video The Catalan Forestry Laboratory is a new tool developed by CREAF ( Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals) and CTFC (Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia) with the objective to make available and easily accessible to a general public the information and large datasets related …
Study Visit and partner meeting of the FRiDGE project Our project among other ones took a significant hit due to the coronavirus. In the one and a half years we were unable to meet personally, to discuss food industry SMEs, their challenges, successes and issues, and possible solutions to the problems they are facing …
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SAVE THE DATE September 28th, 2021, 9:30 AM (CET) The Danube region has huge potential for sustainable production and storage of renewable energy, but this strategic region has been and still is highly dependent on energy imports, while energy efficiency, diversity and renewable energy sources are very low. In line with the EU’s 2030 climate targets …
The third edition of the PROGRESS Handbook is out! The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6 good practices of project partners presented during the 3rd Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS) that took place online on 22 March 2021. The policy theme of the 3rd ITS was “Explore …
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Good practice general information Title of the practice All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) Framework Organisation in charge of the good practice National Biodiversity Data Centre (IE) Description Short summary of the practice The loss of natural and semi-natural habitats has been a key driver in pollinator declines. However, in an era of increased agricultural mechanisation & …