Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees

Local renewable energy opportunities generated through knowledge exchange, capacity building and training on sustainable forest management and energy transition.  

Knowledge exchange network established to foster multi-actor collaboration and sharing around organic agriculture.  

An eco-farm implementing agri-environment-climate measures aims to foster ecosystem services and climate adaptation on-farm as well as promote wider uptake throughout the farming community.  

Elevated growing trays and the automation of some management tasks has enabled strawberry production to be less reliant on external inputs and to re-use irrigation water.  

Organising a competition to support and encourage businesses and their sustainable projects in tourism, health, agriculture and forestry in the Kalkalpen National Park, Austria.  

Developing a regional sustainable transport and mobility scheme through coordinated data analysis, multi-actor engagement and innovative solutions to improve inclusiveness.  

A project that supports the integration of young immigrants into Swedish society and is organised by young immigrants themselves.

A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.

Reducing the cost of renovation works for households lacking essential energy services by bringing together local resources, including people’s skills and time. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Social Inclusion' category.

Young people from Finland and Scotland came together to create a Youth Manifesto outlining ways in which local actors can engage young people in their activities.