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Aiming for the Stars – Astrotourism for Rural Areas
Insights into the EU-funded project STARLIGHT that helps combat light pollution and supports the development of rural business opportunities related to a new trend - astrotourism.
- CAP Implementation

Slovenia’s simplified community-led local development
Simplification and harmonisation between EU funds have helped LEADER succeed in Slovenia. The main enabling factor is a common national legal framework, which this article explains more about.
- CAP Implementation

LEADER success stories across the CAP
LEADER can co-fund a variety of projects supporting many different CAP objectives and this article shows the scope of LEADER's rural development potential.
- CAP Implementation
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Reinforcing rural tourism resilience
Rural tourism can bring economic and demographic benefits for rural communities and helps to maintain traditions and heritage. This article offers insights into EU policy that help safeguard the resilience of rural tourism.
- CAP Implementation

LEADER example: 'Valorising and protecting the region’s natural potential', Austria
This summary overviews the projects of an Austrian Local Action Group (LAG) working to improve the nature tourism,…
- CAP Implementation
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

LEADER example: 'Creative Industries: impacts on tourism and education', Austria
This summary overviews the activities of an Austrian Local Action Group (LAG) to transform and re-purpose buildings…
- CAP Implementation
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Latest good practice



Culinary education for young people to diversify tourism in the Savinjska-Šaleška region
- CAP Implementation