PROJECTS

This 1-year ERASMUS+ Small-Scale Partnership project was launched by three partners (Cooperativa So.L.e., europAledro, Integrity.Earth) in November 2023.
The goal of REC4localEU is to set out the conditions for the development of job skills and knowledge in the field of renewable energy in order to create a community of informed and active citizens, willing to cooperate for the promotion and diffusion of energy community initiatives such as Renewable Energy Communities – RECs) in rural and mountainous European communities.

In particular, the objectives of the project are the following:

• ACQUIRE technical and socio-economic knowledge for the development and promotion of RECs at local level with the involvement of local, provincial and national experts active in RECs;
• CREATE a first transnational collaboration between three organisations active in renewable energy and local engagement initiatives;
• RAISE AWARENESS/TRAIN the local population on the importance of renewables in the fight against climate change via:
  Local events open to the public to discuss the RECs and promote them on the territory;
  A selected group of engaged citizens to be involved actively (participation in workshops, exchange events).

At the end of the project, the consortium delivered a series of recommendation (how to best set up a REC at local level, what the hurdles, what the advantages, green employment, etc.) and made available to the public.

Useful materials:

Report of the 1st Energy Workshop held in Ledro in April 2024 – HERE

Project Final Event held in Ledro in October 2024 – HERE

Report of the Final Event – HERE

The final Handbook produced and delivered by partners and experts – HERE

Proposal submitted under the ERASMUS+ Program in October 2023. The project will promote transnational capacity building and knowledge exchange, resulting in concrete recommendations for the future regeneration of three existing undervalued trails, etched into delicate natural landscapes in need to be preserved. The proposed measures will aim to renew and restore natural itineraries and to protect and enhance the surrounding biodiversity, supporting socio-economic activities.

Proposal submitted under the ERASMUS+ Program in October 2023. The MARE project aims to create a platform for dialogue and sharing experiences through art. Art will be the means to express the narratives of marginalized, homeless and vulnerable individuals and to change citizens’ perception of the condition and daily struggles of vulnerable people and the importance of the role of professionals in supporting their inclusion.

Proposal submitted under the ERASMUS+ Program in October 2023. CLI(n)K aims to develop adults’ abilities to assess the quality of the environment through scientific observation. This will increase their knowledge of the impacts of climate change and their perception of how landscape and human activities are closely related. Furthermore, it will offer adults an innovative opportunity to learn and practice simple monitoring techniques through a peer exchange with ecology professionals.

Proposal presented under the ERASMUS+ Program in October 2023. The objective of the project is to promote the role of Nature, Land Art as a catalyst to achieve sustainable coexistence between nature and humans in rural areas with low population density in Europe and combat the depopulation of these areas through new job opportunities in the creative sector.