On the 9th and 10th of October 2024, the Sora Development Agency and Slovenian Environment Agency, hosted the 4th project partner meeting in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. The meeting was opened by the deputy mayor of the municipality of Škofja Loka, Robert Strah. He...
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UNESCO’s International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
🌍 Today, we proudly celebrate UNESCO’s first International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage! At AlpTextyles, we honor the living traditions and knowledge passed down through generations in the heart of the Alps. From ancient weaving techniques to sustainable...
Festa de lo Pan Ner 2024 / Monno
🛎 October 20th, Festa de lo Pan Ner, Monno (IT) 🥖 This year, AlpTextyles through Ca’Mon and Regione Lombardia is glad to participate in the Festa de lo Pan Ner with another community in Monno. In this special area, we have been investing greatly through several...
Festa de lo Pan Ner 2024 / Poschiavo
🛎 October 19th, Festa de lo Pan Ner, Poschiavo (CH) 🥖 It’s that time of year again! Food, history, and textile enthusiasts across the alpine communities can gather together to celebrate the 9th edition of the initiative that celebrates the making of the traditionally...
ADAPTNOW at regional event of European Energy Award community
First results of the ADAPTNOW project were presented at a regional meeting of municipalities participating in the European Energy Award program in Memmingen end of September this year. With more and more frequent extreme wheather events in the Bavarian alpine region,...
AMETHyST partner FBK presents a New SkHyline Platform for Hydrogen Ecosystem Development
At the Conference “Hydrogen for the Future of the Alps“, as part of the AMETHyST project, our partner FBK proudly presented SkHyline, an innovative and highly practical platform designed to support the development of hydrogen projects across the Alpine regions....
AlpsLife Kick-off Meeting
Kick-Off AlpsLife 7-8 October 2024 On October 7th and 8th, the Eurac Research Institute in Bolzano hosted the Kick-Off meeting for the Interreg Alpine Space AlpsLife project. The project leader welcomed 29 participants from 12 institutions across the Alpine...
October 2024 / Flachs-Brächete Flax & Linen Festival
📣 It’s flax week in Val Müstair — and we’re almost there! 🎉 We’re excited to take #AlpTextyles to this special celebration of the flax and linen textile heritage of the Canton of Graubünden and Südtirol | Alto Adige | South Tyrol. 👥 First, we’ll be attending a series...
Natural Fibre Connect 2024 & The European Wool Network
🐑 Exciting news from Natural Fibre Connect 2024 in Biella, Italy! 🐑 ▶ The European wool industry is a rich blend of tradition, diversity, and innovation. To strengthen cross-border collaboration in Europe, Natural Fibre Connect and Collectif Tricolor have initiated a...
iiSBE Italia R&D and the Municipality of Chivasso engaged in the analysis of Climate change related risks
Thanks to the partnership agreement signed in November 2023 between the Municipal Council of the City of Chivasso and iiSBE Italia R&D, in the context of the EU project ADAPTNOW, the cooperation among the interested parties in the assessment of climate risk...
The 4th issue of ADAPTNOW Newsletter is here
Welcome to the 4th edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. This newsletter contributes to the commitment towards a more sustainable, carbon neutral, climate resilient and green Alpine region and we hope that you find it just as interesting as we do. The consortium of 12...
Exploring Sustainability at the Second Open Day During the Barcolana Sea Summit
A Unique Setting for Sustainability Discussions On October 9, 2024, COSELAG hosted its second open day at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region’s Headquarters in Trieste, aligning with the Barcolana Sea Summit. Part of the world-renowned Barcolana sailing race—the largest...
GAMIFICATION TO ENGAGE SMARTCOMMUNITIES – GUIDELINES
The SmartCommunity project aims to support Alpine rural areas through digitalisation and the creation of smart, sustainable and resilient communities. The work package "Innovation Tools for SmartCommUnity" (one of the workpackage of the SmartCommUnity project ) have...
Overview: All Publications so far
Within the Interreg Alpine Space CEFoodCycle project, several publications have been realised up to date. In this news article, you will find an overview of all current publications: This review provides a concise introduction and overview on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)...
3rd-6th October 2024, Montichiari (Italy): MOSAIC was present at the 23rd International Exhibition for Rescue, Fire Fighting, Disaster Relief and Security
3rd-6th October 2024, Montichiari (Italy): MOSAIC was present at the 23rd International Exhibition for Rescue, Fire Fighting, Disaster Relief and Security. Our colleagues of the Veneto region organized a seminar dedicated to our project MOSAIC.
Green Point Short Food Supply Chain – Lighthouse Test Area in the SmartCommUnity project
Green Point Short Food Supply Chain is the Lighthouse Test Area in the SmartCommUnity project, coordinated by ITC – Innovation Technology Cluster Murska Sobota and supported by DIH Agrifood. Piloting activities organised through the Living Lab approach aim to enhance...
2nd-4th October 2024, Prelenfrey (France): The first MOSAIC internal workshop on marteloscopes training has been held.
2nd-4th October 2024, Prelenfrey (France): The first MOSAIC internal workshop on marteloscopes training has been held. The objectives of this workshop were to learn about the marteloscope installation itself and the procedure to manage data for using both the European...
Open Door Day!
On the 26th of September, over 550 curious students and adults explored the fascinating world of research at the National Institute of Biology (NIB) during European Researchers' Night. Our presentation included the DiMark project which captured attention through novel...
Study visit in two TAs in France
Last week, the french partner "ADRETS" organised a study visit with its two test areas, the "Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras" and "the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale", accompanied with the "Communauté de communes de la...
Digital Alps Conference 2024
From September 16-20, the EU Mediterranean Coast and Macro-Regional Strategies Week with an integrated DigitalAlps conference – organised by EUSALP AG5 - took place in Izola (Slovenia). The partners of the Interreg SmartCommunity project – SAB, Anci Liguria, ITC...
“While recycling and using recycled products is good, doing so in an environmentally responsible way is even better.” Interview with Guillaume Perben, Composite Recycling
In this interview, we speak with Guillaume, co-founder of Composite Recycling, whose journey has been shaped by a lifelong passion for sailing and a diverse career in global business. Growing up by the Mediterranean Sea, Guillaume developed a love for the water,...
FRACTAL final event
On 18th September, the final event of FRACTAL in the beautiful location of Bled Lake, in Slovenia, started with a hands-on morning engaging 40 students who, after having gathered information from the experts of NIB built a pollinator hotel in front of the Infocenter...
Conference on Agriculture and Pastoralism
On September 23, in the context of TranStat project, INRAE in partnership with Grenoble Alpes University, organized a conference in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse - Le Planolet Living Lab, one of the pillars of the traditional mountain economy: agriculture and...
INNOBIOVC @ Hydrogen Day in Germany
Wirtschaftsförderung Raum Heilbronn GmbH, the lead partner of INNOBIOVC presented the Hydrogen Day in Hardthausen, Germany together with the DLR (German Aerospace Center). At this day, 25th September 2024, Alexandra Wolf presented INNOBIOVC at a booth and introduced...
CEFoodCycle at the RETASTE Conference
Colleagues from FH Salzburg and the Austrian Institute of Ecology presented their research conducted within the CEFoodCycle Project for Output 1.1 at the RETASTE Conference in Heraklion, Greece. This international scientific conference focuses on sustainable food...
IDAFLW: a more sustainable future for all
IDAFLW encourages us to recognize the importance of our efforts to innovate for a more sustainable future for all. It is estimated that around 58.4 million tonnes of food waste were generated across the European Union in 2023, of which the food production sector...
Project TIGER kicked-off in Graz!
The kick-off meeting of TIGER - FosTering ehealth and social Innovations as Game-changers in sEnior and Remote care took place in Graz on 26 September 2024. ICS as lead partner welcomed 26 representatives of all project partners from Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France...
Open Day Highlights the Transformation of Muggia Industrial Park into an Eco-Industrial Hub
Open Day Highlights the Transformation of Muggia Industrial Park into an Eco-Industrial Hub On September 26, 2024, the Confartigianato headquarters in Muggia (Trieste) hosted the first open day dedicated to the ambitious transformation of the local industrial park...
A healthy environment means (longer and better) living
26 September - World Environmental Health Day The health of people and other living organisms is directly linked to the condition of our environment. Advances in our understanding of physical, chemical, biological, and cultural aspects of the environment reveal the...
Your waste is my resource – AlpWeek 2024. Alps in our Hands
Eva Lienbacher and Christine Vallaster had the privilege of presenting the CEFoodyCycle project at this year’s AlpWeek. Alongside other project partners—Cassiano Luminati (AlpTextyles), Blaž Likozar (Alps4greenC) and Urška Spitzer (Cradle-ALP) —they discussed the...