The story of Landcare Europe
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29 May 2024
Natura 2000 award
Celebrating nomination as Finalist for Natura 2000 award in the category cross border cooperation at the European Green Week in Brussels
![Copyright: Erich Herrmann](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/b/csm_Slider_01_448c831b2c.jpg)
2023 - 2026
Project Cooperation
Landcare Europe Captures Carbon – Supporting Natural Climate Protection in Agricultural Landscapes funded by the European Climate Initiative
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7 JUNE 2023
Network foundation
Landcare Europe Conference and Founding Event in Brussels
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2021 - 2023
EU Support
Receiving EU funding for establishing the Landcare Europe network
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FEB 2017
Landcare Conference
Landcare Conference in Brussels presenting the network Landcare Europe and the Public Goods Bonus for the European Agricultural Policy after 2020
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2016-2017
Exchanges
Erasmus and Exchange with partners from Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Scotland and Romania
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2015-2017
Landcare in Romania
Supporting the creation of a new Landcare organisation in the Carpathian Mountains, Harghita County, Romania
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May 2015
Early Works
Contribution to review “Enhancing Knowledge for Better Management of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes”, Satoyama Initiative, United Nations University, Institute for Global Environmental Studies
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June 2014
Finding Partners
Presentation of Landcare Germany on the conference “Revitalizing production landscapes in Europe”, Florence, Italy
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2007
Idea and first Steps
First mutual visits with Poland and Scotland