I) Promote maritime Research & Development – in particular for the pre-development maritime economic activities to bridge the gap between research and market uptake; II) Boost access to finance – to foster maritime economic actors in the pre-development stage and to help overcoming the...

Over the last few decades, crucial changes have taken place in the views and demands on forests by society at large. This includes the increased environmental awareness and recreational interests of society. These changes also affect the public’s way of looking at the traditional role of...

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Regional Development (DG AGRI) has initiated the Study on Employment, Growth and Innovation in Rural Areas (SEGIRA). The aim of SEGIRA is to provide “a thorough assessment of employment and growth in rural areas with particular...