The Embrace FARM Encircle Programme was an initiative designed to provide comprehensive support—both emotional and practical—to farm families and communities affected by serious injury or sudden loss on the family farm. Before this programme, no structured support system existed for families coping with such traumatic events. Encircle established a single, coordinated point of contact, connecting families to local professionals and peer-to-peer networks. Since its launch, and with the support of EIP funding, the programme has supported 159 farm families navigating the aftermath of injury or bereavement. This EIP project's final report chronicles its journey, detailing the programme's background, vision, mission, objectives, operations, and outcomes. "
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This factsheet explores how managing forests to be used as spiritual forests and forest kindergartens could benefit both the forest and the forest owner. The core impact of the case study is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural ecosystem services and to motivate forest actors to manage forests appropriately.
This innovation case is strengthening the link between forests and water with the overall aim of diversifying financing sources for forest management by integrating ecosystem service provision into the economic balance sheet. Work includes integration in the Urban Masterplan for the Rialb Reservoir where different local stakeholders (economic, tourism, water and others) are already working together. The aim is for written recognition in a legal document of the role of forestry in water and landscape conservation, and the recognition of forestry as a potentially relevant economic activity in the area that can be promoted along with tourism. The innovation action also works with the public Segre-Rialb Consortium to assess the suitability of a payment for ecosystem services scheme in relation to water in the area.
The “Mushrooms of Borgotaro IGP” are produced in the woods of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The way the woods are managed has a great influence on the micro-climate of the undergrowth and consequently on fungal production. The Consorzio Comunalie Parmensi intends to improve the commercialisation of recreational permits for wild mushrooms collection in forest through an online platform. One of the main goals of this innovation case is to have a better distribution of mushroom pickers in the forest, avoiding their concentration in specific areas.