Aurora Velez
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Reviving the timber industry in the French Alps
In partnership with the European Commission
With its spruce, larch and cedar, the Alps region is one of the most wooded in France. Fourteen years ago, the local timber sector decided to pull together and face up to more competitive offers from forests in Germany and Austria, the Nordics and Eastern Europe. A new label was born.
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Solar cells on roads, a new direction for Europe's energy transition
In partnership with the European Commission
Sound barriers on motorways are being equipped with solar cells generating energy for local households. Discover the European project 'Rolling Solar' promoting the use of roads in the energy transition.
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The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy
In partnership with the European Commission
In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency.
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AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps
In partnership with the European Commission
The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains.
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ERMIS II - the project helping people with reduced mobility enjoy the beach
In partnership with the European Commission
Thanks to a European project, people with reduced mobility in Cyprus and in Greece can enjoy the sea as many beaches are now equipped with wheelchair ramps, devices to get them into the water and much more.
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The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia
In partnership with the European Commission
In the last decade, Slovenia has experienced reoccurring floods. But since 2014, the basin of the Drava River and its tributaries have benefited from a European project involving the dredging, widening and containment of these rivers to protect and strengthen the surrounding areas.
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Eco-design, the way to make products greener before they've even been produced
In partnership with the European Commission
Before making a product like a kitchen, you have to design it. Eco-design is helping to better respect the environment by reducing the use of resources and by recycling. In Russia and in Baltic countries, a European project is promoting these environmental dimensions of design.
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Discover Italy's greenest campus and how it's saving money and energy
In partnership with the European Commission
The UNICAL in Calabria is the largest university campus in Italy and it is also one of Europe's "greenest". An ambitious energy project has allowed it to go green, lower CO2 emissions and save money.
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Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects
In partnership with the European Commission
In Poland, larvae and insects are used as a source of protein on fish and poultry farms. Organic waste is used to grow these larvae, thus contributing to the circular economy. Bio-recycling and technology go hand in hand in this project supported by the European Cohesion Policy.
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The European initiative helping tourists to discover nature in a sustainable way
In partnership with the European Commission
On the Spanish-Portuguese border, a sustainable tourism project is encouraging visitors to discover the natural and cultural heritage of this area with electric vehicles over a distance of more than 1000 kilometres.
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