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LIFE ShepForBio collaborates in the development of the fiorume supply chain in the Garfagnana Green Community
Between August and October, as part of the project GarfagnanaGreenLand. Strategies for a sustainable local community, promoted by the Unione Comuni Garfagnana and funded by the PNRR M2C1-I-3.2 Green Communities, a series of meetings and training activities are planned to...
Network with the Sardinian Sheperd School
On 13 and 14 July, LIFE ShepForBio hosted a delegation from the Sardinian Shepherd School with whom, thanks also to the presence of Dr Antonello Franca from CNR ISPAAM and Dr Luca Battaglini, lecturer at DISAFA-University of Turin, both representatives...
Second year of hayseed harvesting in Pratomagno
These days, workers from the Union of Municipalities of Pratomagno are busy collecting hayseed that will be used to restore grasslands in the southern part of Pratomagno, where the state of conservation of these environments is less favourable. The field...
Training day on the use of herding dogs
The LIFE ShepForBio project, in collaboration with the Podere Bianchi Galli farm, is organising a training day on the use of herding dogs in the management of grazing animals. The activity is open to all shepherds and farmers, as well...
Two International Events for LIFE ShepForBio: Sharing Best Practices Between Italy, Slovenia, and Japan
In recent days, the LIFE ShepForBio project had the opportunity to share its activities, experiences, and training models with two international delegations, as part of exchanges focused on promoting pastoralism as a driver of environmental sustainability and local development. On...
Transhumance, as a millennia-old practice, is more relevant (and necessary) than ever: three days of walking through the heart of Molise.
Transhumance is an ancient practice with millennia-old origins, still alive today across the world, each region preserving its unique traits shaped by geography, environment, society, culture, politics, and economy.The word itself likely derives from the Latin trans (across) and humus...