ELO Activity Report 2020

ELO Activity Report 2020

In this blog post on the CONSOLE project website, we find it of interest to report on the Activity Report of 2020 from our partner ELO.

Obviously, this report is heavily influenced by the current pandemic situation in which we find ourselves immersed since last year, and the need “now more than ever” to strengthen relations with nature especially with the aim of building “a sustainable and resistant link with our planet.”

ELO’s work highlighted in the report is to help actively work at ground level, and alongside landowners to improve ecosystems in Europe (and beyond).

To achieve these goals, the report highlights Wildlife Estates, a project aimed at developing a network of farms that voluntarily agrees to adhere to the philosophy of wildlife and a sustainable one of the lands. This project has shown that private landowners play a vital role in promoting and protecting biodiversity and regenerating our rural areas.

ELO Activity Report 2020

What will we find in the activity report?

The Activity Report has been developed in 9 detailed chapters that are described below:

The ELO family

In the first chapter it refers to the “ELO Family”, as an organisation capable of representing all rural entrepreneurs. ELO promotes a prosperous rural area, through private property rights, sustainable land use and profitable rural businesses.

Issues and Policies

This chapter narrates the role of ELO in the main strategies carried out in the European agricultural area, such as the Green Deal, the Common Agricultural Policy (PAC), the Farm to Fork strategy, the Biodiversity Strategy, Soil and Water Resources, Forestry, Climate Change, Carbon farming, access to land and property rights and its commitment to the immersion of farmers in Innovation and Digital Agriculture.

Projects carried out by ELO

On page 27 of the ELO Activities Report there is a list of at least 27 projects in which the organisation has participated throughout the year 2020. These projects vary in their objectives, from those oriented to water resources (AGRIWATER); to the social inclusion of people in the primary sector (FARMID); Agroforestry (land use where trees are grown in association with agricultural crops or livestock on the same land; AGFOSY); online training programme for rural women (REWARD); etc.

Of course, we must highlight the role of the CONSOLE project, where ELO participates in the co-design of the research and is the leader of the Work Package related to communications and dissemination.

Awards and honours

ELO’s great professional career has been recognized on numerous occasions. Chapter 4  shows us the recognitions for the year 2020, such as the European Bee Award, as a project aimed at protecting bees and pollinators in Europe; The Land and Soil Management Award, which rewards land use and soil management practices for mitigation of degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, contamination and compaction; European Biodiversity Conference and Belleuropa Award at the European Parliament; Belgian Tree of the Year, in search of the most remarkable tree in Belgium.

Events (edit)

ELO has participated in numerous events throughout 2020 (mostly online), as you can see in chapter 5. Among those events, we can highlight the FFA2020 (Forum for the Future of Agriculture); the General Assemblies of ELO; the Conference on Biodiversity; the Dialogue on Sustainable Food and Agriculture; European tree of the year 2020; and the 2020 Innovation Conference.

Scientific Communications and Publications

ELO’s contributions in the field of communication are also numerous, highlighting its CountrySide Magazine, which for more than 26 years has given voice to rural landowners and managers. But it has also made contributions in other media that you can consult in the Annual Report.

Collaboration with the Institutions of the European Union

Likewise, ELO has developed other important activities over the past year, such as collaboration with the Institutions of the European Union; as is the case with the Intergroup “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside”, to bring together the perspectives of key rural actors when shaping the main political debates of the EU Green Deal.

ELO also participated in the “EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores” which was renewed after 6 years.

Finally, the Annual Report refers to the partners who have collaborated during this year (chapter 8), as well as the perspectives of ELO for the coming years (chapter 9).

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