Promoting Environmental Awareness, Cultural Heritage, and Sustainable.

Peaked

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The PeakED project seeks to highlight the importance of conserving mountain ecosystems, recognizing them as vital components of global biodiversity and sustainable development efforts. This project aims to catalyze socio-economic development in these unique landscapes. Utilizing innovative approaches, in particular through the concept of living laboratories (LLs), it seeks to pioneer new methodologies specifically adapted to the particularities of mountain environments. Live Labs is a dynamic platform for collaboration and experimentation, facilitating the co-creation of solutions that address the multifaceted challenges faced by mountain communities. PeakED aims to act as an incubator for environmental citizenship, empowering individuals to actively participate in the management of mountain ecosystems. This holistic approach seamlessly aligns with global initiatives such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which highlights the urgent need to strengthen cooperation to combat desertification, land degradation, and biodiversity loss.

The project’s Kick off Meeting

On 2 February 2024, the initial transnational meeting of the PeakED project, an initiative aimed at promoting the conservation and sustainable development of mountain ecosystems, took place in Larissa. Led by Innovation Hive and co-funded by Erasmus+ KA2 Youth, PeakED brings together a consortium of five partners from Greece, Bulgaria, Jordan and Poland, including AENOL. SA, WELLGROW, BALKAN BRINGE, Desert Bloom and DANMAR. This effort seeks to highlight the importance of mountain areas as critical elements of global biodiversity and sustainable development efforts…

RESEARCH RESULTS

Completion of Research on Climate Change and its Impact on Tourism in the Mountain Regions of Olympus, Carpathians and Rila, three of the most important tourist and natural zones of the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean, with a focus on Jordan…

Completion of the Project PeakED

Climate change, environmental degradation, and the gradual loss of cultural heritage are becoming increasingly urgent challenges for communities across Europe and neighboring regions. Mountain areas and remote communities are particularly vulnerable, facing growing
pressure on their ecosystems, biodiversity, and traditional ways of life. At the same time, many young people are searching for meaningful ways to engage with environmental issues and contribute to more sustainable and resilient communities…