How the Living Labs work
Each Living Lab operates within a specific territorial context, combining scientific knowledge with local experience. They function as open learning environments, supporting experimentation, peer learning and the co-creation of solutions adapted to regional needs.
Across all Living Labs, GroundWork applies a shared framework while allowing flexibility to respond to local challenges, landscapes and farming systems.
Living Labs across Europe
GroundWork is implemented through five Living Labs located in different European regions. Each Living Lab addresses distinct environmental and agricultural challenges while contributing to the project’s common objectives through place-based actions on the ground.
BEIRA INTERIOR (PT)
Pasture systems in Beira Interior are under pressure from soil loss, low productivity, and overgrazing, while water scar…
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WALLONIA (BE)
Farmers face the challenge of reintegrating livestock into arable rotations to restore soil structure and fertility whil…
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BAVARIA (GER)
The region faces a combination of economic, social, political, and ecological pressures. Economically, dairy farming is…
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GOTHIA (SE)
Many farms in the Göta plains have shifted away from livestock, focusing primarily on crops. Animals are now mostly conf…
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VOJVODINA (RS)
Small-scale farms in the region face multiple pressures. Economic constraints and high operational costs make it difficu…
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