As part of the Horizon Europe project RURACTIVE, the 2nd local workshop for the design and discussion of ‘challenges’ and their possible solutions in the South Burgenland study region, took place on 23th January 2025. The 15 participants from various sectors discussed the following challenges:
(i) Inadequate culinary provision for cyclists - tourists and locals - along the railway line,
(ii) Insufficient voluntary commitment to environmental and nature conservation in Southern Burgenland,
(iii) Lack of sustainable grass management, including non-use and lack of mowing in protected areas,
(iv) Need to reduce motorised private transport and
(v) Need to replace/reduce car journeys within the nature parks.
Possible solutions were discussed very intensively in the working groups. These solutions for the challenges will be discussed in the next local workshop within the framework of RURACTIVE with regard to their concrete implementation.
Theresia Oedl-Wieser for the BAB team
