Outdoor as the driver for local development and new welfare services
With a new masterplan to develop Silkeborg as the Outdoor Capital of Denmark, the city council in Silkeborg Municipality is mainstreaming the outdoors, placing outdoor recreation at the core of the municipality development strategies The Masterplan is build on three...
Welcome to the Mountaineering Association TARA!
Planinarski klub TARA (Mountaineering Association TARA) is a Serbian Mountaineering Association founded in 2012 to promote hiking participation among the local community of the city of Bajina Basta. Outdoors sports enthusiasts practicing hiking, mountain climbing,...
Promoting Greener Sports in our Regions – workshop
A virtual workshop was held on Oct 7th within the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities. The event has been jointly hosted by ENOS and the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission, Sports Unit Belgium with the...
Using European Regional Development Fund to foster Outdoor Sports participation and local development: The example of Massif Central, France
The Massif Central is a rural territory in France, made up of four regions with marked identities. Vast like Portugal or Ireland, this mountain range covers 85,000 km² and has 3.8 million inhabitants. Forests, lakes, meadows, mountains, the Massif Central is composed...
Pr Ronaldo Gabriel : Outdoor sports and biodiversity health services, a challenge for ENOS
Throughout the last decade, there has been an increase and strengthening of scientific evidence on the health and well-being benefits of contact and interactions between people with nature. The sustainable deepening of these interactions, based on a more complete...
Leave No Trace Ireland New Skills and Ethics Leaflets for Responsible Recreation
The creation of the new material is a result of a pioneering collaboration between Leave No Trace Ireland, Donegal Local Development CLG and local communities. The project focused on collaboration and co-creation with local communities to adapt, tailor and develop...
Bringing nature back to our lives! What is the new EU Biodiversity strategy and why is it important for the outdoors
The European Commission has adopted the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and an associated Action Plan – a comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ecosystems. It aims to put Europe’s...
NATURE – A GoGreenEx / ENOS initiative to address social isolation and sedentary lifestyles during the health crisis
There is an ever growing body of evidence, much of which can be found in the BOSS project resources, of the positive impact that being active in natural settings can bring. Being in nature has been shown to have especially powerful effects on positive mental...