Food Waste
This policy brief highlights policies and approaches which have been taken to prevent and reduce food waste, with focus on EU waste policy developments and regional actions.

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Protection and sustainable management of heritage in coastal and fluvial regions
The policy brief presents the main challenges that coastal and fluvial regions are facing with regards to protection and sustainable management of cultural and natural heritage assets. It demonstrates that cultural and natural heritage is a significant as

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Digital solutions in the field of cultural heritage
The document provides a brief overview of the EU policy documents addressing digitisation of cultural heritage and presents inspiring good practices stemming from the Interreg Europe projects.

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Food Waste
This policy brief highlights policies and approaches which have been taken to prevent and reduce food waste, with focus on EU waste policy developments and regional actions.

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Role of Green Public Procurement in improving resource efficiency
Public procurements representing approximately 19% of EU GDP. By using procurement as a tool strategic policy goals can be reached. This policy brief addresses the EU policies, approaches and good practices aimed at promoting green public procurement.

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Sustainable tourism
The policy brief demonstrates that cultural and natural heritage is a significant asset for local communities and sustainable tourism development.

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Sustainable management of bio-waste: Regional cooperation for improved bio-waste management
This policy brief highlights the approaches which have been taken to improve management of bio-waste. The focus is put on European Union waste policy developments and regional actions encouraging more sustainable management of bio-waste.

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Industrial symbiosis
This policy brief provides information on how industrial symbiosis is supported by EU policy framework and on the potential actions regions and cities can take to support the establishment of sustainable industrial networks that are based on exchanges of

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Protection of biodiversity and natural heritage: Exchange of experience and policy learning for greener Europe
The policy brief highlights the need to improve the relevant policies and to provide multi-stakeholder solutions for protection and sustainable use of the natural capital. Emphasis is put on the exchange of experience and policy learning for greener Europ

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The role of cities and regions in promoting resource efficiency across the EU
This policy brief highlights the need to use resources in a sustainable way and presents key policy developments in this direction. Emphasis is put on policy actions of cities and regions aiming to improve resource efficiency.

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Protection and sustainable management of cultural heritage: The role of regional cooperation in preserving cultural heritage
This Policy Brief highlights the value of cultural heritage, and considers how regional actors can meet the challenges, and ensure sustainable management of these assets.

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Cultural heritage in urban areas: Sustaining heritage in cities and towns
This policy brief highlights the approaches aimed at securing the sustainable management of cultural heritage in urban areas.

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Ecosystem services: Interregional cooperation for sustaining the European natural capital
Policy brief on EU policies, approaches and good practices as concerns protection and restoration of ecosystem services.

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Citizen engagement in the protection of cultural heritage
This policy brief considers the mechanisms that can be used to foster the participation of citizens in cultural heritage projects and the value which this can bring.

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INTHERWASTE project leaflet
A leaflet of project INTHERWASTE

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Pathways to circular economy in cities and regions
Policy brief on circular economy addressed to policymakers from European cities and regions.

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RETRACE project leaflet
A leaflet of project RETRACE

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SWARE project infograph
Visual material presenting the SWARE project

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Policy brief on cultural heritage in urban areas
A policy brief on the approaches aimed at securing the sustainable management of cultural heritage in urban areas. 

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Policy brief on industrial symbiosis
A policy brief summing up the relevant EU policy framework, and the potential actions regions and cities can take.

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Policy brief on protection of biodiversity and natural heritage
A policy brief on the topic of protection of biodiversity and natural heritage. It highlights the need to improve the relevant policies and to provide multi-stakeholder solutions for protection and sustainable use of the natural capital. Emphasis is put o

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Policy brief on the role of cities and regions in promoting resource efficiency across the EU
A policy brief on the role of cities and regions in promoting resource efficiency across the European Union. It highlights the need to use resources in a sustainable way and presents key policy developments in this direction. Emphasis is put on policy act

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Policy brief on the role of regional cooperation in preserving cultural heritage
A policy brief on the role of regional cooperation in preserving cultural heritage.

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