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II. Acknowledgements
T
his book is dedicated to European the much needed transition towards other rural stakeholders. These
citizens who make transition sustainability in our work and in our events have enabled us to touch
private lives. ground where people, nature, the
towards a more resilient, peaceful
and democratic Europe happen.
We are deeply grateful for the
social fabric and economy are
They do this in their villages, on their guidance, trust and continuous threatened and where solutions have
farms and at work, in numerous civic support of our funders, first and emerged.
organisations, regional and national foremost Fondation de France and administrations and European Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer with civil servants, politicians and EU
Institutions. Thanks to you, we have pour le Progrès de l’Homme. Our Commissioners have taught us that
discovered the beauty of Europe’s thanks go further to the German it is worth getting together beyond
countryside and the potential of its Schweißfurt Stiftung, the Heinrich political and ideological borders and
people to achieve democratic and Boell Foundation, Fundación La Caixa to first listen, then to understand and
sustainable development. and to the European Commission. then to make change happen where
We express warm thanks to
This support has made possible
Our meetings and discussions
we live and where we work.
our members, our friends and the our local workshops, European many partners throughout a wide gatherings, lifeshops, and various reader, of our travelling experience
and borderless Europe: we have training sessions with farmers, through rural Europe and an invitation
travelled together for twenty-five fisherfolk, forestry people, rural to younger Europeans who want to
years, exploring the challenges of entrepreneurs, teachers and many travel on.
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This book is a handover to you, dear