Example of an Irish Regional Approach to Supporting an Environmentally Sustainable & Eco Tourism Destination The Burren National Park, Clare is an example regional support model of how enterprises can flourish through a dedicated support network led by a partnership between a network of enterprises, tourism enterprises and a National Geopark creating the BEN Burren
COVID & Brexit Recovery Supports for Irish PEAK Businesses The impact of COVID has meant that there is now an increased prevalence of people working remotely from home and often in rural areas and others moving to rural areas particularly those who seek the healthier and better working life. This has enhanced the demand
The majority of rural SMEs are faced with challenges such as adaptability, digitalization, connectivity, and sustainability. To remain sustainable, they need to adapt and diversify, develop in climate-smart ways, be digitally ready, and implement environmental and sustainability measures. PEAK entrepreneurs are inherently resilient and innovative providing fresh approaches but they also have to overcome
Irish PEAK enterprises are dominantly located in or close to rural mountain or upland areas with many dispersed along and around large, medium, and small towns, villages, the coastline and along the open countryside. It is important to recognize the value and diverse opportunities that PEAK enterprises can potentially offer to the rural towns
The next 10 years are critical for Ireland to address the climate crisis. As part of the European Green Deal, The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to a 51% reduction in our overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. No later than 2050 Ireland needs to be climate resilient, biodiversity
The impact of digital and technological innovation is enabling significant transformation across Ireland and the global economy, and the pace is expected to accelerate. These technologies are transforming business models so that they can compete and be sustainable. This is especially important for PEAK businesses in rural and mountain regions in Ireland. The Economic Recovery
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FAS | Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu The upper secondary school, Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu (FAS - FAS | Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu) is a small, but proud partner in the PEAK project. The student’s number in the autumn of 2021 is 240 students. The school is located on the south-east coast of Iceland in the fishing village of
MIRC NTUA MIRC NTUA is the only higher educational research center devoted to the study of mountainous areas, in Greece; one of the most mountainous countries (75%) in EU. Since its initiation, in 1993, and mostly after the foundation of the MSc Programme “Environment and Development of Mountainous Areas”, in 2008, MIRC is an open
Supporting business development and entrepreneurship: Tourism research on the west coast of Scotland Starting a series of blog posts that highlighted the work of our partners, we begin with the our Scottish lead partner, the Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research, part of the University of the Highlands. West Highland College UHI, based on the
