REGIMont - Mountain Landscape Regeneration Centre

The REGIMont project - Mountain Landscape Regeneration Centre kicks off with the launch of a collaborative cycle that includes three face-to-face meetings, designed to facilitate partnerships and dialogue between groups and individuals working on the regeneration of the natural and man-made landscape of northern and central Portugal and Spain. These meetings will be linked by seven online sessions that will explore the topics in greater depth and will take place during 2026 and 2027.

Palombar believes that partnerships rooted in integrated and targeted collaboration have the power to increase the regenerative impact of the initiatives created.

1st Meeting - The Identity of the Landscape | Trás-os-Montes
17 to 20 April 2026 | Aldeia de Uva, Vimioso, Bragança

The first meeting of the REGiMont collaborative cycle will take place in the village of dovecotes, where Palombar is based. Over four days, participants will be welcomed into an immersive experience about the identity of the Trás-os-Montes landscape, addressing the value of regional symbols in nature conservation and community activation.

Objectives:

• Launch of the project
• Building bonds
• Defining working groups
• Inspiration on landscape symbols and how they can be used for environmental and social regeneration

This meeting will be the ideal moment to:

• Meet the other participants and collectives
• Identify common challenges and define lines of collaborative work
• Explore the territory of Uva and Palombar's journey in the regeneration of the territory

REGISTRATION

Register for the 1st Meeting of the REGiMont cycle by 31 March via this link.

Participation is free of charge. As there is a limit on the number of places, registration is mandatory and selected participants will be notified with confirmation of their registration by 3 April.

Target audience: collectives and individuals working in the areas of environmental, cultural and social regeneration, eco-construction and land management in northern and central Portugal and Spain.

Accommodation, travel and food expenses are covered by the project.

We recommend participating in the three face-to-face meetings and online working sessions to ensure full immersion in the network created by the project and increase the impact of the objectives set. Check the poster with the schedule and plan your participation.


UPCOMING MEETINGS

2nd Meeting - Eco-construction | Minho
September 2026 | Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo

Objectives:

• Celebration of European Sustainable Communities Day
• Continuation of the partnership creation process
• Debate on the eco-construction sector and its integration into the affordable housing market in rural areas

3rd Meeting - Regeneration | Serra da Estrela
September 2027 | Verdelhos, Covilhã

Objectives:

• Celebration of European Sustainable Communities Day
• Presentation of partnership applications
• Presentation of the Collaborative Toolbox
• Launch of thematic manifestos

 

The three meetings are part of an ongoing collaborative process. They will be linked by seven online sessions that will explore the topics in greater depth, enabling participants to jointly develop projects in partnership and submit them for new funding opportunities in line with their interests and opportunities.

Some of the objectives of these sessions are:

• To continue the work of the thematic groups
• To systematise knowledge, contributions and resources
• To discuss funding opportunities
• To prepare applications in partnership
• To draw up thematic manifestos useful to each area of activity

 

REGIMont - Mountain Landscape Regeneration Centre is a project developed by Palombar - Nature and Rural Heritage Conservation and funded by the Regenerative Communities Fund (RCF). This is the first European fund dedicated specifically to regenerative communities, promoted by ECOLISE - European Network of Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability and co-financed by the European Union under the Funding Fairer Futures (FFF) programme.

Palombar is part of a group of 15 European organisations selected as RCF ‘Demonstrators’, recognised for their experience in community regeneration.

Find out more about this regenerative network at ECOLISE.