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Information Bulletin No. 5 – May 2026

Finalisation of the Tutorial and the Handbook

The Tutorial has been completed and tested with young people from the different partner countries. Available in both French and English, it will now be tested with other audiences. It will serve as a reference resource for the various training courses that are or will be developed on the theme of transhumance, as planned within the project.

2026: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

An opportunity to promote our project during several events: the International Agricultural Show in Paris, at the Florac Institute and the French Ministry of Agriculture stand, and at the MUCEM in Marseille during a conference on the future of pastoralism.

The Quiz: Transh'Game Developed by the Romanian partner, the Transh'Game quiz has been completed to assess learners' knowledge at the end of the training year. Initially designed for the Romanian context, it was revised so that the questions would be accessible to everyone following the learning activities. It will also be available online on the Eco-TransH website and accessible to all.

Final mobility: promoting local products and territories by Fabienne Gilot

From 21 to 26 May 2026, the partners travelled to Larino, Italy, as part of WP5.

ECO-TransH: Promoting local products and territories at the heart of the mobility in Italy

After Larissa in Greece and Geoagiu in Romania, we gathered in Larino, in the Molise region of Italy. The ECO-TransH partners, together with a class from the Pamiers Agricultural High School, took part in a mobility focused on promoting local products and pastoral territories. From the very first day, the Biodiversity Day organised by the host school highlighted the richness of local agriculture through an official welcome and a meal featuring regional specialities. The exchanges continued with a working meeting dedicated to reviewing the project's achievements and discussing its future perspectives.

The immersion continued along the tratturi, the ancient transhumance routes that bear witness to a living heritage where pastoral practices, sustainable resource management and cultural identity are closely intertwined. This experience was enriched by moments of sharing centred on pastoral cuisine and local traditions.

The highlight of the mobility was a public presentation showcasing the diversity of products from the different partner countries: cheeses, dairy products, local specialities and traditional costumes. This shared exhibition highlighted the richness of the participating regions and the complementarity of their know-how. Finally, participation in the traditional festival of… San Pardo …offered an immersion into a vibrant local culture, where agricultural practices, traditions and community life come together.

This mobility clearly highlighted the role of transhumance as a driver for promoting local products, territories and cultural identities, while strengthening cooperation among the project partners.

Did you know? The San Pardo Festival (Larino, Italy)

Celebrated every year from 25 to 27 May, the San Pardo Festival is one of the most emblematic traditional events in the Molise region. Dedicated to the city's patron saint, it combines a religious procession with a popular celebration. Its most spectacular moment is the… Carrese …a parade of more than one hundred carts richly decorated with paper flowers, pulled by oxen and accompanying the statue of the saint through the streets of the town. Passed down from generation to generation, this festival reflects the identity of the region, the close ties between the community, agriculture and traditions, and today remains a major local event celebrating heritage, faith and living culture.

“And did you know… there is something we haven't told you yet. Larino and Larissa do not only share landscapes, traditions and a Mediterranean spirit… their very names have roots reaching back to Antiquity, between the Greek and Roman worlds. Larissa, in Greece, comes from an ancient word meaning ‘fortress’, a place of stability and community. As for Larino, our town, it was already an important city in Roman times, known as Larinum. So perhaps this project is no coincidence… Perhaps our territories were already connected long before us. And today, through ECO-TransH, we are simply reconnecting that thread: the thread of history, exchanges and living traditions, just as transhumance embodies them, in keeping with UNESCO’s values.” » Daniele GAGLIARDI – Key message from the Italian partner, the Larino Agricultural High School.

« Although the San Pardo Festival is not directly linked to transhumance, it shares the same spirit: a living tradition passed down from generation to generation, bringing together an entire community and helping to preserve and promote a territory—just like transhumance, which should be recognised and supported as a true living heritage.» Fabienne GILOT coordinator of the EcotransH project »

« Agricultural education has its place in projects like ECO-TransH: transmission is at the heart of our missions, and the intangible cultural heritage, based on these living know-hows, constitutes a priority that we must bring to life and share with future generations.. » Cathy Garcia Deputy Director of the Pyrénées Comminges campus