To prepare for the mobility in Romania, the partners developed technical fact sheets presenting the main forage plants found in pastures, the emblematic species of each country, and the effects of climate change on these environments. These resources will enable teachers to illustrate their lessons with concrete examples from other regions of the world, giving pupils and students a broader understanding of pastoral practices elsewhere. – Soon available on the website. www.ecotransh.com
2025: Morocco in the spotlight
The ECOTRANSH project encourages the desire to discover other countries, one of the major objectives of Erasmus programmes. Southern Morocco particularly sparked the interest of the BTSA Animal Production students from the Saint-Gaudens high school, who travelled there to meet shepherds, explore pastoral systems and discover high value-added local products, such as argan oil. This stay enabled them to understand both the influence of transhumance on the territory and the way this practice is, in turn, affected by climate change.
Autumn under the Moroccan sun in Saint-Gaudens
As our Moroccan partners were unable to take part in the mobility in Romania, they were welcomed instead to Saint-Gaudens. They visited the agricultural high school, met teachers and students, discovered several farms and a summer mountain pasture to better understand the management of these pastoral areas. They also met future shepherds training at the CFPPA in Saint-Girons and worked with the project team and professionals on the remaining project activities and future perspectives. A busy and rewarding week! Watch the highlights again on Instagram!
Second mobility: discovering pastoral areas, forage resources and the Transhumance Festival in Romania
By Fabienne Gilot
Young people discovering the practice of transhumance in Romania!
As planned within the Erasmus+ ECOTRANSH project, all the European and international partners — with the exception of the Moroccan delegation, which was unable to obtain visas — gathered at the Alexandru Borza Agricultural High School in Geoagiu, Romania. This mobility fully reflected the project's objectives: promoting transhumance practices, gaining a better understanding of the sustainable management of pastoral areas, and strengthening the transmission of the cultural and environmental heritage associated with extensive livestock farming.
During this mobility, students and teachers attended an official welcome presenting the UNESCO project of the host school and highlighting the objectives of ECOTRANSH. They then visited a local farm, discovered the management of a natural park and a Romanian summer pasture, and took part in a plant identification workshop, highlighting the importance of biodiversity in pastoralism.
The partners also took part in the Transhumance Festival, where the students hosted a special “Transhumance en Herbe” stand. The festival featured a parade of traditional costumes and showcased local products as well as culinary expertise linked to pastoral traditions. This cultural event highlighted the living and shared dimension of transhumance heritage across Europe and as far as Mongolia. An enriching and exceptional meeting of cultures for local residents and elected representatives alike!
Throughout the mobility activities, participants exchanged with farmers and shepherds about the pastoral specificities of each country, compared summer mountain pastures and explored today's key challenges: preserving traditional practices, protecting ecosystems, adapting livestock systems, promoting mountain areas, and addressing the impacts of climate change.
This mobility strengthened the partnership and gave the students a rich intercultural experience, at the heart of the issues addressed by the ECOTRANSH project.
Feedback and evaluation of this mobility by the students – They are the ones most directly involved and the best placed to talk about it!
“It was a unique and unforgettable experience. I am very happy to have met people from other countries and to have seen animals and landscapes that we do not have in Greece. Moreover, transhumance was very different from the way it is practised in Greece.”
— Eleni Chasioti
“Very interesting. It was a great opportunity to leave France and discover the culture of other countries.”
— Paul Touzanne
Testing the “Transh/Game” quiz on the practice of transhumance in Romania! Mongolia takes first place on the podium! A game designed to suit everyone and to be adapted by each partner country!
Next and final mobility in May 2026: heading to Larino, Italy!
Promoting local products and territories: young people in the kitchen to celebrate – An initiative contributing to the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists!
Feedback and evaluation of this mobility by the students – They are the ones most directly involved and the best placed to talk about it!
Transhumance Festival and exhibition stand in pictures!
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