Around EUR 600 000 from the European Regional Development Fund have been allocated for the development of a high-altitude cycling route (1 900 m above sea level). Specifically, the project aims to improve existing routes and create a link with shelters and mountain pastures around a circuit. 

The European Union has contributed EUR 850 000 (50 % of the total cost), to the restoration and upgrade works at the Forte di Oga and its surroundings. The aim of the maintenance and conservation works is to improve the services available at the site and visitors’ experience of it. 

With a contribution of more than EUR 2 million (50 % of the total), the EU is supporting the ‘Mind Foods Hub’ project, which sees agri-food research as a driver of innovation, development and social responsibility. During the first phase, 15 pilot plants were identified, including the Valtellina purple potato, which were considered relevant for the development of more sustainable agronomic approaches. 

The ‘Alps in Movement, Movement in the Alps’ project benefited from more than EUR 1.6 million of EU funding to promote the natural and cultural resources of the Bregaglia-Valchiavenna-Moesa-Ticino area through the creation of a geo-cultural trail. 

The Bernina Terra Glacialis project was concerned with awareness of the impact of climate change on the environment and on life in Italo-Swiss Alpine communities. EU financial support, which covered more than 75 % of the total cost, made it possible to monitor the Bernina glacier and study new strategies and professions related to cultural and environmental heritage.