Rural landscapes across Europe are vital reservoirs of intangible cultural heritage (ICH)—including traditional ecological knowledge,seasonal rituals, and oral traditions—that have long supported biodiversity, climate resilience, food security, and cultural identity.These socio-ecological systems, already weakened by demographic decline, economic restructuring, and loss of intergenerationalknowledge, now face mounting pressures from climate change, land abandonment, and changing land-use patterns. Our projectadopts a multi-layered approach to ICH-linked rural commons, treating them as engines of agroecological transition and livinginfrastructures of biocultural heritage, upheld through collective governance, stewardship, and participation. Integrating commonsand agroecology as sciences, practices, and social movements, we promote sustainable food systems, local self-determination, andsocial justice. In ten Cultural Commons Labs (CCLs) across Ireland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus—spanning coastal mosaics, alpine meadows, terraced vineyards, olive groves, high-nature-value grasslands, and agro-industrial areas—we co-design governance models, revitalise ICH, and adapt agroecological practices for resilience. A key innovation expands FAO’sTAPE framework with ICH-specific indicators, linking cultural vitality to ecosystem health, livelihoods, and governance. Throughparticipatory monitoring, scenario-building, and co-created outputs on open stewardship platforms, we foster replication,cross-regional learning, and stakeholder empowerment. Outcomes are embedded in multi-level governance via ParticipatoryHeritage Assemblies and Biocultural Heritage Landscape Observatories, aligning local innovations with CAP reform, the EuropeanGreen Deal, the SDGs, and the European Landscape Convention.

1 HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN DE Coordinator

2 Schola Campesina APS IT Partner

3 IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TR Partner

4 PADON Alapitvany HU Partner

5 THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE CY Partner

6 A.M. FILAGROTIKI SYMVOULEFTIKI LTD CY Partner

7 Bioregional Weaving Alliance Ireland CLG IE Partner

8 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA BASILICATA IT Partner

9 FONDAZIONE MEDES IT Partner

10 UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI RO Partner

11 PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU EL Partner

12 STIFTUNG UNIVERSITAT HILDESHEIM DE Partner

13 ZEYTINCE EKOLOJIK YASAMI DESTEKLEMEDERNEGI TR Partner