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Regenerative agriculture and renaturalization: looking at the Mar Menor (ARxMM)

MITECO

  • This project develops two demonstrative experiences of regenerative agriculture, in current irrigated plots and in old irrigated plots converted to rainfed farming, with a total of at least 20 ha of agricultural land to produce an environmental improvement, with scientific monitoring and evaluation.
  • It will disseminate and raise awareness of agroecology and regenerative agriculture, targeting multiple stakeholders such as the agricultural, school and neighborhood sectors.

Line of action:

Terrestrial ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Execution date:

2024

Total budget:

945.040,36 €

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

837.353,72 €

It aims to develop a demonstration project of conversion to regenerative agriculture of agricultural plots in the watershed of the Mar Menor.

Specifically, the project will implement two experimental projects on various agricultural plots for conversion to a model of regenerative agriculture, evaluating their results and their transferability.

Another objective is to raise awareness of the need for transition to a more sustainable agriculture, disseminating this demonstration project in the agricultural sector and among the population, and promoting training in agroecology and regenerative agriculture.

  • Experimental recovery of traditional rainfed crops.
  • Actions to enhance biodiversity, the presence of birds and terrestrial fauna and the provision of ecosystem services.
  • Development of a semi-arid resilient herbaceous steppe or grassland under the model of regenerative agriculture controlled by holistic grazing management.
  • Dissemination and awareness-raising in the agricultural sector, in schools and in the towns around the Mar Menor, including volunteering.
  • Training in agroecology and regenerative agriculture.
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Regenerative agriculture and renaturalization: looking at the Mar Menor (ARxMM)