More than 150 people have participated in the information sessions that the Biodiversity Foundation, SEO/BirdLife and the Oxygen Foundation have held in the autonomous communities of Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia and Castilla y León with the aim of disseminating land stewardship as a tool for the conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie and promoting the participation of society in the preservation of this endangered species.
 
Within the framework of the LIFE+ Cantabrian Capercaillie project, 14 seminars have been held during the months of May and June in Cantabria (Reinosa), Asturias (Cangas del Narcea, Ibias, Pola de Somiedo, Benia de Onís, San Juan de Beleño, Riaño, Campo de Caso, Pola de Lena and Riello), Galicia (Cervantes) and Castilla y León (Villablino, Villafranca del Bierzo and Cervera de Pisuerga).
 
During the meetings, the different land stewardship actions that can be carried out for the conservation of the capercaillie and the benefits they bring to owners in improving the management of their farms were addressed. Thus, forest treatments can be promoted for the restoration and improvement of the capercaillie environment, fire prevention actions or the recovery of traditional uses that improve the habitat of the species can be implemented.
 
These informative meetings have been attended by representatives of town councils, neighbourhood councils, parishes, livestock farmers, owners of farms and land in capercaillie habitats, public and private technicians, cultural and environmental associations and tourism companies active in these territories, among other entities. 
 
The LIFE+ Cantabrian Capercaillie project aims to halt the decline of this subspecies endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and promote its recovery. Specifically, the programme aims to guarantee a favourable conservation status of the Cantabrian capercaillie habitats through restoration and improvement actions, favour reproductive success and the survival of adults and promote social awareness and public participation, increasing knowledge about the subspecies and its habitat.
 
Among the initiatives of the project is the land stewardship program in Biosphere Reserves, which seeks to promote voluntary agreements between owners and stewardship entities on farms that have a special interest for the conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie and its environment.