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Renaturation of green areas in Barcelona

FEDER

The city of Barcelona has more than 1,100 hectares of municipal green for public use, managed by the Institut Municipal de Parcs i Jardins. The drought of the last 4 years and its effects on gardens make it necessary to renaturalize these spaces by incorporating actions with the aim of adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change, such as soil permeabilization, the increase of climate refuges and biodiversity refuges.

Line of action:

Urban environments

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Barcelona (Catalonia)

Geographic scope:

España

Execution date:

2025

End date:

2028

Duration:

01/10/2025 - 31/09/2028

Total budget:

€3,320,746.77

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€1,328,298.71

Municipal Institute of Parks and Gardens

As a result of the project, an area of 45,849m2 is expected to be renaturalized.

It is worth highlighting the detailed Participation Plan, supported by the existing Neighbourhood Councils, in addition to a complete monitoring approach that is reinforced by the existence of a Municipal Maintenance Plan with ecological criteria. The city of Barcelona has the EU Mission Seal.

The project proposes to act in 4 areas, all located in green corridors of ecological importance, also incorporating accessibility actions and gender perspective.

Of the four areas of intervention, selected on a model of green corridors of the Natura 2030 Plan, two are located in the coastal corridor and two in a semi-forest environment:

  • Poblenou Park and Montjuic Park: actions will be carried out to depave, sow natural meadows on slopes to prevent erosion, pruning and elimination of invasive flora, planting trees adapted to the coastal area, installation of irrigation and creation of biodiversity refuges.
  • Guinardó Park and Turó de la Peira Park: land conditioning actions, creation and repair of retaining walls, recovery of the soil structure with the contribution of organic matter, bioengineering structure to stop runoff and incorporate rainwater into the land, planting of trees, irrigation installation, creation of biodiversity refuges, etc.
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Renaturation of green areas in Barcelona