Line of action:

Knowledge generation and management

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Álava, Basque Country

Geographic scope:

España

Line of research:

Energy transition and terrestrial and marine biodiversity

Execution date:

2025

Duration:

01/10/2025 - 30/09/2028

Total budget:

300.768 €

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€120,307.20 (40%)

The ITTEB project innovatively addresses the integration between energy transition, biodiversity and territorial planning, in a context in which centralised renewable energy models generate social and environmental conflicts. Through multi-criteria modelling tools based on OEMOF, territorial analysis with GIS and participatory methodologies, ITTEB makes the expansion of renewables compatible with the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Its approach is aligned with the State Strategic Plan for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity 2030, the National Strategy for Green Infrastructure and Ecological Restoration, the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) and the PNACC, contributing to a fair and sustainable energy transition.

To develop and conceptualise a new figure of integrated territorial planning of climate, energy and biodiversity at the regional level, applying it as a case study in the Cuadrilla de Gorbeialdea (Álava).

The project includes a set of integrated actions that range from the definition of the initial specifications and boundary conditions to the preparation of a Regional Plan for Climate, Energy and Biodiversity. To this end, an analysis of geospatial information and inventory of ecosystem services will be carried out, followed by the evaluation of landscape units and the definition of energy demands and future emission scenarios. In addition, a database of actions will be established and a multi-criteria optimization tool will be developed to support decision-making. Finally, the project includes comprehensive management and dissemination of results to society and key agents.