Line of action:

Terrestrial ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Salamanca (Castilla y León), Cáceres (Extremadura)

Geographic scope:

España

Execution date:

2024

Duration:

09/02/2024 - 31/12/2025

Typology:

Integral projects for the recovery of mosaic/landscape multifunctionality (extensive livestock farming, agroforestry, etc.).

Total budget:

1,259,902.12 euros

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

1,196,907.01 euros (95%)

The area of action is located between the Tagus and Duero river basins, an area with the highest density of Natura 2000 sites in the “hotspot” of the Mediterranean basin. In these regions, most of the pastures resemble plots of land, particularly at the end of summer. The project develops models compatible with nature conservation, which will be able to influence the transformation of use models. In addition, actions are carried out in rural areas, addressing the problem of depopulation through the generation of employment and opportunities.

The importance of the project lies in supporting local socioeconomic development in the western Iberian Peninsula and promoting biodiversity conservation through the sustainability of dehesa management. The Club de Fincas initiative will seek to implement nature-based solutions, in addition to supporting the strengthening and valuation of ecosystem services and the private sector in nature conservation.

The main objective is to design and implement initiatives for the diversification of agroforestry and pastoral use and rural development associated with dehesa, acting in the western Iberian region, a hotspot area and key zone for biodiversity.

• Overall project management.
• Establishment of management agreements in pastures in the Club de Fincas.
• Management to promote the conservation of biodiversity in the pasture on aquatic habitats.
• Management to promote biodiversity conservation in dehesa on terrestrial habitats.
• Increased knowledge for the management of dehesas.
• Collect local scenarios of future climate and model species and habitat distribution.
• Creation of a voluntary seal of quality respectful of biodiversity for the use of Iberian pork and marketing assistance for non-member organizations.
• Creation of a sales platform for the products of a brand created and/or adhesion and strengthening of an existing one for small producers in the Spanish-Portuguese Biological Corridor.
• Communication and awareness-raising plan for project dissemination.