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Carrying out actions in the Menorca Biosphere Reserve

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The purpose of this project is to promote the sustainable development of the island of Menorca through its structure as a Biosphere Reserve.

The purpose of this project is to promote the sustainable development of the island of Menorca through its structure as a Biosphere Reserve.

Specifically, it is intended to:

  • To enhance the identity and public visibility of the Reserve.
  • To strengthen the conservation of natural ecosystems and native flora and fauna.
  • To promote the conservation of cultural and ethnological heritage.
  • Preserve the island’s landscape.
  • Research on the various problems that affect the conservation of the biodiversity of the territory.
  • To progress in the knowledge of the natural wealth of the island.
  • To enhance sustainable economic and human development on the island from a socio-cultural and ecological point of view.
  • To promote the awareness of the local population about the natural values of the island.

To this end, the following actions will be carried out:

  • Creation of the Biosphere Reserve Agency.
  • Creation of a system of biodiversity indicators.
  • Surveillance and control of invasive alien plant species.
  • Preparation of a didactic unit on water in Menorca.
  • Conservation of threatened and endemic flora on the Camí de Cavalls.

Line of action:

Terrestrial ecosystems

Status:

Finalizado

Execution date:

2008

End date:

2009
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Carrying out actions in the Menorca Biosphere Reserve