VIAPOL Project: Analyzing the Role of Livestock Trails as Green Infrastructure for Pollinator Conservation in Mediterranean Agroecosystems

The VIAPOL project investigates the role of livestock routes (vías pecuarias) as key elements in ecological connectivity and biodiversity conservation, with a particular focus on pollinators. Main Objectives Assess the function of livestock trails as ecological corridors in Mediterranean agricultural…

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Co-design of novel contract models for innovative agri-environmental climate measures and valorization of environmental public goods

Description: Contracts2.0 seeks contractual solutions that increase the motivation of the agricultural sector to conserve and value environmental public goods and ecosystem services. To this end, we work with farmers and local agents in 11 Contractual Innovation Laboratories (CIL) in…

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Biodiversity conservation in multifunctional territories through the implementation and scaling of agroecological practices and strategies

The AgroLandScale project aims to analyse the effects of the implementation of agroecological practices and strategies for the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services in multifunctional territories. It studies agricultural and livestock areas of the Community of…

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Conservation and restoration of livestock trails to improve the biodiversity and connectivity of Natura 2000 sites in Spain.

Description: The LIFE CAÑADAS project aims to implement conservation and restoration actions that will enhance the role of livestock trails in territorial connectivity, as well as disseminate their important functional role, understood as green infrastructure that, properly managed, can act…

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Environmental impacts of sports activities on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: management proposals based on scientific knowledge

Description: The management of sports activities in nature has become in recent years one of the great challenges for environmental organizations competent in the conservation and management of natural heritage and territory. These activities have grown exponentially in the last…

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Evaluating the role of landscape mosaics and connectivity-generating structures in ecological restoration projects

Description: The general objective of CONMOSAICO is to contribute to the development of ecological restoration techniques and projects focused on the recovery of processes, patterns and structures that generate spatial heterogeneity and connectivity, such as differential grazing, habitat mosaics and…

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