Promoting Forest Bioeconomy in mountain socio-ecosystems through the valorization of local silvopastoral systems, the rural communities that sustain them, and the environmental benefits they provide, as a resilient strategy for sustainability and climate change adaptation

The EcoForGaM project aims at promoting a multifunctional, resilient, and sustainable forest bioeconomy model in the mountain regions of Madrid, Segovia, and Burgos, helping to simultaneously address the ecological transition and demographic challenges. Agroforestry development in these three study areas…

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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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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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