by HolaRootedEv | May 22, 2019 | Overarching Initiatives
Vision: “A biosphere reserve where protection of human health, wealth and the environment are overarching goals: where boundaries are delineated, land-use regulations enforced, climate change alleviated, ecosystem services maximized, biodiversity conserved and natural...
by HolaRootedEv | May 22, 2019 | Overarching Initiatives
The Spanish dehesa landscape, characterized by lush green pastures interspersed with oak and cork trees, has been sustained for centuries by extensive grazing, mostly by sheep and goats, and transhumance, which is the seasonal movement of herds to different pastures....
by HolaRootedEv | May 22, 2019 | Overarching Initiatives
Humans have inhabited and shaped Mediterranean landscapes for millennia, developing mutual relationships between themselves and the environment. But, how can we prove that some cultural practices are beneficial for biodiversity? This is the key question with which the...
by HolaRootedEv | May 22, 2019 | Overarching Initiatives
In the context of the Roads Less Travelled project, DiversEarth is undertaking the biggest inventory of Sacred Sites in the Mediterranean to date, and looking closer at certain places to find out just what makes these sites so important for biodiversity, for nature...
by HolaRootedEv | May 22, 2019 | Overarching Initiatives
Having detected a serious lack of young pastoralists throughout Spain, ATyN set out to develop educational and training activities in collaboration with city councils, universities, central government ministries and managers of the autonomous community of Guadarrama...
