ARxMM Biodiversity Foundation Project: Regenerative Agriculture and Renaturalization: Looking at the Mar Menor
- Type Project
- Execution 2024
- Scope Europeo
- Main source of financing Fundación Biodiversidad
- Project website Web proyecto (Fundación Biodiversidad)
This project develops two regenerative agriculture demonstration projects, on existing irrigated plots and on former irrigated plots converted to dryland, with at least a total of 20 hectares of agricultural land to produce environmental improvements, with scientific monitoring and evaluation.
- Experimental recovery of traditional dryland crops.
- Actions to enhance biodiversity, the presence of birds and terrestrial fauna, and the provision of ecosystem services.
- Development of a resilient semi-arid herbaceous steppe or grassland, under the regenerative agriculture model controlled by holistic grazing management.
- Outreach and awareness-raising in the agricultural sector, in schools, and in the towns surrounding the Mar Menor, including volunteering.
- Training in agroecology and regenerative agriculture.
- Dissemination and awareness-raising efforts on agroecology and regenerative agriculture targeting multiple stakeholders, including the agricultural, school, and neighborhood sectors.
It aims to develop a demonstration project for converting agricultural plots in the Mar Menor Basin to regenerative agriculture. Specifically, the project will launch two experimental projects on various agricultural plots converted to a regenerative agriculture model, evaluating their results and transferability.
Another objective is to raise awareness about the need for a transition to more sustainable agriculture, disseminating this demonstration project within the agricultural sector and among the public, and promoting training in agroecology and regenerative agriculture.
- Fundación Sierra Minera
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (INIA-CSIC)
- Ayuntamiento de Cartagena y Cooperativa de Agricultores y Ganaderos del Campo de Cartagena (COAGACART S.C.L.)
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