SOS Prodehesa Montado

Programme: Interreg VA España-Portugal (POCTEP)

MODELS OF INTEGRAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE DEHESA-MONTADO IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE HAZARDS.

(01/09/2023-31/12/2026) Budget: 2.372.409,07€

“The dehesa and the montado are part of the same system. Their extent, the need for an urgent response and the scarcity of resources available for such a response, require concerted action on both sides of the border.”

“The project adopts an innovative approach, understanding the montado-dehesa as a key element of risk mitigation and prevention in the cross-border area, and offering concrete innovative solutions for the regeneration of the system and its sustainable exploitation.”

Introduction:

The dehesa-montado, which occupies 30% of the surface area of Extremadura and the Alentejo, is a crucial habitat and production system. This environment not only generates employment in rural areas and contributes to population fixation, but also provides various ecosystem services and is home to a rich biodiversity. Given its vast size and intrinsic characteristics, it has considerable potential in preventing risks that increasingly affect the cross-border territory, such as fires, floods or desertification. It also plays a significant role in mitigating these risks through its ability to sequester carbon.

However, climate change poses a serious threat to the survival of this system. Lack of regeneration is worsening, tree and animal diseases are increasing, and there is a progressive degradation of soils and pastures. These challenges, in turn, contribute to a crisis in the productive activities and social fabric that sustain this unique ecosystem.

Main Objetive:

The main objective of the project is:

– To implement and disseminate actions that contribute to the restoration, adaptation to climate change and enhancement of the dehesa-montado, as a way for its preservation and its economic and environmental resilience, and for the creation of territorial resilience.

SOS_PRODEHESAMONTADO proposes solutions to key factors for the resilience of the system:

The low success rate of tree regeneration and its diseases,
The degradation of soils and pastures,
The regulatory difficulties that block their adaptation,
The low recognition and compensation for the environmental benefits provided,
Difficulties in adaptive management due to ownership issues,
The scarce generational changeover, low training,
poor communication between key actors.

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The SOS_PRODEHESAMONTADO Project is co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-Portugal Programme (POCTEP) 2021-2027.
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