Regions

Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

Partner Organizations

EMAC Empresa Municipal de Ambiente de Cascais (coordinator)
Município de Cascais
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas

Regenerative practices in scope

Not disclosed

Risks associated with the Landscape

High wildfire risk; heatwaves, droughts; land abandonment; spread of invasive species (e.g. acacia); soil erosion and extreme weather events

Monitored or published results/outcomes

Expected: reduction of wildfire risk over >500 ha; conversion of ≥350 ha of scrubland to grazing systems; restoration of 61 ha of riparian habitats; management of 338 ha of native forest and 59 ha of dunes; reduction of vegetation management costs by 36%; improved biodiversity and conservation of endemic species

Number of farmers engaged

Not disclosed

Number of farms engaged

Not disclosed

Number of hectares under management

Not disclosed

Additional information:

The project includes rotational grazing with native livestock (goats, donkeys, horses) and development of a long-term Forest Management Plan (until 2039) to ensure continuity

Information about monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) approach:

Not disclosed

Incentives and value creation model:

Not disclosed