Protection of the Iberian ecosystem

Protect steppe birds and their habitats, reduce the release of CO2  and increase biodiveristy by conserving the steppes of Castilla-La Mancha together with 300 farmers. 

Fundación Global Nature develops in Castilla-La Mancha a strategy for the conservation and profitability of this model of sustainable agriculture, with traditional rainfed cereal crops. To this end, it maintains a land stewardship network, signing agreements with more than 300 farmers on 16,000 hectares. Many actions are implemented together with farmers, such as the recovery of fallow lands, rotations with legumes, a differentiated commercialization of organic legumes, support for sheep and goat shepherds, the recovery of hedges and boundaries, the purchase of pastures of high natural value or the compensation to farmers for the damages caused by the presence of cranes.

Many actions are implemented together with farmers, shepherds and hunters, such as 

• the recovery of fallow lands
• rotations with legumes and adifferentiated commercialization of organic legumes
• compensation of damages caused by cranes to farmers
• the recovery of hedges and boundaries
• the construction of water ponds together with farmers and hunters

By helping to restore this unique eco-system, farmers will become landscape stewards, learnig how to implementation sustainable farming techniques and improve the health of our planet. 

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