OREKA MENDIAN aims to develop a common strategy to manage mountain pasture areas in Natura 2000 sites in Euskadi and Iparralde, finding a balance between their conservation and socio-economic use.
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Promoting responsible recreation in popular natural sites: the Trolltunga experience
The ASCENT project has sought to implement solutions that respect local traditions and practices regarding tourism.
Smart mountains: how can biosphere reserves contribute to the Green Deal?
Euromontana is organising a series of webinars to feed reflection in view of the next European Mountain Convention and showcase good initiatives and contribute to foresight analysis for our collective future
The role of pastoral schools in the management of natural habitats
This event, organised in the framework of the ShepForBio project, will discuss the role of pastoral schools for the conservation of habitats and biodiversity.
No indiscriminate afforestation in the mountains: Euromontana welcomes European Commission guidelines
Afforestation of mountain areas can be counterproductive for the conservation of habitats and species recently pointed out the European Commission in
Citizen science turns people into alpine lakes observers
The SIMILE project not only used technology to improve the monitoring of Alpine lakes, but also involved citizens.
Mountain grasslands’ conservation status is not set in stone, states Euromontana at Oreka Mendian Final Seminar
75% of Europe’s grasslands are in an unfavourable conservation status. This is the observation shared by Euromontana during Oreka Mendian’s final seminar in Arantzazu (Spain) last 15 October
Dinara back to LIFE: restoring mountain grassland birds’ habitats
Dinara back to LIFE shows that traditional methods such as pastoralism are essential for the good management of mountain grasslands.
Maintaining open landscapes to preserve mountain biodiversity
Targeted grazing and clearing, like controlled burning, are traditional practices in mountain agriculture. In the face of the increased risk of fire in the mountains due to climate change, these practices are techniques to be replicated in order to reduce this risk by maintaining open landscapes to preserve mountain habitats and species.