18 March 2016
On March 8, LIFE Montserrat technical staff accompanied a delegation of farmers committed to the project in a trip to the Baix Camp and Priorat areas, in southern Catalonia. The objective was to visit some forest grazing projects underway in that area and see how different goat breeds behave to help decide which of them […]
26 February 2016
The first issue of the LIFE Montserrat Newsletter was launched in January. It is a new awareness raising material addressed to general public that summarizes relevant information concerning the project during the last months, including major news published in the project website. The newsletter is published twice a year in three languages (Catalan, Spanish and […]
15 February 2016
The LIFE Montserrat has completed the purchase of a flock of 92 celtiberic goats that will soon start grazing in the mountains between Collbató and Esparreguera, a strategic area for fire prevention in the south-eastern part of the project area. This is only the first of several livestock purchase operations necessary to improve herds of […]
10 February 2016
Territorios Pastoreados (Grazed Land) is the title of the conferences held by the Plataforma por la Ganadería Extensiva y el Pastoralismo that took place in Madrid last November. Within the framework of the conferences several projects and initiatives dealing with extensive grazing and pastoralism from everywhere in Spain were presented and discussed. Among them, LIFE […]
5 February 2016
Prescribed fires that should have been carried out in the Puigventós area during 2015 have been completed in January 2016. This action remained unfinished in December due to unexpected moisture of the vegetation. Overall, about 9 Ha of shrubs have been burnt. It is a step forward concerning fuel load reduction and local resilience to […]
29 January 2016
The Association of livestock farmers is a key element to the appropriate development of the project. Once it has been created, partnership agreements and grazing contracts between farmers and forest owners can be signed as a previous step to the effective grazing activity in selected fire prevention strategic areas. This new alliance between farmers will […]
19 January 2016
Actions dealing with livestock activity are critical for achieving project’s goals concerning fire prevention in strategic areas. The allocation of grazing areas to particular farmers is a key step already under way after a long time spent in the identification and selection of local farmers and once strategic areas for fire prevention have been fully […]
21 December 2015
Fire in forest environments does not always have negative effects. It can also become a useful instrument to prevent wildfires and even to fight them. Prescribed fires reduce hazardous fuels, protecting landscape and human communities from uncontrolled extreme fires. They can also be used to make forests and grasslands healthier, to protect natural resources and […]
14 December 2015
One of the main actions considered in the LIFE Montserrat project is the implementation of the grazing system (Action C3). Livestock activity is a key element to maintain low fuel loads and consolidate open areas in strategic areas for forest fire prevention, which is necessary in order to achieve main project objectives concerning fire protection […]