1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- To restore the vegetation of the Benacantil Forest (Ref. 4)
- Preservation of the ecological and cultural value of the Benacantil Forest (Ref. 4)
- To make compatible the social use of the forest with its conservation (Ref. 4)
- To encourage hiking and valorization activities in the population through nature appreciation (Ref. 4)
-To introduce nature into the urban landscape:
"is a natural space that plays an important ecological role, but also landscape, since its relief turns it into a formidable viewpoint over the city and introduces nature into the urban landscape." (Ref. 1)
-"the project contemplates the construction of two viewpoints from which one can observe the landscape of the forest" (Ref. 1)
-"The action aims at the artificial regeneration of the forest mass with the repopulation of pines of different ages, to imitate a mountain in a natural state - irregular mass" (Ref. 1)
-Increase of the environmental awareness among the citizens (Ref. 1)
- Water savings from the installation of an irrigation system that will supply the new vegetation (Ref. 7)
- Preservation of the ecological and cultural value of the Benacantil Forest (Ref. 4)
- To make compatible the social use of the forest with its conservation (Ref. 4)
- To encourage hiking and valorization activities in the population through nature appreciation (Ref. 4)
-To introduce nature into the urban landscape:
"is a natural space that plays an important ecological role, but also landscape, since its relief turns it into a formidable viewpoint over the city and introduces nature into the urban landscape." (Ref. 1)
-"the project contemplates the construction of two viewpoints from which one can observe the landscape of the forest" (Ref. 1)
-"The action aims at the artificial regeneration of the forest mass with the repopulation of pines of different ages, to imitate a mountain in a natural state - irregular mass" (Ref. 1)
-Increase of the environmental awareness among the citizens (Ref. 1)
- Water savings from the installation of an irrigation system that will supply the new vegetation (Ref. 7)
Quantitative targets
"several plots (Plots 3, 5, 6, 8 and 12 of the project) have been repopulated with shrubs and trees such as cupressus, esparto, rosemary, tomillos, lentiscos, tetraclinex and palmito, in the solana area, Deciduous and riparian species, and to other silvicultural treatments, which increases the variety of existing vegetation." (Ref. 1)
Monitoring indicators defined
Plots repopulated with shrubs and trees (Ref 1).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
-"several plots (Plots 3, 5, 6, 8 and 12 of the project) have been repopulated with shrubs and trees such as cupressus, esparto, rosemary, tomillos, lentiscos, tetraclinex and palmito, in the solana area, Deciduous and riparian species, and to other silvicultural treatments, which increases the variety of existing vegetation." (Ref. 1)
-"the runoff area has been corrected by building small stone walls " (Ref.1)
- adaptation of the pedestrian access from Sant Caietà street (Ref. 7)
- reconstruction of walls and improvement of plantations (Ref. 7)
- removal of dry pines and invasive plant species (Ref. 7)
- installation of a protection fence (Ref. 7)
- reconstruction of walls (Ref. 7)
- conditioning of trails, graffiti removal (Ref. 7)
- restoration of canalization for river water conduction (Ref. 7)
- demolition and removal of works debris, plants and materials (Ref. 7)
- signal the access to the Parque de la Ereta and the Wall that surrounds the complex (Ref. 7)
-"the runoff area has been corrected by building small stone walls " (Ref.1)
- adaptation of the pedestrian access from Sant Caietà street (Ref. 7)
- reconstruction of walls and improvement of plantations (Ref. 7)
- removal of dry pines and invasive plant species (Ref. 7)
- installation of a protection fence (Ref. 7)
- reconstruction of walls (Ref. 7)
- conditioning of trails, graffiti removal (Ref. 7)
- restoration of canalization for river water conduction (Ref. 7)
- demolition and removal of works debris, plants and materials (Ref. 7)
- signal the access to the Parque de la Ereta and the Wall that surrounds the complex (Ref. 7)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
"the project contemplates the construction of two viewpoints from which one can observe the landscape of the forest" (Ref. 1)
-"The action aims at the artificial regeneration of the forest mass with the repopulation of pines of different ages, to imitate a mountain in a natural state - irregular mass" (Ref. 1)
-"The action aims at the artificial regeneration of the forest mass with the repopulation of pines of different ages, to imitate a mountain in a natural state - irregular mass" (Ref. 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The association "Asociación medioambiental Repoblautoctona" has done some similar restoration project in the mountains surrounding the city of Alicante previously. (Ref. 3)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
