1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Sevilla (FUA)
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Huerto del Rey Moro
Short description of the intervention
The Huerto del Rey Moro is an urban community orchard/ garden beside the historic house Casa del Rey Moro. It is one of the only open green spaces in the downtown area of Sevilla where activities of environmental education, leisure and socializing are performed. (Ref 2) The Rey Moro orchard is cited as keeping true to the historic and cultural use of the area since it has been used as an orchard on and off over the past 500 years. (ref 2) Thanks to citizens themselves, as citizens acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation that would destroy it. (Ref 5)
Address

Calle Enladrillada, 36
41003 Sevilla
Spain

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Total area
5000.00m²
NBS area
5000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Previous derelict area
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.huertodelreymoro.org/
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2003
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2004
End date of the intervention
2004
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Creation of a green and public space within the old city of Sevilla (Ref 1,2)
Educational activities about the environment for neighbors and children (Ref 1,2,3)
To promote alternative leisure activities within the downtown area (Ref 1)
Operation of community and school orchards (Ref 1)
To develop socializing dynamics in the neighborhood. (Ref 1)
Quantitative targets
5000 m2 of shared green space (Ref 4)
Monitoring indicators defined
m2 of shared green space (Ref 4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Real estate development
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Implementation activities
2001- The historic building complex Casa del rey Moro was declared a cultural good, the current Huerto del Rey Moro (HRM) area was part of this complex. (Ref 5)
2003- The area was "rediscovered" as it had been left unmaintained by the city, (Ref 3)
2004- citizens began to transform it into an orchard and public area and it opened as a communal space for leisure and cultivation against the 2004 decision in the City's Urban Organization Plan to build more housing in the space (PGOU 2004). (ref 1,3)
2005- The La Noria association raised 3 million pesetas (18 000 euro) from fundraising and a city grant. (Ref 5)

Citizens can partake in the community orchards through the structure of the BancaComunal, and there is also a bread oven for learning and baking. (ref 5)
Other community activities include: ecological days, games for children, family meals, birthday celebrations of neighborhood children, summer cinema (ref 3,4)
It operates through a participative structure via La Noria citizen association, and some of its key aims are community inclusion, educational programs, and maintenance of the intervention. (ref 2)
Currently it is managed by La Noria citizen group, and it continues to form partnerships with schools and encourage citizen participation. (Ref 2)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Transformation of previously derelict areas
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Community gardens and allotments
Community gardens
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
Unknown
Vegetation Type
Garden beds
Other
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
educational programs, and maintenance of the intervention. (ref 2); partnerships with schools and encourage citizen participation. (Ref 2); community activities include: ecological days, games for children, family meals, birthday celebrations of neighborhood children, summer cinema (ref 3,4); bread oven for learning and baking. (ref 5)
Amenities offered by the NBS
Cultural (museum, concert areas)
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Raw materials
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Social and community interactions
Other
Please specify "other cultural service"
Educational services and opportunities for social interaction within the community; To promote alternative leisure activities within the downtown area (Ref 1); To develop socializing dynamics in the neighborhood. (Ref 1); Citizens can partake in the community orchards through the structure of the BancaComunal, and there is also a bread oven for learning and baking. (ref 5)
Other community activities include: ecological days, games for children, family meals, birthday celebrations of neighborhood children, summer cinema (ref 3,4)
- citizen participation. (Ref 2)

Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Young people and children
Please specify other local relevant strategy
citizens acting against a relevant plan: Citizen acted to keep the area as a public and open space against the redevelopment and plan for the construction of more housing foreseen in the City of Sevilla's 2000 Urban Organization plan. (5)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
La Nuria is the association of neighbors formed to co-manage and plan the HRM. (Ref 4)
Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (City of Sevilla) has contributed funds to the school orchard programs held at the Huerto del Rey Moro (Ref 1)
Citizens: participants in activities held at orchards (Ref 3,4,5)
Key actors - initiating organization
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Dissemination of information and education
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Co-management/Joint management
Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The area had been set for redevelopment and the construction of more housing the in the City of Sevilla's 2000 Urban Organization plan. (Ref 5) So citizen acted to keep it a public and open space.
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation. (Ref 5)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
Citizen acted to keep the area as a public and open space against the redevelopment and plan for the construction of more housing foreseen in the City of Sevilla's 2000 Urban Organization plan. (5)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Other
Please specify other vegetation type
urban community orchard/ garden (Ref 2)
unspecified: green and public space (Ref 1,2)
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (City of Sevilla) has contributed funds to the school orchard programs held at the Huerto del Rey Moro, however, the sum is not available. (Ref 1)
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Set up specifically for this NBS
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
The La Noria association raised 3 million pesetas (18 000 euro) from fundraising and a city grant. (Ref 5)
The project started with the initial sum of 20 euros collected in 2004 to buy the first tools and earth for the reshaping of the garden. (Ref 1)
From then, an annual party has been held to raise money and support the intervention's budget for the year. (Ref 1, intervention page)
The Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (City of Sevilla) has contributed funds to the school orchard programs held at the Huerto del Rey Moro, however, the sum is not available. (Ref 1)
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Crowdfunding
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Donations
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of labour
Provision of other services
Exchange of services
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Please specify other Business model
intervention does not have business motivations but is purely community-led and community-focused to bring the community together (Ref 3, 4 5)
Business models
Local stewardship model
None of these
Other
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Technological
Product innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The installation of community gardens in the derelict space to open a public green area is cited as an innovation of the intervention. (Ref 1)
Please specify social innovation
The intervention's highly participative structure and pure citizen initiative and upkeep are cited as innovations. (Ref 3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The intervention is placed in the context of other urban orchards and cites some as examples within a network. (Ref 2)
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The participants at the orchard encourage others to look at their governing structure and transformation of a derelict urban space for ideas on governance and how to implement a similar process in their situation. (Ref 1)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased number of species present
Restoration of derelict areas
Description of environmental benefits
Green space creation: 5000 m2 of shared green space (Ref 4) with different fruit and vegetable products - figs, blackberries, medlars, lemons, oranges (Ref 2)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
social mobiliation: Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation. (Ref 5)
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased access to healthy/affordable food
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Promotion of cultural diversity
Protection of natural heritage
Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Education
Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Other
Please specify other environmental justice issue
The area had been set for redevelopment and the construction of more housing the in the City of Sevilla's 2000 Urban Organization plan. (Ref 5) So citizen acted to keep it a public and open space.; Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation. (Ref 5)
Description of social and cultural benefits
Historic use: The Rey Moro orchard is cited as keeping true to the historic and cultural use of the area since it has been used as an orchard on and off over the past 500 years. (ref 2)

Alternative leisure activities:
-via community gardening (Ref 1)
-Citizens can partake in the community orchards through the structure of the BancaComunal, and there is also a bread oven for learning and baking. (ref 5)
-Other community activities include: ecological days, games for children, family meals, birthday celebrations of neighborhood children, summer cinema (ref 3,4)

Local Governance:
It operates through a participative structure via La Noria citizen association, and some of its key aims are community inclusion, educational programs, and maintenance of the intervention. (ref 2)

Environmental education:
educational programs (ref 2)

The intervention's highly participative structure and pure citizen initiative and upkeep are noted. (Ref 3)
social mobilization: Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation. (Ref 5)

Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Green space area [m2] (Ref 4); Educational activities (Ref 3,4)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Other
Please specify other method used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
social mobilization: Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation, successfully. (Ref 5)
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Activities and workshops at the garden suspended 14 March 2020. (Ref 2, 2020)
Unclear if activities have resumed. Prior to Covid, planning community-meetings held every Monday. (Ref 2, 2017)
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Focus Group
Other
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
The municipal government opened a system of consultation for citizens about the future of the area in 2009. (ref 7); Citizen acted to keep it a public and open space against a proposed legislation, successfully so social mobilization was used. (Ref 5)
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Yes
Please specify
Every Monday the La Noria association holds a planning meeting, open to the public at the HRM. (ref 2)
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref. 2
Ref. 3 Huerto del Rey Moro
Ref. 4 Huerto del Rey Moro, un oasis de naturaleza en pleno casco urbano de Sev…
Ref. 5
Ref. 6
Huerto del Rey Moro: Que es?
Huerto del Rey Moro: Historia
HUERTO DEL REY MORO
List of references
1. Huerto del Rey Moro. (2011). Huerto del Rey Moro. Sevilla: Ciudades Creativas. [Not available in 2020].
2. Huerto del Rey Moro. (2017). Available at: http://www.huertodelreymoro.org/ [Accessed: 28 September 2020].
3. LABORATORIO Q - Huerta del Rey Moro. (2012, November 14). Available at: http://www.laboratorioq.com/global/laboratorioqsevilla/huerta-del-rey-moro/ [Accessed: 28 September 2020].
4. Hojman, L. (2016). Huerto del Rey Moro, un oasis de naturaleza en pleno casco urbano de Sevilla. Available at: http://www.dolcecity.com/sevilla/2016/05/huerto-del-rey-moro-un-oasis-de-naturaleza-en-pleno-casco-urbano-de-sevilla.asp [Accessed: 28 September 2020].
5. Gamito, G. (2005). Recuperar la Huerta del Rey Moro. Available at: http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-10-05-2005/sevilla/Sevilla/recuperar-la-huerta-del-rey-moro_202387316960.html [Accessed: 28 September 2020].
6. EL TOPO. (2014). 10 años de Huerto del Rey Moro. Available at: http://eltopo.org/10-anos-de-huerto-del-rey-moro/ [Accessed: 28 September 2020].
7. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. (2009). Gerencia de Urbanismo. [Not available in 2020].
Comments and notes
Comments
2020 comments:
2008- The first communal gardens are opened (Ref Unknown)

The last Sunday of each month a management meeting is held and it is open to all. On top of this, each Monday a planning meeting is held that citizens can also attend. (Ref Unknown)

Additional insights
020 comments:
The Rey Moro orchard is cited as keeping true to the historic and cultural use of the area since it has been used as an orchard on and off over the past 500 years. (ref 2)
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Rey Moro Orchard
Rey Moro Orchard
http://www.huertodelreymoro.org/el-huerto-en-imagenes/, retrieved 07/23/2018
Rey Moro Orchard (2009)
Rey Moro Orchard (2009)
http://www.huertodelreymoro.org/el-huerto-en-imagenes/, retrieved 07/23/2018
Rey Moro Orchard
Rey Moro Orchard
http://www.huertodelreymoro.org/el-huerto-en-imagenes/, retrieved 07/23/2018