1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The NBS aimed to create a sustainable model of local productivity that would (Ref. 4):
- Increase non-intensive cultivation of plots of land in the Gardens of Zaragoza;
- Halt the environmental degradation of this area, remediate and improve soil fertility, regenerate the natural environmental system, and protect local biodiversity;
- Deliver an increase in quality, autochthonous and traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables for sale locally; and
- Promote a km0 concept of agricultural production, reducing the ecological footprint of food consumption of the city
- Increase non-intensive cultivation of plots of land in the Gardens of Zaragoza;
- Halt the environmental degradation of this area, remediate and improve soil fertility, regenerate the natural environmental system, and protect local biodiversity;
- Deliver an increase in quality, autochthonous and traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables for sale locally; and
- Promote a km0 concept of agricultural production, reducing the ecological footprint of food consumption of the city
Quantitative targets
Creation of new farms in the Gardens of Zaragoza with plots from 1 to 5 ha;
Increase in the number of certified organic farmers in Zaragoza from 4 to 25;
Increased production of autochthonous and traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables for sale locally;
Creation of a point for direct sales of these products in at least one municipal market, 10 greengrocers and five restaurants;
Involvement of at least 30 restaurants in an awareness and information campaign;
Reduction of CO2 emissions by some 32% through the transition to organic farming;
Avoidance of some 30 tonnes of CO2 from reduced transport of fruit and vegetables;
Creation of at least 25 jobs in local agriculture; and
Monitoring and improvement of 500 m of ecologic corridors.
(Ref. 3)
Draws from LIFE projects and concepts of combating climate change through farming. (Ref.3)
Increase in the number of certified organic farmers in Zaragoza from 4 to 25;
Increased production of autochthonous and traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables for sale locally;
Creation of a point for direct sales of these products in at least one municipal market, 10 greengrocers and five restaurants;
Involvement of at least 30 restaurants in an awareness and information campaign;
Reduction of CO2 emissions by some 32% through the transition to organic farming;
Avoidance of some 30 tonnes of CO2 from reduced transport of fruit and vegetables;
Creation of at least 25 jobs in local agriculture; and
Monitoring and improvement of 500 m of ecologic corridors.
(Ref. 3)
Draws from LIFE projects and concepts of combating climate change through farming. (Ref.3)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of new farms; number of certified farmers; CO2 reduction; kg of produced and locally sold food; number of jobs created; km ecologic corridor; number of restaurants involved in awareness and information campaigns. (Ref 3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
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
- Provide training and technical assistance to entrepreneurs who want to develop a business in local non-intensive farming (Ref. 4)
- Support the creation of urban allotments in which individuals can grow their own fruit and vegetables (Ref. 4)
- Promote locally-produced organic products amongst consumers and retail outlets in Zaragoza (Ref. 4)
- Monitor and improve ecological corridors (Ref. 4)
- Create a management body to support the ongoing development of local organic farming, including representatives of the City Council, farmers, research institutions and consumers. (Ref. 4)
- Environmental intervention in the Huerta de Zaragoza (Ref.1)
- Creation of Huertas LIFE network (Ref. 1)
- Encourage the natural farming of native species (Ref.1)
- Delimitation of the plots suitable for cultivation existing in the Huerta de Zaragoza (Ref.1)
- Adjustment of a plot for the experimental planting of natural crops (Ref.1)
- Modeling of the farming: "Huerta LIFE Km0" (Ref.1)
- Promotion of new entrepreneurial farmers (Ref.1)
- Training in the "Escuela Agrícola Verde Km0" (Ref.1)
- Support for the creation of Urban Gardens
- Awareness Plan and dissemination of "Products Km0" among citizens (Ref.1)
- Support the creation of urban allotments in which individuals can grow their own fruit and vegetables (Ref. 4)
- Promote locally-produced organic products amongst consumers and retail outlets in Zaragoza (Ref. 4)
- Monitor and improve ecological corridors (Ref. 4)
- Create a management body to support the ongoing development of local organic farming, including representatives of the City Council, farmers, research institutions and consumers. (Ref. 4)
- Environmental intervention in the Huerta de Zaragoza (Ref.1)
- Creation of Huertas LIFE network (Ref. 1)
- Encourage the natural farming of native species (Ref.1)
- Delimitation of the plots suitable for cultivation existing in the Huerta de Zaragoza (Ref.1)
- Adjustment of a plot for the experimental planting of natural crops (Ref.1)
- Modeling of the farming: "Huerta LIFE Km0" (Ref.1)
- Promotion of new entrepreneurial farmers (Ref.1)
- Training in the "Escuela Agrícola Verde Km0" (Ref.1)
- Support for the creation of Urban Gardens
- Awareness Plan and dissemination of "Products Km0" among citizens (Ref.1)
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The network of gardens, increasing the green area around the city and viable cultivation surface is an effort to recover the city's lost agricultural land and promote citizen participation and benefit. Thus, in its implementation structure the intervention involves innovation n the methods of planning and in the benefits of local agriculture it seeks to promote. (Ref.3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Draws from LIFE projects and concepts of combating climate change through farming. (Ref.3)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Transferability not mentioned.
Project presented at the 2015 Congress of European Cities for Agroecology held in Zaragoza. (Ref. 5)
Project presented at the 2015 Congress of European Cities for Agroecology held in Zaragoza. (Ref. 5)
