Life Stewardship

LAND STEWARDSHIP

This is a tool that promotes voluntary agreements between land or rights holders and non-profit organisations to improve the natural and cultural values of specific environments.

In Spain, there are 268 land stewardship organisations and more than 4,600 agreements, covering over 708,000 hectares of land.

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The second sectoral meeting for the development of a policy plan to promote land stewardship brings together 28 organisations from the forestry sector

Representatives from 28 organisations, including regional and national administrations, land stewardship entities, forestry and oak woodland (dehesa) organisations, universities, landowners’ associations, cooperatives, companies and environmental foundations, took part in the sectoral meeting dedicated to analysing the current situation and challenges of land stewardship in forest ecosystems. Held within the framework of the LIFE Stewardship project, […]
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The first participatory meeting to promote land stewardship in public policies brings together 19 entities from the river and wetlands sector

More than 30 participants from public administrations, land stewardship entities, scientific institutions, cooperatives, and companies in the environmental and energy sectors took part in the first sectoral workshop for the integration of land stewardship into public policies, which focused on river and wetland ecosystems. Held on 30 September, this initial workshop marks the beginning of […]
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Land stewardship agreements increase by 49%, reaching 4,632

The 7th Inventory of Land Stewardship Initiatives in Spain (2020–2023), published by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) through the Land Stewardship Platform, highlights the remarkable growth of this tool for nature conservation and restoration in Spain. The latest data reveal a significant increase in the […]
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Nearly 40 companies take part in the workshop series on business and land stewardship

A total of 143 people from 37 companies took part in the five-workshop series “Business and Land Stewardship. Allies by Nature”, held between 30 April and 26 May. All participants showed strong interest in the application and development of land stewardship as a nature conservation tool based in voluntary agreements, regardless of company sector or […]
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The series of workshops on businesses and land stewardship begins

The series of workshops entitled “Businesses and Land Stewardship: Allies by Nature” has begun with the aim of consolidating and improving existing frameworks for collaboration between nature conservation organizations and businesses in order to help incorporate land stewardship into their sustainability strategies. This initiative, which will take place until May 26 in virtual format, is […]
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Published a report on training needs in the field of land stewardship

The LIFE STEWARDSHIP project, coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, aims to strengthen the professional capacities of all stakeholders involved in land stewardship from different sectors. To this end, its actions include the development of a training strategy through a participatory process and the implementation of pilot […]
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