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LAND STEWARDSHIP

A tool for conserving and restoring nature

MEET LIFE STEWARDSHIP

A tool for conserving and restoring nature

THE PROGRESS OF LIFE STEWARDSHIP

A tool for conserving and restoring nature

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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LIFE STEWARDSHIP OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the LIFE Stewardship project is to promote land stewardship as a tool for nature conservation through innovation and collaboration between administrations, landowners, companies, NGOs and other entities.

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The project’s actions are based on three pillars:

INNOVATION

Focusing on financial and social mechanisms and public policy development.

MOBILISATION OF FUNDING

Attracting European and national private and public funds to scale up project results.

INTERNATIONALISATION

Maximising the flow of innovation and transferability in land stewardship.

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NEWS

  • A tool connects companies and stewardship entities to preserve nature

    Global Nature Foundation has launched a search tool that matches organizations of both types based on their common interests and calculates their compatibility, keeping the identities of both parties confidential until mutual interest is expressed. A tool capable of connecting businesses and stewardship organizations in Spain based on shared interests and goals. This is the […]
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  • We celebrated the first Land Stewardship Day

    More than twenty initiatives have joined in the celebration of the Land Stewardship Day, organized by the LIFE Stewardship project with the goal of highlighting the importance of this tool for nature conservation and restoration in our country. In this first edition, more than 300 participants took part in the various organized activities, including open […]
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  • LIFE Stewardship launches a financing instrument explorer

    The Global Nature Foundation, partner in the LIFE Stewardship project, has developed an online tool to explore the suitability of various instruments for financing land stewardship initiatives. It can be accessed via La Plaza de la Custodia (The Stewardship Square), a portal created by the Technical Stewardship Office as part of LIFE Stewardship to foster knowledge […]
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  • The workshops on innovative financing of nature continue with three sessions in Barcelona between October and December

    The Global Nature Foundation, within the framework of the LIFE STEWARDSHIP project, continues its series of workshops dedicated to innovative financing for ecosystem conservation and restoration, especially focused on land stewardship initiatives. Following the sessions held this year, three new workshops will take place in Barcelona between October and December, in collaboration with the Xarxa […]
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    LIFE Stewardship organizes a workshop at the ESPARC 2026 Congress on land stewardship in protected natural areas 

    The LIFE Stewardship project coordinated a workshop entitled “Future Challenges of Land Stewardship as a Tool for Social Engagement in Conservation” in Posada de Valdeón (León) within the framework of the XXIII ESPARC 2026 Congress. This biennial congress is the main professional forum dedicated to the strategy and management of protected areas.   Specifically, the […]
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