The process of elaboration of the 7th Inventory of land stewardship initiatives in Spain, in which FCQ participates, begins.
The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge has initiated, within the framework of the Platform for Land Stewardship (PCT) that coordinates, the elaboration of the 7th Inventory of land stewardship initiatives in Spain with the aim of diagnosing the current situation of this tool for nature conservation in our country and update its main data. This inventory is the main source of information on land stewardship to know its scope and evolution, so it is a reference information base on the trajectory of land stewardship in Spain. After the publication of the last inventory in 2020, the process to have the most updated information on land stewardship organizations and agreements in our country begins now, as well as the incorporation of new organizations that have emerged thanks to the promotion of this conservation tool in recent years. Among the most relevant novelties of the 7th inventory, on the one hand, the extension in time, from two to four years, so that the information will be updated from 2020 to 2023 inclusive. Geographical information will also be provided for each agreement, which will make it possible to obtain the mapping of custody in Spain. On the other hand, the criterion of differentiating, through a specific form, the activity carried out by hunting entities in land stewardship is maintained. For this purpose, the result of the Hunting and Stewardship Working Group of the VI State Conference on Land Stewardship is used as a reference. All this is summarized in the publication “The role of hunting entities in land stewardship“. Among the data of the last inventory, the total number of agreements stands out, amounting to 3,223, of which 123 corresponded to hunting entities. There are 245 entities with land stewardship agreements, of which 27 were from the hunting sector. In addition, the 3,100 agreements, from 215 entities, cover a total of 577,915 hectares of land area. These figures denote the value of stewardship in Spain for the conservation of natural heritage and biodiversity, as well as the importance of updating, improving and keeping this register of entities and agreements up to date, in order to highlight this conservation tool. To collaborate in the inventory process, interested entities can send an email to custodiaterritorio@fundacion-biodiversidad.es, where the procedure to be followed in each case will be detailed.
Source:
https://custodia-territorio.es/novedades/elaboracion-7o-inventario-iniciativas-custodia-territorio
