On March 7, RUMIAR project was presented to the press at the Palau Bofarull facilities in Reus with the presence of the Tarragona Provincial Council, the coordinating entity, and BOSCAT, Concactiva, Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC) and Pau Costa Foundation (FPC), project partners. During the presentation, each entity announced the tasks they will perform during the project.
RUMIAR aims to generate a more resilient landscape to prevent the risk of wildfires in Prades Mountain range through the implementation of agro-silvo-pastoral mosaic. And, to promote the local economy using forest resources.
Specifically, the project will implement mosaics as firebreaks in 11 strategic wildfire prevention areas distributed across 8 municipalities (Mont-ral, Montblanc, Vilaplana, Cornudella del Montsant, Alcover, Capafonts, Alforja, and la Riba) in Prades massif, a protected area of the Natura 2000 Network and the only one in Tarragona’s mountains with active shepherds. The project will also promote silvopasture and forestry activities to maintain this structure and the products derived from these activities.
Pau Costa Foundation will use the expertise of its renowned project Ramats de Foc, to enhance local livestock sector conditions, and promote local products.
“Prades Mountains are one of the few places in the area where there are still active shepherds. We must take advantage of this opportunity, working with them to manage the territory to prevent the risk of wildfires. But at the same time, we need to ensure that shepherds and the stock sector can have facilities to get ahead,” says Guillem Canaleta, technician of the project.
RUMIAR will allow us to generate a positive change in the socioeconomic development of the Prades Mountains by improving local livestock and forestry sector conditions and opportunities.
“We will work together with authorities, owners and the livestock sector to promote understanding and to establish work dynamics that can be sustained over time” says Guillem Canaleta.
Diputació de Tarragona Press Release for more info.
RUMIAR is supported by Fundación Biodiversidad del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO) within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), financed by the European Union – Next GenerationEU.
