Within the framework of BIO4RES, four pilot projects will be developed as demonstrative projects, one in each of the territories of the partner entities. The results of the pilot projects will make it possible to define different axes of the forest biomass valorisation strategy.
Integrated solutions to increase resilience to climate change and socio-economic development will be implemented and tested in 7 pilot areas of the SUDOE forest space: 1. Pinar en Zona Red Natura 2000 (Cehegín, Spain) 2. Pinar in burned area in Moratalla (Murcía, Spain) 3. Dehesa in Toledo (Castilla la Mancha, ESpaña) 4. Social Innovation Pilot in Soria 5. Agroforestry system in Mértola. 6. System of oaks and beech trees in Barrancos. 7. Forest ecosystem in Nueva Aquitaine
Joint development and implementation by the B9-CIM-TTM and the B12-CD Aude, under the coordination of the B10-IPB, of a pilot demonstration of the impact of different types and densities of forest vegetation on their protection against fires, including the monitoring and evaluation of their impact and transferability. This pilot will be tested in the territory of Terras de Tras-os-Montes (PT) and Aude (FR) as an innovative tool for the prevention and management of forest fires.
Joint development and implementation by B2-JCyL, B6-DipOurense, B7-UVigo, B11-CNPF NA and B13-SudCharente, under the coordination of BP-DXDM, of a pilot demonstration of the effectiveness of preventive planning and rapid intervention for the improvement of forest fire prevention and management, including monitoring and evaluation of their impact and transferability. This pilot will be tested in ES (Galicia, Castilla y León) and FR (Sud Charente).
Joint development and implementation by B4-Tecnalia and B12-Aude, under the coordination of the B3-Hazi, of a pilot demonstration of the effectiveness of the modelling of fire behavior as a tool to quantify and prevent its spread, including monitoring and evaluation of its impact and transferability. This pilot will be tested in the territory of Euskadi (ES) and Aude (FR) as an innovative tool for the prevention and management of forest fires.
Joint development and implementation by the B6-DipOurense, B12-Aude and the A1-O Barco de Valdeorras, under the coordination of the B5-Eixo Atlántico, of a pilot action demonstrating the effectiveness of productive firewalls as a tool for preventing forest fires, including the monitoring and evaluation of their impact and transferability. This pilot will be tested at O Barco de Valdeorras (ES) and PNR Corbières-Fenouillèdes (FR).
At least 3 pilot cases (1 per country) act as living laboratories, offering concrete lessons and allowing the Decision Support System (DSS) to be tested, enriched with feedback and new knowledge. These pilot cases not only provide practical data, but also help strengthen the strategic and operational skills of thermal city managers. The feedback obtained facilitates the optimisation of thermal water infrastructures, as well as the implementation of effective climate change adaptation measures. This practical approach aims to promote economic benefit for both operators and policy makers, thus consolidating the sustainable management of thermal water in the thermal territories of SUDOE. These 3 pilot cases are concrete initiatives that seek to test and demonstrate innovative solutions developed for the sustainable management of hot springs. The aim is to put into practice the knowledge acquired, collect tangible data, and generate valuable lessons that feed the process of adaptation to climate change. These pilot actions represent crucial steps in the transformation of theoretical concepts into operational solutions, thus contributing to the achievement of the project’s objectives.
The strategy for the development of agrotourism in the Sudoe space includes the strategic conclusions of the implementation of the different pilot experiences planned in Agrotour, as well as the integration and systematisation of the contents produced by the knowledge device, initiated previously. As described in activity 3.2., its development will follow a participatory approach through the involvement of public and private entities that have collaborated from the beginning with the project and that are integrated into the different Advisory Forums. This involvement will be achieved through the collection of written and oral testimonies, as well as the realisation of different thematic focus groups. It will also ensure consistency with the strategies currently in force in the territories participating in Agrotour. The strategy will develop its proposal for transnational intervention in accordance with the following principles: Sustainable development in the social, economic and environmental aspects of the agrotourism sector. Taking advantage of the sector’s tractor potential for the social and economic development of the Sudoe rural areas, as well as the fight against depopulation, ageing and lack of generational renewal in the agricultural sector. Strengthening the interactions between urban and rural environments and contributing to the rebalancing of both contexts. —Valorisation of the enogastronomic heritage of the Sudoe and link to environmental and cultural capital. Improving the profitability of agricultural holdings through the diversification of income and offering value-added services. —Incorporation of digital tools for the improvement of competitiveness and redesign of agrotouristic products. Implementation of dynamic public-private collaboration structures.
The action plan for the construction of sustainable public-private partnerships will contain the operationalisation of the content of the development strategy of agrotourism in the Sudoe space. In particular, a series of models of public-private collaboration, including the transnational dimension, will be defined collectively, which will give continuity to the models tested at pilot scale during WG2. It will be based on an identification of models and sources of support that will serve to identify the resources (methodological, financial, material or collaboration-based) that can be used to provide continuity to the actions tested at pilot scale. On this basis, each partner will then work with the key public and private actors of the sector in its territory to integrate the results of the project into existing programs or structures or, eventually, in the creation of new models. In the areas in which it is efficient, the possibility will be opened to the construction of transnational public-private partnerships. The action plan resulting from these actions will contain different models of assimilation of results through public-private collaboration, which will serve as an example or reference for other territories interested in replicating the actions of the Agrotour project.
Strategy developed jointly by the CULTUR-MONTS consortium for the enhancement of heritage, material and immaterial, linked to mountain cultural landscapes and the promotion of formal spaces for cross-sectoral knowledge transfer. The strategy includes and structures the methodological proposals derived from the different pilots and articulates a proposal of syntheses and implementation (action plan) in which the necessary interconnection between the WGs is explained to achieve a comprehensive valorisation of the heritage and its use as a basis for processes of social innovation and territorial development. The strategy will provide practical examples of implementation and development to guide public authorities and organisations that wish to adapt it in their territories.
