Case study:TerraSeixe

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Location: 37° 29' 5.00" N, 8° 43' 40.40" W

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Project overview

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.terraseixe.org/localizacao/#/en/introduction/
Themes	Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - forestry
Country	Portugal
Main contact forename	Miguel
Main contact surname	Jeronimo
Main contact user ID	User:GEOTA
Contact organisation	GEOTA
Contact organisation web site	http://www.geota.pt/scid/geotawebpage/
Partner organisations	11 partners: Câmara Municipal de Aljezur,  Câmara Municipal de Monchique,  Câmara Municipal de Odemira,  Junta de Freguesia de Odeceixe,  Associação Vicentina,  ICNF-DCN Algarve,  APA-ARH Algarve,  Universidade do Algarve – Centro de Estudos em Património, Paisagem e Construção,  Universidade de Évora - Polo de Évora do Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO),  Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS) - Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa - Grupo de Investigação Ambiente, Território e Sociedade e Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
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Tierra Seixe

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Green infrastructures (GI) are fundamental for territorial development. The Seixe river catchment basin (BHRS) is a microclimatic refuge with biogeographic characteristics , in particular fauna and flora with protection status. The aim of the project is to define GI and good management practices that are fundamental for ecological restoration and connectivity, biodiversity conservation and the promotion of nature tourism, based on climate change adaptation. In 2004, the Cordão Verde project in the south of Portugal defined the main ecological corridors that would ensure the ecological connectivity between the Alentejo coast and the Guadiana river valley, identifying the Monchique mountain and BHRS as the main hotspot in southern Portugal for biodiversity conservation. The combination of geographical and orographic characteristics created conditions for the existence of a microclimate refuge where some species typical of landscapes common at the end of the Tertiary period still persist, although today they are almost nonexistent in mainland Portugal. One of the representative species of these landscapes is the Quercus canariensis (Monchique oak). This species, together with other endemic flora and fauna of the region, gives a unique value to the native forests of this basin. This is formally recognized by the integration of almost 90% of this territory into the Natura 2000 Network, Important Bird Area (IBA) and the National Network of Protected Areas. The project is being developed as a transdisciplinary pilot project in the area of biodiversity conservation, land use and climate change. In particular, it focueses the protection and conservation of species of restricted distribution, such as endemic species, and the need to organize and manage this territory to make it more resilient to climate change, in which southern Portugal is particularly vulnerable. The overall objectives are: (i) definition and implementation of good management practices that ensure the conservation of biodiversity and the restoration of ecosystems in the context of emerging global change; (ii) create a climate refuge as an experimental and demonstrative area of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures; (iii) set up a support center for environmental education, ecotourism, research and scientific tourism at international level, contributing to rural development and the promotion of the local economy.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Sado and Mira River basin Seixe river Subcatchment River name Seixe Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Dominant land cover Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Seixe river WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Important Bird Area and National Network of Protected Areas Protected species present Yes Invasive species present No Species of interest Quercus canariensis (Monchique oak) Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2017/12/04 Works started Works completed Project completed 2019/02/28 Total cost category Total cost (k€) 7500075,000 k€ <br />75,000,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources ERDF (70%); Municipalities (30%) Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions definition and implementation of good management practices that ensure the conservation of biodiversity and the restoration of ecosystems in the context of emerging global change Social measures (incl. engagement) et up a support center for environmental education, ecotourism, research and scientific tourism at international level, contributing to rural development and the promotion of the local economy Other create a climate refuge as an experimental and demonstrative area of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information