Alcedo project focuses on restoring 600 ha of degraded land in Spain through afforestation, reforestation, and sustainable management. hummingbirds and Carbon2Nature have partnered to create diverse forests across key sites in Zamora, Soria, and Palencia, while also enhancing local biodiversity and supporting local value chains.
The project aims at rehabilitating highly degraded soils through:
1) the afforestation of 60 ha of previously barren land to create new forests and reverse soil erosion
2) the sustainable management of 535 ha of forest ecosystem, including the reforestation of 317 ha and the gradual transformation of coniferous plantations into a mixed forest with broadleaf species of significant ecological value.
The project will also include many additional benefits such as boosting biodiversity by monitoring and preserving habitats with state-of-the-art MRV and promoting initiatives such as new bird feeding areas or amphibian ponds; adapting to climate change by planting a mix of native, resilient species, and implementing water management and wildfire risk reduction measures; enhancing local value chains by diversifying the natural resources the forest produces, such as rockrose and mushrooms, to support the local economy.