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Deserts project
Life+ 2009-2014
Objectives
1. Prove technical and economic
feasibility of Groasis Waterboxx
2. Disseminate concept
Participants
Universidad de Valladolid
Diputacin de Valladolid
Diputacin de Len
Aquapro
Sylma
Transfer Consultancy
FACTS: Len
Altitude 1600-1800 m
Slope of 39,6 %
No water retention
Snow 8 months/year
The scope
FACTS: Zamora
Old quarry
Altitude of 900 m
Strong winds
high rainfall in winter
FACTS: Valladolid
Altitude of 800 m
Former illegal waste dumps
Dry summers & cold winters
FACTS: Barcelona
Altitude of 100-300 m
Hills suffered forest fires
Low water retention capacity
Stony soil
FACTS: Zaragoza
Altitude of 300 m
High degraded soil
Desertification
(Los Monegros)
Actions
Characterisation and selection of
species and lots
Preparation of saplings
Realisation of the Waterboxxes
and capillary drill
Planting of the saplings
Maintenance, control and
technical monitoring
Planting
Campanarios de Azaba
Publicity
La Opinin de
Zamora
La Crnica
El Mundo
etc
Action!
Involvement lessons:
Involve people & local communities: offer concrete activities
Grasp attention: short articles, video, social media,
People see the issues (desertification, habitat loss, etc.) but feel
rather powerless: give them inspiration!
As a team we learned:
Its the SOIL stupid!
Develop new projects to deal with deserted, dry, bare lands
Muchas gracias!
For more information, please check:
www.thegreendeserts.com
The Green Deserts on Facebook
Youtube channel
Or contact:
sven@transfer-lbc.com
(Sven Kallen)