RR1 Castile and Leon (Spain)
Current status
The Sardon experimental catchment (~80km2 ) is located approximately 35 km west of Salamanca (Spain) in the western, granitic part of the Iberian Peninsula. The land cover is typical for Dehesa oak woodland with sparse occurrences of Quercus ilex and Quercus pyrenaica oaks. The acorns of these trees represent the main food for the cattle, especially quality porc of Iberico black pigs.
The area is remote with very few habitants and has low groundwater storage being particularly vulnerable to droughts; therefore in 1993, an automated, monitoring network was installed by UT, to study impact of climate change on groundwater resources. Currently it consists of 12 groundwater logging points with divers and two automated microclimatic stations. The catchment is representative for the Northern Spanish Dehesa.
Leader:
FPNCYL, UT
Regional authority:
FPNCYL
Key stakeholders to engage:
- FPNCYL
- Local farmers
Actions to be implemented:
- Spatial assessment of risk of tree mortality
- Testing prototype of the audio sensor to detect tree insects
- Real-time livestock monitoring with LoRaWan
- Detection of location of drought-resistant cattle ponds
- Assess impact of climate change on groundwater resources
Specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- More than 2 NBSs implemented
- 1 or more models
- More than 5 Datasets collected
- More than 2 stakeholder groups interested in proposed NBSs
- 20 users attending each workshop
- 1 policy recommendations elaborated
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