Análisis del uso ganadero en la Red Natura 2000 de Euskadi

  1. Mandaluniz Astigarraga, Nerea 1
  2. Mendarte Azkue, Sorkunde 2
  3. Pérez Pérez, Francisco Javier 3
  4. Ortubai Fuentes, Amelia 3
  5. Garbisu Crespo, Carlos 2
  6. Ruiz Santos, Roberto Jabier 1
  7. Albizu Beitia, Isabel 2
  1. 1 NEIKER-Tecnalia, Dpto. Producción Animal, Campus Agroalimentario de Arkaute, E-01080 Vitoria-Gasteiz (España)
  2. 2 NEIKER-Tecnalia, Dpto. Conservación de Recursos Naturales, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Parcela 812. C/ Berreaga 1. E-48160 Derio (España)
  3. 3 HAZI, Área de Medio Natural y SIG, Campus Agroalimentario de Arkaute, E-01080 Vitoria-Gasteiz (España)
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Journal:
Pastos: Revista de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio de los Pastos

ISSN: 0210-1270

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 47

Issue: 2

Pages: 36-45

Type: Article

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Abstract

The project LIFE OREKA MENDIAN aims to lay the groundwork for sustainable management of mountain pastures. One of the main objectives of the project has been to compile, integrate and map the livestock utilization of these pastures. In order to collect all this information, a series of workshops were scheduled with farmers, forest rangers and technicians. A semi-structured survey was conducted to record information about livestock utilization. The information collected shows that: (i) this last decade (2006 vs. 2016-18) "authorized livestock" to access the mountain pastures has increased 13%, due mainly to the increase of large herbivores (+ 56% mares and + 22% cows); (ii) there is 11% more "authorized livestock" than "real livestock" and this mismatch is greater for large herbivores, mares and cows; (iii) peak livestock grazing activity range from May to October, which coincides with the maximum pasture yield, and (iv) the "annual AU balance" or livestock use is 48%. Finally, the dynamic of workshops has allowed collecting information about real spatial and temporallivestock use, which is technically useful for a sustainable management of these mountain pastures. The active participation of farmers serves also as a guarantee for the correct implementation of the management plans that will be developed.

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