Explore how mobile pastoralism and land stewardship are key to preserving Mediterranean landscapes. These nature-based solutions merge tradition with modern sustainability, enhancing biodiversity, preventing wildfires, and supporting resilient ecosystems. Discover how initiatives like transhumance and the Land Stewardship Scheme are reviving traditional farming practices to combat climate change and protect the region’s natural heritage.
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Silvo-pastoralism and agroforestry are increasingly recognised as innovative, fire-smart practices in the Mediterranean, helping prevent large forest fires while promoting biodiversity conservation and enhancing resilience to climate change.
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Targeted or tactical grazing for fire prevention is nothing new, but worthwhile to be highlighted again under the current wildfire situations across Europe.
Personally, I am a believer in large scale prescribed burning as an effective and nature friendly prevention tool. But I have to admit that the idea of producing steaks, chops and sausages through fuel load reduction grazing is also very appealing to me indeed! And it can be applied all year round! And as always, to manage fire we need a toolbox with many different tools! Prescribed burning is one, grazing another. The recent BBC report on “prescribed grazing” says it all.