DIGITAL MAPPING OF THE PROJECT
DEMONSTRATORS AND SAMPLING
PLOTS
DELIVERABLE 2.1
INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA
Executive summary
This report corresponds to deliverable D 2.1 of the European project LIFE21-CCAES- LIFE
SILFORE/101074445, entitled "Towards the conservation and management of resilient
agroforestry systems through silvopastoralism". It was produced in month 16 of the project life
cycle and aims to present the network of project demonstrators established by each team within
Work Package 2 - Execution of demonstrators.
The network assembles agroforestry ecosystems representative of each region's environment
and landscape based on socio-economic and cultural practices with local breeds of cattle, pigs,
sheep, and goats. The document outlines the digital mapping of the project's sampling plots on
the demonstration areas implemented in the Basque Country, Asturias, Galicia and North of
Portugal. First, it will briefly describe the general methodology, and then it will present each of
the demonstration areas by region.
Included with the report is each plot's digital shapefile. The report's level of dissemination is
public.
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Content
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
2. Design of the DEMO network ............................................................................................... 1
3. Description of the DEMO sites .............................................................................................. 3
3.1. Euskadi demonstration units ........................................................................................ 3
DEMO 1. Orozko ............................................................................................................... 3
DEMO 2. Jauregi-Azilu ...................................................................................................... 3
3.2. Asturias demonstration units ........................................................................................ 5
DEMO 3. Villacondide-Coaña............................................................................................ 5
DEMO 4. Illano .................................................................................................................. 5
3.3. Galicia demonstration units .......................................................................................... 8
DEMO 5. Cervantes........................................................................................................... 8
DEMO 6. Quiroga .............................................................................................................. 8
DEMO 7. Osmo ................................................................................................................. 8
DEMO 8. Meira ................................................................................................................. 9
DEMO 9. Ribeira de Piquín ............................................................................................... 9
3.4. Trás-os-Montes demonstration units ......................................................................... 13
DEMO 10. Vilarinho (Trás-os-Montes).......................................................................... 13
DEMO 11. Zeive (Trás-os-Montes)................................................................................ 13
4. Final remarques................................................................................................................... 15
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1. Introduction
The main objective of the SILFORE LIFE project is to promote the resilience of Atlantic and sub-
Atlantic agroforestry systems in a climate change scenario through strategies linked to
multifunctional land use and the enhancement of vegetation and landscape diversity. It is a
demonstration project in which the selected demonstration areas (DEMOs) seek to cover the
most extensive ecological heterogeneity of wood and rangeland habitats found in the Atlantic
and sub-Atlantic zones with their socio-economic uniqueness.
The SILFORE LIFE project results will apply to similar protected habitats in other EU regions as
some DEMO sites are in Natura 2000 habitats.
Mixed forestry and livestock farming is a cross-cutting theme of the DEMOs network,
considering different scenarios and land uses adapted to each situation, intending to increase
the resilience of both forests and livestock in the Atlantic and sub-Atlantic regions of the Iberian
Peninsula.
The main objective of this report is to outline the digital mapping of the project's demonstration
areas and sampling sites (DEMOs), implemented in the Euskadi, Asturias, Galicia and Trás-os-
Montes. First, it will briefly describe the general methodology and then present each
demonstration area by region.
2. Design of the DEMO network
The project comprises eleven demonstration units, covering four regions of the Iberian
Peninsula and managed by the five beneficiaries of the consortium (Table 1, Figure 1).
Table 1: Location of SILFORE Life demonstration areas by beneficiary.
Beneficiary Region Province Village/ town
Bizkaia Orozko
NEIKER Basque Country
Araba Jauregi - Azilu-
Villacondide-Coaña
SERIDA Asturias Asturias
Illano
Cervantes
USC Galicia Lugo
Quiroga
Lugo Ribeira de Piquín
AGACAL Galicia Pontevedra Meira
Ourense Osmo
Vilarinho Cova de Lua
IPB North Portugal Trás-os-Montes
Zeive
The maps were created in a GIS environment (EPSG:25830 - ETRS89 / UTM Zone 30N and
EPSG:25829 - ETRS89 / UTM Zone 29N) using geographical information collected on the field
and provided by each beneficiary. Polygons of each DEMO represent the grazed and ungrazed
(control) plots. These computed shape files are attached to this report with an attribute table
containing information such as area (ha), perimeter (m), and treatment (grazed or ungrazed).
Figure 1: Location of the SILFORE Life demonstration areas in the Iberian Peninsula.
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3. Description of the DEMO sites
3.1. Euskadi demonstration units
Euskadi (Basque Country, Figure 2) has two demonstration units, one in the Araba province and
the other in Bizkaia, both under the management of NEIKER.
Figure 2: Location of Euskadi and its provinces in the Iberian Peninsula.
DEMO 1. Orozko
The Orozko demonstration unit (5 ha, 43°5'5.6" N 2°55'53.5" W, Figure 3) is in the province of
Bizkaia, and it consists of 10 sample plots (5 grazed, 5 control), each one measuring about 0.2
ha, introduced pine forest (Pinus radiata) and grazed by Terreña cattle.
DEMO 2. Jauregi-Azilu
The Jauregi-Azilu demonstration unit (5 ha, 42°48'5.3" N 2°28'22.1" W, Figure 4) is in the
province of Araba, and it consists of 10 sample plots (5 grazed, 5 control), each measuring about
0.2 ha, established in a native oak forest (Quercus faginea) and grazed by Sasi ardi sheep.
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Figure 3: DEMO 1 unit in Orozko (Bizkaia).
Figure 4: DEMO 2 unit in Jauregi-Azilu (Araba).
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3.2. Asturias demonstration units
Asturias (Figure 5) has two demonstration units managed by SERIDA.
Figure 5: Location of Asturias in the Iberian Peninsula.
DEMO 3. Villacondide-Coaña
The Villacondide-Coaña demonstration unit (7.2 ha, Figure 6) consists of two sites, the
Villacondide N (43°30'19.5"N 6°44'16.1"W) and Villacondide S (43°30'2.7"N 6°44'43.8"W)
comprising 12 sample plots (8 grazed, 4 control) located in a mixed deciduous forest (Quercus
robur and Castanea sativa) also with shrubs, meadows and orchards, grazed by pigs of Gochu
Asturcelta breed.
DEMO 4. Illano
The Illano demonstration unit (12.9 ha, Figure 7) also consists of two sites, the Illano N:
(43°20'41.2" N 6°53'43.1" W) and the Illano S (43°20'4.7" N 6°53'51.9" W) comprising 12 sample
plots (6 grazed, 6 control), each measuring about 0.6 ha, located in a young mixed forest of birch
(Betula celtiberica) and pines (Pinus sylvestris) grazed by Bermeya goats.
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Figure 6: DEMO 3 unit in Villacondide (Asturias), N above and S below.
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Figure 7: DEMO 4 unit in Illano (Asturias), Illano N above and Illano S below.
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3.3. Galicia demonstration units
Galicia (Figure 8) has five demonstration areas: three in Lugo, one in Pontevedra, and another
one in Ourense province, two run by USC (DEMO 5 and DEMO 6) and three run by AGACAL
(DEMO 7, DEMO 8 and DEMO 9).
Figure 8: Location of the region and provinces of Galicia on the Iberian Peninsula.
DEMO 5. Cervantes
The Cervantes demonstration unit in the Lugo province (5 ha, 42°53'21.7" N 6°51'22.4" W, Figure
9) is in the Natura 2000 site Ancares-Courel (ES1120001). It consists of 2 sample plots (2 and 3
ha) where control exclosures will be randomly distributed in a pine forest (Pinus sylvestris), one
grazed by Galician goats, the other by Rubia galega cattle with control exclosures randomly
distributed.
DEMO 6. Quiroga
The Quiroga demonstration unit in the Lugo province (2,2 ha, Figure 10) comprises Quiroga N
(42°29'56.0" N 7°19'24.0" W) and Quiroga S (42°29'11.1" N 7°19'24.6" W), and it consists of 2
sample plots, each measuring about 1.1 ha, established in young plantations of Pinus pinaster
(Quiroga N) and Castanea sativa (Quiroga S).
DEMO 7. Osmo
The Osmo demonstration unit in the province of Ourense (4.5 ha, 42°22'0.5" N 8°6'8.6" W, Figure
11) comprises 2 sample plots – grazed and control – in a native mixed deciduous forest grazed
by Celtic pigs.
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DEMO 8. Meira
The Meira demonstration unit in the province of Pontevedra (19.9 ha, 42°19'10.6" N 8°42'25.1"
W, Figure 12) comprises four experimental plots, two grazed and two control, on a mixed
plantation of pines (Pinus pinaster) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) established on an
Atlantic shrubland (Ulici europaei-Ericetum cinereae) with small patches of oak (Quercus robur)
and chestnut (Castanea sativa) grazed by Galician goats.
DEMO 9. Ribeira de Piquín
The Ribeira de Piquín demonstration unit in the province of Lugo (25.1 ha, 43°14'4.0" N
7°10'25.9" W, Figure 13) comprises two sample plots, grazed and control, planted with Pinus
sylvestris with an understory dominated heather (Erica spp), gorse (Ulex spp), cranberry (Rubus
spp) and grasses, grazed by Celtic pigs.
Figure 9: Demo 5 unit in Cervantes (Galicia).
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Figure 10: Demo 6 unit in Quiroga (Galicia), above Quiroga N (Pinus pinaster) and below Quiroga S
(Castanea sativa).
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Figure 11: Demo7 unit in Osmo (Galicia).
Figure 12: Demo 8 unit in Meira (Galicia).
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Figure 13: Demo 9 unit in Ribeira de Piquín (Galicia).
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3.4. Trás-os-Montes demonstration units
Trás-os-Montes has two demonstration units run by IPB (DEMO 10 and DEMO 11; Figure 14),
one in Vilarinho de Cova de Lua and the other in Zeive, both in the Natural Park of Montesinho
(NATURA 2000 PTCON0002).
Figure 14: Location of Trás-os-Montes on the Iberian Peninsula.
DEMO 10. Vilarinho (Trás-os-Montes)
The Vilarinho demonstration unit (2.67 ha, 41°54'1.8" N 6°50'51.0" W, Figure 15) consists of 2
sample plots – grazed and control – established in a native holm oak woodland (Quercus
rotundifolia) grazed by Preta de Montesinho goats.
DEMO 11. Zeive (Trás-os-Montes)
The Zeive demonstration unit (2.72 ha, 41°54'30.9" N 6°53'41.5" W, Figure 16) consists of 2
sample plots – grazed and control – established on a pyrenean oak woodland (Quercus
pyrenaica) grazed by Churra Galega Bragançana sheep.
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Figure 15: Demo 10 unit in Vilarinho de Cova de Lua (Trás-os-Montes).
Figure 16: Demo 11 unit in Zeive (Trás-os-Montes).
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4. Final remarques
The main objective of this report is to outline the digital mapping of the LIFE SILFORE project
demonstration units and sampling plots implemented in Euskadi, Asturias, Galicia, and Trás-os-
Montes.
Georeferencing used the EPSG:25830 - ETRS89 / UTM Zone 30N and EPSG:25829 - ETRS89 / UTM
Zone 29N coordinate systems, and the compiled digital shapefiles of each demonstration unit
are part of this report.
Table 1 and Figure 1 summarise the location of each DEMO in the project LIFE SILFORE regions.
The distribution of DEMOs should cover the most significant environmental and landscape
gradients in the Atlantic and sub-Atlantic regions of the Iberian Peninsula.
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