Last updated: October 2021
The Hort de la Masia de l'Antic Jardí Botànic is located within the city’s largest inner-city park Montjuic. It has been founded in 2008 by an association of volunteers and is supported by public and private entities. The garden is co-management by members of the association and a professional gardener. Its major objective is the maintenance and reproduction of traditional landraces (Ref. 2). The task of the Citizen's Commission of Support of the Botanical Garden, presided by Pere Duran, was supported by the promotion work from the Botanical Institute. It was therefore a necessity generated by a local group of people (citizens) that developed into an implementation plan (Ref 1).
Urban orchard in the Botanical Garden of Montjuic
https://www.amicsjbb.org/catal%C3%A0/les-nostres-activitats/l-hort/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
- Horticulture
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social cohesion
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Economic development: agriculture
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Preservation of natural heritage
- Preservation of historic traditions
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable production
Focus
Maintenance and management of urban nature, Protection of natural ecosystems, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
- Develop a vegetable garden of traditional varieties in the space of the Masía del Jardí Històric (1).
- To maintain biodiversity and educate citizens on the importance of habitat protection (2).
- Cultivation of traditional horticultural breeds, distribution for those who are interested and in the promotion of activities, courses and conferences related to this topic (Ref. 1)
- Preserve and promote the cultivation of some of the most typical vegetables in Catalunya (Ref. 6)
- Conservation of the native seeds of the area. (Ref. 7)
Implementation activities
The Association of Friends of the Botanical Garden will deal permanently with a demonstration orchard, focusing on the cultivation of traditional horticultural breeds, in distribution of seeds for those who are interested and in the promotion of 'Activities, courses and conferences related to this topic (Ref 1).
- Cultivation of traditional horticultural breeds, distribution for those who are interested and in the promotion of activities, courses and conferences related to this topic (Ref. 1)
- Conservation of the native seeds of the area. (Ref. 7)
Selection of a portion of an already existing park and botanical garden to design a community garden with the goal to maintain biodiversity (Ref 1 and 2).
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
- Create new habitats
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect native species
- Undertake specific measures to protect endangered species
- Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
- Take measures for ex situ conservation
- Means for conservation governance
- Public engagement
- Create and use scientific knowledge for conservation
- Protect and apply traditional knowledge and conservation practices
Biodiversity restoration:
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Restore native species
- Restore valued species
- Other
Main beneficiaries
- Non-government organisation/Civil Society
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Other
- Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
- Citizens or community group
- District/neighbourhood association
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The Associació d´Amics del Jardí Botànic de Barcelona is in charge of handling the community garden and carries environmental education programs (1 and 2). The task of the Citizen's Commission of Support of the Botanical Garden, presided by Pere Duran, was supported by the promotion work from the Botanical Institute. It was therefore a necessity generated by a local group of people (citizens) that developed into an implementation plan (Ref 1).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The task of the Citizen's Commission of Support of the Botanical Garden, presided by Pere Duran, was supported by the promotion work from the Botanical Institute. It was therefore a necessity generated by a local group of people that developed into an implementation plan (Ref 1).)
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Private Foundation/Trust
Type of funding
- Membership or entrance fees
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
- Exchange of services
- Other
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Reduced biodiversity loss
- Increased number of species present
- Increased protection of threatened species
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Economic impacts
- Reduce financial cost for urban management
- Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Protection of natural heritage
- Preserved spiritual and religious values
- Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
- Other
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Associació d'Amics del Jardí Botànic de Barcelona. (no date). "L'hort". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
2. Associació d'Amics del Jardí Botànic de Barcelona. (no date). "Un Hort a la masia de l'antic Jardì Botànic". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
3. Jardí Botànic de Barcelona. (2013). "Brolla". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
4. Cultural Ecosystem Services at Barcelona's largest park: Source link (website not available in 2020)
5. Langemeyer, J. (2014). The generation of ecosystem services in urban gardens from a socio-ecological systems perspective. Institute for Environmental Science and Technology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Stockholm Resilience Centre. Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
6. Un Buen Día en Barcelona (2018). "El secreto mejor escondido de la jardinería barcelonesa en la Foixarda de Montjuïc". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
7. LOSVIAJESDEQUIMYELENA (2020). "Jardín Botánico Histórico en Barcelona". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
8. Imedio, F. (2019). "Una masía 'secreta' tras el Palau Nacional de Montjuïc". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
2. Associació d'Amics del Jardí Botànic de Barcelona. (no date). "Un Hort a la masia de l'antic Jardì Botànic". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
3. Jardí Botànic de Barcelona. (2013). "Brolla". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
4. Cultural Ecosystem Services at Barcelona's largest park: Source link (website not available in 2020)
5. Langemeyer, J. (2014). The generation of ecosystem services in urban gardens from a socio-ecological systems perspective. Institute for Environmental Science and Technology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Stockholm Resilience Centre. Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
6. Un Buen Día en Barcelona (2018). "El secreto mejor escondido de la jardinería barcelonesa en la Foixarda de Montjuïc". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
7. LOSVIAJESDEQUIMYELENA (2020). "Jardín Botánico Histórico en Barcelona". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
8. Imedio, F. (2019). "Una masía 'secreta' tras el Palau Nacional de Montjuïc". Available at: Source link (Accessed: July 18, 2020)
Urban orchard in the Botanical Garden of Montjuic
https://www.amicsjbb.org/catal%C3%A0/les-nostres-activitats/l-hort/
Urban orchard in the Botanical Garden of Montjuic
https://www.amicsjbb.org/catal%C3%A0/les-nostres-activitats/l-hort/
Urban orchard in the Botanical Garden of Montjuic
https://www.amicsjbb.org/catal%C3%A0/les-nostres-activitats/l-hort/