Last updated: October 2021
The project is the reforestation of the peri-urban parks of the city of Malaga in order to make the city greener while adhering to the dry and hot climactic condition of the region. It consists of phases, where native trees to the region were planted totaling over 50 000 new trees in the city. (ref 1-10)
Source: Ref. 3
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- 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
- Regulation of built environment
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental and climate justice
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Ecological restoration of ecosystems, Monitoring and maintenance of habitats and/or biodiversity
Project objectives
This intervention aims to make Malaga a green city, adhering to the climatic conditions of the region. (ref 2) The principal goal is the reforestation and planting in the peri-urban parks of Malaga. (ref 1), in order to address issues such as:
- Landscape quality of peri-urban environments (ref 5)
- Erosion reduction (ref 5)
- CO2 mitigation (ref 8)
- Flood Protection (ref 7,8)
Implementation activities
2016, the first part of phase one of the project was the planting of 5000 trees in the Camino de los Almendrales park at the foot of Mount Victoria. (ref 3)
Phase 1 aims to plant 25 000 trees in the Canaveral, Las Virreinas, and Ciudad de Malaga Parks. (ref 3)
Phase 2 aims to plant 19 280 trees in the forest parks of Monte Victoria; San Antón; Lagarillo Blanco Forest Park; Malaga City Forest Park; La Concepción Forest Park; Churriana forest areas; Mount La Pelusa; and east side of Monte Coronado (ref 1,3,5)
Additionally, 1M seeds will be planted in peri-urban parks in an area of 250 000 square meters (ref 3)
Species include stone pine, carob, holm oak, wild olive, and almond. (ref 3,5)
“Prior preparation of the ground has been performed for the intervention, with manual hole digging to lay the seedlings, trying to take advantage of areas where we can work more easily, looking for holes among the rocky areas and respecting other tree and shrub species already present . The plantation is developed using manual techniques as well.” (ref 3)
Use of seedling protection made of biodegradable material, affixed to ground via bamboo poles and a layer of soil on the seedling, enabling seedling to remain aerated in the summer (ref 6)
(proposed) Use of control and monitoring systems for planted species (ref 8)
Participatory plantings to reforest areas of Benahavís, Riogordo and Gaucín, as an effort to raise awareness on vegetation and the natural environment and to contribute to reforestation of degraded areas (ref 10)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Climate change mitigation:
- Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
- Raise public awareness of behaviours, lifestyle and cultural changes with mitigation potential
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
- Create new habitats
- Preserve and strengthen habitat connectivity
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Means for conservation governance
- Public engagement
- Other
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Restore native species
- Restore ecological connectivity
- Public engagement
- Other
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Ayuntamiento de Malaga (local government)- main initiator and promoter of project. (ref 3,5)
Floragreen (company) - which received award for executing project work. (ref 5)
Andalusian Parliament (regional government) – joined later in project (2019), as promoter of project, approved ‘Proposición No de Ley ’, which would revive the neglected regional plan to reforest the peri-urban belt of Malaga (through decree 119/1990 in response to the 1989 floods) (ref 8)
Citizens – participants of newer reforestation efforts (2019) (ref 10)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Plan of Urban Organization of the City of Malaga, a document that outlines the actions and strategies for urban development of the city at a given time. (ref 4)
"This initiative complies with the agreement reached by the municipal groups of the PP and Citizens for the approval of the accounts of the City of Malaga for 2016." (ref 2))
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
- Private sector (businesses, financial institution)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved water quality
- Increased protection against flooding
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
- Restoration of derelict areas
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Ayuntamiento de Malaga. (2016). Estudio de Seguridad. [Not available in 2020].
2. Malaga Verde. (2016). El Ayuntamiento de Málaga reforesta los parques con 50.000 nuevos árboles. [Not available in 2020].
3. Ferrary, Miguel. (2016). Comienza la plantación de 5.000 árboles para reforzar el cinturón verde de La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
4. Ayuntamiento de Malaga. (2011). Estudio de Impacto Ambiental. PGOU. [Not available in 2020].
5. Europa Press. (2015). El Ayuntamiento de Málaga adjudica los trabajos de reforestación de 10 parques periurbanos en seis distritos. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
6. Reforestaciones Pastor (2018). Reforestacion en Malaga: 4 Parques, 35000 Plantones. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
7. Antonio Sau, J. (2018). Cs exige saber los resultados del plan de reforestación que pactó con el PP. La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
8. La Opinion. (2019). Ciudadanos mete prisa para continuar con la reforestación de Málaga. La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
9. Jimenez, F. (2019). El Parlamento andaluz impulsa la reforestación del Guadalmedina. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
10. Europa Press. (2019). La Diputación de Málaga organiza plantaciones participativas para reforestar zonas de Benahavís, Riogordo y Gaucín. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
2. Malaga Verde. (2016). El Ayuntamiento de Málaga reforesta los parques con 50.000 nuevos árboles. [Not available in 2020].
3. Ferrary, Miguel. (2016). Comienza la plantación de 5.000 árboles para reforzar el cinturón verde de La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
4. Ayuntamiento de Malaga. (2011). Estudio de Impacto Ambiental. PGOU. [Not available in 2020].
5. Europa Press. (2015). El Ayuntamiento de Málaga adjudica los trabajos de reforestación de 10 parques periurbanos en seis distritos. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
6. Reforestaciones Pastor (2018). Reforestacion en Malaga: 4 Parques, 35000 Plantones. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
7. Antonio Sau, J. (2018). Cs exige saber los resultados del plan de reforestación que pactó con el PP. La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
8. La Opinion. (2019). Ciudadanos mete prisa para continuar con la reforestación de Málaga. La Opinion de Malaga. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
9. Jimenez, F. (2019). El Parlamento andaluz impulsa la reforestación del Guadalmedina. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
10. Europa Press. (2019). La Diputación de Málaga organiza plantaciones participativas para reforestar zonas de Benahavís, Riogordo y Gaucín. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 September 2020].
Source: Ref. 7
Source: Ref. 6, from Diario de Malaga Digital