Last updated: October 2021
The government of Mallorca promotes orchards, as part of an ecological movement in Spain. As a result, five orchards were constructed, reclaiming abandoned urban spaces by the Mallorca city government in 2010. The project has three pillars: strengthening social cohesion and inclusion, creating opportunities for education and for recreation. They were also constructed with pensioners in mind (Ref 2). There would be an annual draw to give to distribute the orchards. However, this got delayed since 2013. In 2019, the municipality took back the property from the previous owners, and one of the orchards was taken from the list of orchards due to its bad conditions (Ref 5). In 2020, there was going to be a new draw for the distribution of orchards with new focus groups requirements but due to Covid19, this project has been paused (Ref 5).
Urban Gardens of Mallorca
Source: https://www.ultimahora.es/noticias/palma/2020/05/02/1161757/adjudicacion-huertos-urbanos-palma-acumula-anos-retraso.html
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- House gardens
- Institutional green space
- Community gardens and allotments
- Allotments
- Community gardens
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- 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)
- Environmental education
- Social justice and equity
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving mental health
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Economic development: agriculture
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Transformation of previously derelict areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
- Creating orchards for retired people, with inclusive policies for marginalized groups (ref 2), for the use of those 65 years and older, women and people with disabilities (ref 3);
- There is a triple goal of creating educational, social, and leisure spaces. (ref 2);
- Sharing of experience between those who have worked in the field with those who are just starting.
- Opportunity for users to produce their own ecological goods, not for commercial use. (ref 2)
- Ensure access/ priority to those with special mobility needs. (ref 2)
Implementation activities
- Planning of garden spaces;
- Preparation of terrain;
- Installation of equipment;
- Installation of special cultivation tables;
- Public announcement for inscriptions (ref 2).
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, People with functional diversities
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Public sector institution
- Private foundation/trust
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The intervention received management support of the Social Body “La Caixa”, a social equality foundation in Spain. (ref 3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(Mallorca’s Agenda 21, of which the project is a part of, is part of the National Congress of Natural Environment which was organized in Madrid in November 2010. (ref 3) The local Agenda 21 incorporates gardens in actions to incorporate environmental criteria for their management. (ref 4))
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Local Agenda 21 of Mallorca, 2010. (ref 2 and 3) The local Agenda 21 incorporates gardens in actions to incorporate environmental criteria for their management. (ref 4)
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Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
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 access to healthy/affordable food
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Diario de Mallorca. (2015). Los huertos urbanos toman la ciudad para quedarse. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
2. Marina, Lorenzo. (2010). Unas 300 personas podrán cultivar sus hortalizas en cinco huertos urbanos. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
3. Ayuntamiento de Palma. (2010). El Ayuntamiento de Palma abre el plazo de inscripciones para solicitar un huerto urbano. Palma de Mallorca: Ayuntamiento de Palma. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
4. Àrea Delegada d’Habitatge. (n.d.). Agenda Local 21. Palma de Mallorac: Àrea Delegada d’Habitatge. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
5. Gonzáles, M. (2020). La adjudicación de los huertos urbanos de Palma acumula 7 años de retraso. Palma de Mallorca: Última Hora. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
2. Marina, Lorenzo. (2010). Unas 300 personas podrán cultivar sus hortalizas en cinco huertos urbanos. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
3. Ayuntamiento de Palma. (2010). El Ayuntamiento de Palma abre el plazo de inscripciones para solicitar un huerto urbano. Palma de Mallorca: Ayuntamiento de Palma. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
4. Àrea Delegada d’Habitatge. (n.d.). Agenda Local 21. Palma de Mallorac: Àrea Delegada d’Habitatge. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)
5. Gonzáles, M. (2020). La adjudicación de los huertos urbanos de Palma acumula 7 años de retraso. Palma de Mallorca: Última Hora. Available at: Source link (Accessed 6 August 2020)