Last updated: October 2021
“The Sintra Parks concluded the project of recovery of the English Garden, in the Park of Pena, that aimed to stop the advanced state of degradation of this area and to solve situations that represented a risk to the mobility and safety of the visitors.” (ref 1) The NBS includes planting trees to regrow the tree cover of the area. (ref 1)
Jardim Inglês, no Parque da Pena
Source:https://www.parquesdesintra.pt/noticias/recuperacao-do-jardim-ingles-no-parque-da-pena/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Preservation of natural heritage
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Maintenance and management of urban nature, Protection of natural ecosystems
Project objectives
- The recovery of the English Garden grounds after degradation through time and the destruction of a large storm in 2013.
- Ensuring the safe trajectory of visitors.
- Rehabilitating the green covers of the garden.
- Planting trees to regrow the tree cover of the area. (ref 1).
- improve the accessibility conditions for the properties under its management and to constitute them as examples of good practices of accessible tourism and equality in the opportunity to access the Heritage Natural and built. (ref 2).
Implementation activities
2013- Storm that impacted and degraded the site (dozens of fallen trees, damaged pavements, ditches, and destroyed structures). (ref 1)
2015- The project begins and it includes the recovery of the road network, involving the execution and repair of pavements in order to make them more regular and safe; The recovery of the surface drainage system of rainwater; The repair of stairs, walls and benches and the valorization of the existing vegetation in the beds that compose the Garden.
2016-2017- control of woody invasive species (such as acacia and pitosporo-ondulado), arboriculture interventions (remove the dead trees and to execute pruning of cleaning the canopy and promotion of the correct development of the trees.) (ref 1)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
- Promote environmentally-sound development in and around protected areas
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect native species
- Control and clean invasive alien species
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Public sector institution
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The Sintra parks management body led the project with the support of the Portugal Tourism Board. (ref 2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(This intervention is part of the project "Parks of Sintra Welcome Better” (Parques de Sintra Acolhem Melhor), a project that focuses on improving the accessibility infrastructure to make the “Cultural and Natural Heritage of the [park] properties in clusive.” (ref 1 and 2)
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Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public national budget
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased conversion of degraded land or soil
- Improved prevention or control of invasive alien species
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Safety
- Increased perception of safety
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
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. Parques de Sintra (2017), RECUPERAÇÃO DO JARDIM INGLÊS NO PARQUE DA PENA, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
2. Parques de Sintra (2017), Sobre o Projeto, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
3. Portugal4You. (n.d.). Parques e Jardins (Website not available in 2020)
4. Parques de Sintra (2015), Parques de Sintra Acolhem Melhor, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
5. Serra de Sintra (no date), The Pena Park, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
2. Parques de Sintra (2017), Sobre o Projeto, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
3. Portugal4You. (n.d.). Parques e Jardins (Website not available in 2020)
4. Parques de Sintra (2015), Parques de Sintra Acolhem Melhor, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
5. Serra de Sintra (no date), The Pena Park, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
Jardim Inglês, no Parque da Pena
Source:https://www.parquesdesintra.pt/noticias/recuperacao-do-jardim-ingles-no-parque-da-pena/
Jardim Inglês, no Parque da Pena
Source:https://www.parquesdesintra.pt/noticias/recuperacao-do-jardim-ingles-no-parque-da-pena/