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Project General Description Data Sources Climate Topography Geology Soils & Ecology Degradation, Impacts & Drivers Restoration Goals Planning & Financing Technical Monitoring & Assessment Landscape & Environmentetal Assessment Socio-Economic Assessment Summary Judgements Units Documents / Images Unit Description Specific Enviromenmtal Characteristics Promotion of autogenic restoration Prior action on brush vegetation Site preparation Planting & Seedling Maintenance Works Plantation/Seeding Results Structure & Biodiversity Functions & Processes Stand/Unit Health

Units 3  1  2  IV. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION BY RESTORATION UNITS IV.2. SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS 1.- Microclimate: Unknown  2.- Geology: Schist  3.- General Topography Undulating  a) Elevation (m): 90  b) Slope (%): 10-25%  c) Aspect: S  4.- Soil description (see Annex 1): Lithic leptosols  5.- Soil depth (cm): <10  6.- Water reserve (mm): Unknown  7. -Texture: Sandy loam to clay loam  Does texture become heavier down the profile? No Is this a gradual or abrupt change?   8. Rock fragments (in brackets % rock-fragment cover) - Bare to slightly stony (<20) - Stony (20-60) Very stony (>60)  9. Carbonates Non calcareous - Moderately calcareous - Slightly calcareous - Extremely calcareous 10. pH - Acid (<5.5) Slightly acid (6.5-5.5) - Neutral (6.5-7.5) - Slightly basic (7.5 -8.5) - Very basic (> 8.5) 11. Nutritional status: - Good  - Medium  Low  Limitant(s) nutrient(s). Describe:   12. Compactation/cementation grade - Strongly  - Indurated - Moderately Not cemented nor compacted - Surface compaction only 13. Drainage - Excessive Somewhat excessive - Good drainage - Poorly drained - Permanent water layer at surface 14. Erosion (before the project): Erosion/accumulation type: Unknown  Erosion/accumulation intensity: Unknown  15. Land use / cover type Previous land use: Abandoned  Previous plant formation: Shrubland  Actual land use: Forest  16. Main degradation impact (select from section II.6 and give details): Soil erosion due to past cereal culture and overgrazing

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025