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VI. PROJECT ASSESSMENT
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VI.1. LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
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| 1. Proportion of uses at regional scale (%) |
| Agricultural: |
47.6 |
| Forestry: |
11.4 |
| Urban & Unproductive: |
0.7 |
| Others |
Uncultivated, marsh land, water lines |
40.3 |
| Name of the reference region/province/county: |
| Penamacor County |
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| 2. Which ecosystems/habitats once occurred and now occur in the project area? |
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Before the project |
Present |
| % of project area |
Main species |
% of project area |
Main species |
| Mixed Mediterranean evergreen woodland forest |
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| Mediterranean shrublands (macchia, matorral, garrigue, phrygana,...) |
100 |
Cistus spp., Lavandula spp., Erica spp., Arbutus unedo |
11 |
Cistus spp., Lavandula spp., Erica spp., Arbutus unedo |
| Evergreen oak woodland |
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| Deciduous forest |
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| Pine forest |
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67 |
Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea |
| Other conifer forest |
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| Savannah-type ecosystem (e.g., dehesa) |
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| Steppes |
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| Permanent grassland, prairie |
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| Annual grassland |
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| Riparian ecosystem |
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| Orchards, tree crops, etc. |
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| Annual winter crops |
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| Annual summer crops |
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| Bare land (fallows) |
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| Sparse Pine Forest plus Mediterranean shrubland |
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22 |
Pinus pinaster, Cistus spp., Lavandula spp., Erica spp., Arbutus unedo |
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| Please indicate the reference date (e.g., at the Vtime of project implementation; 25, 50, etc. years before project implementation; etc.): |
| At the time of project implementation |
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| 3. In the project area, are there any abandoned agricultural terraces? |
| No |
| a) Date of abandonment of most of them -year(s) or decade(s): |
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| b) Are they narrow (limiting agricultural mechanisation)? |
| No |
| c) What is their current degree of conservation? |
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Good |
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Medium |
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Poor |
| d) Have they been repaired within the framework of the project? |
| No |
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| 4. Are there protected areas in the project area: |
| Yes |
| a) Describe relevant legislation (if any) related to species or habitat protection (add reference dates): |
| DL N.º 251/92, of 12/11/1992; Portaria N.º 725 D/93, of 10/08/1993 - Creates the hunting reserve of Quinta da Nogueira (no hunting area);
DL N.º 19/93, of 23/01/1993; Decreto Regulamentar N.º 28/99, of 30/11/1999 - Creates t |
| b) Natura 2000 and other protected habitats: |
| Natural Reserve of Serra da Malcata |
| c) Are there protected ecological corridors ? |
| Yes |
| Date: |
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| d) Is there a protected area network ? |
| Yes |
| Date: |
1992 |
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5. Landscape pattern:
(Please, provide maps if possible and indicate it in section I.2.3.)
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Yes |
No |
Partly |
Description |
| a) Is the project area connected to other similar ecosystem/habitat(s) in the surrounding area? |
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Project area is surrounded in all directions by similar habitats |
| b) Are project habitats fragmented into a number of patches? |
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The Perímetro Florestal da Quinta da Nogueira total area is 654 ha, being 216 ha the project area, which is scattered in patches along the "Perímetro" |
| c) Habitat patches within the project area are close enough to allow free interchange of species? |
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The majority of habitat patches are clouse to each other, being separated by Mediterranean shrubland |
| d) Is there a natural gradation between habitats within the project area? |
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| e) Are project edges natural? |
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| 6. Are there negative visual impacts? |
| a) Resulting from project implementation (e.g., terracing or subsoiling impacts): |
| No |
| Description: |
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| b) Resulting from project maintenance works |
| No |
| Description: |
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| c) Resulting from exploitation works |
| No |
| Description: |
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| d) Resulting from other works |
| No |
| Description: |
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| 7. Flooding assessment at landscape/catchment scale |
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Before the project |
Since project implementation |
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| a) Flood frequency |
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Nil |
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Nil |
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Once every 1-10 years |
- |
Once every 1-10 years |
| - |
Once every 10-20 years |
- |
Once every 10-20 years |
| - |
Once every 20-50 years |
- |
Once every 20-50 years |
| - |
Once every > 50 years |
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Once every > 50 years |
| b) Date of last recorded flood event (year(s)) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| c) Comments on damages from last recorded flood event |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| 8. Erosion assessment at landscape/catchment scale |
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Before the project |
Since project implementation |
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a) Erosion/sedimentation rate
(Mg ha-1 year-1) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
b) Method of assessment
(USLE estimation, lake/reservoir/dam
sedimentation, measurements at plot/catchment scale, etc.) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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