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VI. PROJECT ASSESSMENT 

VI.1. LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

1. Proportion of uses at regional scale (%) 
Agricultural:  
Forestry:  
Urban & Unproductive:  
Others    
Name of the reference region/province/county: 
 

2. Which ecosystems/habitats once occurred and now occur in the project area?
  Before the project Present
% of project area Main species % of project area Main species
Mixed Mediterranean evergreen woodland forest   50  Pinus halepensis/Quercus ilex     
Mediterranean shrublands (macchia, matorral, garrigue, phrygana,...)   10  Erica arborea/Cystus /Myrtus communis     
Evergreen oak woodland   20  Quercus ilex/Quercus suber  65(35;30)  Quercus ilex/Quercus suber 
Deciduous forest       Quercus pubescens 
Pine forest   15  Pinus pinea  25  Pinus pinea 
Other conifer forest          
Savannah-type ecosystem (e.g., dehesa)          
Steppes          
Permanent grassland, prairie   Medicago sativa  Medicago sativa 
Annual grassland          
Riparian ecosystem          
Orchards, tree crops, etc.   Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Pinus pinaster  Fraxinus excelsior 
Annual winter crops          
Annual summer crops          
Bare land (fallows)        
Please indicate the reference date (e.g., at the Vtime of project implementation; 25, 50, etc. years before project implementation; etc.):
before 1970 

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):
 
b) Are they narrow (limiting agricultural mechanisation)?
No
c) What is their current degree of conservation?
- Good
- Medium
- Poor
d) Have they been repaired within the framework of the project?
No

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):
Biotope 
b) Natura 2000 and other protected habitats:
"Catcheou" pond, Isoetes biotope; Biological reserve of Serapias 
c) Are there protected ecological corridors ?
Yes
Date:  
d) Is there a protected area network ?
Yes
Date:  

5. Landscape pattern:
(Please, provide maps if possible and indicate it in section I.2.3.) 
Yes No Partly Description
a) Is the project area connected to other similar ecosystem/habitat(s) in the surrounding area? YES - -  
b) Are project habitats fragmented into a number of patches? YES - -  
c) Habitat patches within the project area are close enough to allow free interchange of species? - - YES  
d) Is there a natural gradation between habitats within the project area? - YES -  
e) Are project edges natural? YES - -  

6. Are there negative visual impacts?
a) Resulting from project implementation (e.g., terracing or subsoiling impacts):
No
Description:  
b) Resulting from project maintenance works
Yes
Description: watchdog 
c) Resulting from exploitation works
No
Description:  
d) Resulting from other works
No
Description:  

7. Flooding assessment at landscape/catchment scale
  Before the project Since project implementation
Reference period:  
Reference period:  
a) Flood frequency - Nil YES Nil
- 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 - Once every > 50 years
b) Date of last recorded flood event (year(s))     
c) Comments on damages from last recorded flood event     

8. Erosion assessment at landscape/catchment scale
  Before the project Since project implementation
Reference period:  
Reference period:  
a) Erosion/sedimentation rate
(Mg ha-1 year-1) 
   
b) Method of assessment
(USLE estimation, lake/reservoir/dam sedimentation, measurements at plot/catchment scale, etc.)
   

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