In this demonstrative case, work is being done to improve the adaptive capacity of a Pinus sylvestris repopulation from the 1970s, and the recovery of mountain pastures of community interest. During 2023, the preliminary analysis and inventory work of the area of action was carried out, which included field visits, a flight with a drone equipped with an RGB camera and LiDAR sensor (June 2023) and the execution of pre-action inventories. Based on the previous analyses, the execution project was drawn up, based on the standard for the design of adaptation actions and the drought vulnerability index developed in the project.
The action projects were developed in two phases: in October 2023, an initial project was drawn up for adaptation measures in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) reforestation, and in May 2024, a second project was developed for the restoration of grasslands occupied by black pine (Pinus uncinata) reforestation.
The execution work began in September 2024 with the improvement of the access road and the opening of main extraction routes. In the last months of 2024, thinning work has been carried out on all the P. sylvestris pine reforestations and logging in approximately 80% of the P. uncinata areas. Due to the onset of winter snowfall, it has been necessary to halt the work, which will resume in the spring of 2025.
