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Wood
Truffle
Aromatic and medicinal plants
Green chemistry
Pine nuts
Environmental planning and management
Innovation in forestry work
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Product development
Advisory services
Training
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Large‑scale project
Projects /
A building that paves the way: the case of the Forestry Hub
Bioproducts from Mediterranean forest biomass
Association of Truffle Producers of Catalonia
SAMBUCUS Cooperative
Wood and Innovation: the Transformative Force of the PRISMA Project
Soriguera: from agroforestry mosaic to resilient landscape
Recovery of Forests with MALWA Machinery
Soriguera:
from agroforestry mosaic
to resilient landscape
In the heart of Pallars Sobirà, the municipality of Soriguera has become a pilot site for rethinking territorial management by treating the landscape as a living infrastructure. With more than 70% forest cover and a strong agro‑pastoral tradition, Soriguera is an example of how climatic and socio‑economic challenges can be transformed into new opportunities for territorial development.
In recent decades, the municipality has experienced a progressive abandonment of cropland and pastures, a loss of the traditional agroforestry mosaic, and a significant increase in wildfire risk due to accumulated fuel. At the same time, the decline of agricultural and livestock activity threatens key ecosystem services such as water regulation and biodiversity conservation.
Towards a new model of
resilient landscape
Based on an exhaustive scientific analysis of the territory, including projections of forest dynamics, water‑balance estimates, fuel loads, agro‑pastoral productivity and biodiversity data, experts defined a vision for the future: a dynamic, diverse, living and resilient agroforestry landscape.
The project integrates three main pillars:
Territorial and social impact
Projections for the year 2050 show that the strategy applied in Soriguera generates tangible environmental and social benefits. Key expected results include:
+25% biodiversity‑hosting capacity
thanks to diversification of species, structural and land‑use diversity
–15% surface fuel load
significantly reducing sixth‑generation wildfire risk
Stable water availability
despite climate pressure, supported by the recovery of the agroforestry mosaic
Increased carbon‑sequestration capacity
through more mature and functional forests that contribute to climate mitigation.
In socio‑economic terms, the revival of agro‑pastoral activity and sustainable forest management promote:
Stronger territorial rootedness and population retention
by creating new local employment opportunities.
Generational renewal
in primary sectors and in landscape and forest management
Enhanced cooperation
among administrations, landowners, livestock farmers and managers of the Alt Pirineu Natural Park, consolidating a collective model of territorial governance
A living laboratory
of territorial bioeconomy
Soriguera has become a living laboratory where scientific knowledge, local management and innovation converge to build a resilient and productive landscape model.
The project demonstrates that rural development based on a circular bioeconomy is not only possible, but already emerging, where nature, community and economy reinforce one another.
