LIFE16 CCA/ES/000123 - LIFE AMDRYC4 - CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION OF DRYLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA
LIFE AMDRYC4 is a demonstrative project with innovative character, which presents a new approach to promote natural solutions for the adaptation to climate change of dryland agricultural systems in the Mediterranean area.
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THE BENEFITS THAT THE INDIGENOUS FLORA EXERCISES ON THE WILD FAUNA IN RAINFED CROPS
The eco regimes (EERR) are one of the main novelties of the new CAP 2023-2027, which promotes the use of sustainable agricultural practices and adaptive measures to promote biodiversity. The LIFE AMDRYC4 project integrates, within the framework of Action D1, the monitoring of physical, chemical and biological indicators for analysis. Among the biological indicators studied […]
Role of Role of the “Association of Agrarian Custody for Climate” (ACAC) as custodian entity for Adaptation to Climate Change in rainfed agriculture (ACAC) as custodian entity for Adaptation to Climate Change in rainfed agriculture
The “Association of Agrarian Custody for Climate” (ACAC) as a custodian entity for Adaptation to Climate Change in rainfed agriculture, ACAC, has as its primary goal to promote the joint action of partners in the implementation of projects of capture and carbon storage through soil management, other agricultural practices and the adaptation of agro-livestock ecosystems […]
“SECTORAL TABLES”: A SPACE WHERE THE PRODUCTIVE, GOVERNMENTAL AND ACADEMIC SECTORS GENERATE TRANSFERABLE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF LIFE AMDRYC4
In the LIFE AMDRYC4 project, a replicability strategy is integrated within the framework of Action C6 that aims to value the lessons learned with the project in other contexts. In this way, through the figure of the Voluntary Agreement, the adaptation techniques and measures adopted in the experimental farms of the project are intended to […]
THE DAILY FIELD PROGRAM OF 7TV VISITS THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM OF CORVERA
Last September, the DIARIO DE CAMPO program on 7TV put the spotlight on the LIFE AMDRYC4 project. The LIFE AMDRYC4 project, which is in its final stretch, made its appearance in the program showing itself as an already consolidated pioneering initiative in Europe to study carbon sequestration. The program showed how the LIFE AMDRY […]
LIFE AMDRYC4 at the 22nd World Congress on Soil Sciences (July 31-August 5, 2022)
WCSS 2022 This is a highly relevant scientific event, which takes place every 4 years and brings together all existing Soil Science societies. Scientists from all over the world participate in it and the main lines of study on the soil are exposed, constituting a support for academics and professionals in the widest possible exchange […]
CONCLUSIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE I MEDITERRANEAN INTERREGIONAL FORUM TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
On July 4 and 5, the Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Environment and Emergencies, within the framework of Action C6 – Strategy for replicability and transferability of the lessons learned in the proposal – of the LIFE AMDRYC4 project, Together with the CPMR Intermediterranean Commission, it organized the I MEDITERRANEAN INTERREGIONAL FORUM TO FIGHT […]
NETWORKING LIFE AMDRYC4 EVENT
On July 4, a NETWORKING event will be held in the Víctor Villegas auditorium, a Networking event aimed at other projects related to DESERTIFICATION AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. To participate in this event, contact: Ms. Josefina Martinez Lozano. e mail. Josefa.nmartinez12@carm.es
I MEDITERRANEAN INTERREGIONAL FORUM TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
The LIFE AMDRYC4 project faces its final stage towards its closure, scheduled for December 2022, focused on transmitting the results achieved in terms of conclusions on the adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems in the Mediterranean environment to climate change. In this sense, the main challenge to be addressed is the transmission of aspects related to […]
CONTRIBUTION OF ISLANDS OF VEGETATION TO THE MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
One of the adaptation techniques to climate change that have been implemented through Action C3 of the LIFE AMDRYC4 project has consisted of the installation of islands of vegetation and reforestation in areas of steep slopes not suitable for cultivation, with the aim to promote the generation of areas that generate ecosystem services such as […]
5th MONITORING VISIT OF THE LIFE AMDRYC4 PROJECT
The LIFE AMDRYC4 project is in its final stretch and it is time to present the main results achieved in terms of the contribution of this demonstration project to the adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems to climate change. To this end, a follow-up meeting was held at the University of Murcia, coordinator of the project, […]
RESULTS OF APPLICATION OF GREEN FERTILIZER IN EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS
The selection of the green manure as one of the techniques to be implemented during the development of the LIFE AMDRYC4 project for three years has had some interesting results that are already reflected both from the point of view of adaptation to climate change and mitigation. Thus, the cyclical application during each winter period […]
LIFE AMDRYC4 PARTICIPATES IN AN EVENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE IN THE MATTER OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
On the occasion of the celebration of World Environment Day, last Saturday, June 4, 2022, representatives of the Popular Party of the Region of Murcia related to environmental politics and governance met at the University of Murcia pine forest, both at the regional as well as local level. The event, to which representatives of the […]
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE THROUGH ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION?
Among the numerous objectives set by the partners of the LIFE AMDRYC4 project is the implementation of adaptation measures to climate change in rainfed agriculture based on the recovery of ecosystems, and the improvement of natural capital and biodiversity, to generate agrosystems productive and resilient to climate change. In this way, the aim is to […]
MORE THAN 150 TONS OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE HAVE BEEN VALUED THROUGH LIFE AMDRYC4
Redefine the concept of “Waste” to consider all that rejection from activities as raw materials or resources. This is one of the premises of the Circular Economy, which seeks to maintain the value of products, materials and resources in the economy for as long as possible, and to minimize the generation of waste. This concept, on […]
THE LIFE AMDRY C4 PROJECT AT THE XIII CONGRESS OF AGRI-FOOD ECONOMICS OF THE SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF AGRI-FOOD ECONOMICS (AEEA)
On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September, the XIII edition of the Agrifood Economy Congress took place at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, under the slogan “Sustainable, innovative and inclusive agrifood systems for a society in transformation”. This motto synthesizes the growing demands of society to the agri-food activity and perfectly symbolizes the activity […]
THE LIFE AMDRY C4 PROJECT PARTICIPATES IN THE RTVE WEEKLY REPORT PROGRAM
RTVE’s ‘Informe Semanal’ program focused its program on August 28 on the fight against climate change. The main theme of the program was focused on the great challenges that today’s society faces in the fight against this problem. The AMDRY C4 project made its appearance in the weekly report program, showing itself as an initiative […]
THE LIFE AMDRY C4 APP: A Look at the Project
The LIFE AMDRY C4 project on the occasion of the World Soil Day celebrated on December 5 presented the LIFE AMDRY C4 application: A look at the project. LIFE AMDRY C4: A look at the project, is an application developed by the University of Saldford (Manchester) for the LIFE AMDRY C4 project. Project financed with […]
III LIFE AMDRYC4 PROJECT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
The LIFE AMDRY C4 project on the occasion of the International Climate Change Day celebrated on October 24, 2020, took place the III DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST OF THE LIFE_AMDRYC4 PROJECT. After the deadline for participation in the II Digital Photography Contest organized by the LIFE AMDRYC4 project, due to the celebration of the International Day […]
THE LIFE AMDRY C4 PROJECT PARTICIPATES IN THE EU GREEN WEEK 2021
Greenhouse gases are part of the natural cycles of carbon and nitrogen. Human industrial activities have caused excessive concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, turning them into pollutants. Under natural conditions, emissions of carbon-containing gases into the atmosphere are balanced by elements that sequester carbon in so-called sinks, that is, the oceans, vegetation […]
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA), a response to Climate Change
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is defined as the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a broader adaptation strategy. Its purpose is to maintain and increase resilience and reduce the vulnerability of ecosystems and people to the impacts of climate change. For a few years, EbA has become very important, as it relates traditional […]
Green manure: An ancestral, sustainable and economic agricultural practice for the dryland agricultural systems of the Mediterranean Basin
The European LIFE AMDRYC4 project develops adaptation actions based on natural ecosystems associated with dryland farms in areas affected by climate change. The project implements practices with green manure which is ideal for dryland agricultural systems and has a long tradition in the Mediterranean Basin. Nevertheless, green manure has been overshadowed during part of the […]
Towards a carbon circular economy in dryland agricultural systems of the Mediterranean basin
The European LIFE AMDRYC4 project “Climate Change Adaptation of Dryland Agricultural systems in the Mediterranean area”, is working on an “Organic Matter Strategy for a Carbon Circular Economy in Agricultural Drylands of the Mediterranean Basin”. This strategy proposes to integrate comprehensive measures adjusted to dryland agricultural systems increasing soil carbon uptake and contributing, therefore, to […]
The environmental importance of the Copernicus program
The Copernicus (Copernicus) Earth observation program is designed to provide accurate, up-to-date and easily accessible information to improve environmental management, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure citizen security. This initiative, led by the European Commission (EC) in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is a unified system to distribute a […]
LIFE AMDRYC4, a project to adapt to climate change
The LIFE Financial Program has approved the development and execution of the LIFE Project AMDRYC4 LIFE16 CCA / ES / 000123 – Adaptation to climate change of rainfed agricultural systems in the Mediterranean area – led by the University of Murcia, which includes among its main objectives the promotion and promotion of resilience to the […]