Projects in Spain
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The Blue North: regeneration of the northern coastline of Mallorca, 2025-2027
As the Mediterranean Sea is in a poor ecological state, Commonland is supporting the Mallorca Land and Sea Alliance - a collaboration of several NGOs focused on regenerating seagrass meadows, developing Marine Protected Areas and increasing local awareness and engagement in nature restoration. In its first year of support from the Turing Foundation, the project yielded promising results. For the next two years, there will be five priorities: (1) restoring marine ecosystems, including monitoring efforts in Cala Murta; (2) policy development and support for protected areas; (3) community engagement through forums, campaigns and education; (4) promoting sustainable agriculture and water management, including support for farms and expansion of a citizen science app; and (5) strengthening the alliance's organisational capacity and securing diverse funding sources. The alliance recognises the challenge tourism poses to nature conservation. Consequently, it is taking steps to alleviate the impact of tourism. Initiatives include natural wastewater treatment in collaboration with hotels and municipalities, proposals for new marine protected zones and promoting responsible tourism such as eco-certified diving and sailing. It is also creating partnerships with tourism-related businesses to enable structural contributions to ecosystem restoration through new financing models. The Turing Foundation is contributing €100,000 towards this project (of which €50,000 in 2025).
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The Blue North: regeneration of the northern coastline of Mallorca, 2024
Commonland focuses on the holistic restoration of land and sea ecosystems worldwide. Active in 23 countries, Commonland has the ambitious goal of sustainably restoring 100 million hectares of land globally, primarily by promoting knowledge exchange and collaboration with local communities. Due to the poor ecological state of the Mediterranean Sea, Commonland is supporting the Mallorca Land and Sea Alliance in Mallorca, a collaboration of various NGOs focused on the regeneration of seagrass meadows, the development of Marine Protected Areas and increasing local awareness and involvement in nature restoration. This project marks the initial step towards a collective approach with NGOs on the island recognising the significant interdependence of their work. This underscores the importance of cooperation to mitigate the impact of tourism and protect the vulnerable marine ecosystems around the island. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 150,000 towards this project.
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