Research essay about "La dehesa" and its economical exploitation.

1. The ‘DEHESA’ in Aracena
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2. What is the „Dehesa‟?
The Dehesa is an ecosystem made up of forests, mainly corks holm
forests,
oaks and also srcubs. In this open landscape you can find livestock
srcubs.
and lots of mushrooms, and there are species for hunting too, who
mushrooms,
too,
live on acorns and pasture.
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3. Where is the „Dehesa‟?
This unique ecosystem occupies
about 3 million of hectares in
the Southwest of Spain, being
Spain,
1,2 of them are in Andalusia.
Andalusia.
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4. A Model of sustainable development
It is a space in which human
activity lives together with
conservation of the natural
environment (open grassland
and Mediterranean forest) in
perfect harmony, the
sustainable land use, and also
with a really great biodiversity.
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5. The Iberian pig
The Iberian pig is
intimately associated
with the „Dehesa‟.
„Dehesa‟.
This animal has dark
skin and more or less
hair; it‟s very robust.
This pig usally lives off
the land and only with
minimal
additional nutrition.
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6. The products from Iberian pig
The Iberian pig gives us a lot of delicious goods, like ham (back &
front leg), sausages and fresh meats, such as loin and tenderloin, etc.
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7. Cork & its uses
Cork is another natural resource, we
resource,
can use for producing goods with it,
it,
like caps, seats, etc, for sale…
caps, seats, etc,
The most important and best known
product is the cork for the bottles of
wine.
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8. Rural & slow food Tourism
Another important source of
income is the Rural and slow
food tourism.
People are attracted by the
landscape of the „Dehesa‟ and
„Dehesa‟
also by all of the products
from Iberian pig.
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9. The Foundation: Monte Mediterráneo
Foundation:
Its philosophy is based on the
“sustainability”of the Dehesa,
Dehesa,
which means that traditional
methods are being used to
generate profits from farming,
raising of livestock and forestry.
These methods are also designed
to maintain and heighten the
production as well as the quality of
the products and, last not least,
the natural resources and the
biodiversity.
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www.fundacionmontemediterraneo.com
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10. Thank you for your attention…,
attention…,
and I hope to see you about there very soon !!!
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