LIFE @The Green Link offered cocoons to sustain the Dune Keepers project of Parco Nazionale del Circeo. Last week they were planted to help restore...
Archive for year: 2020

Networking with LIFE GoProFor
The good practices of The Green Link project have been published on the LIFE GoProFor database. LIFE GoProFOr project aims at “distilling” the good practices...

Networking between LIFE MycoRestore and The Green Link
As part of networking activities, our LIFE project offered 20 Cocoons to LIFE MycoRestore to help their project restoring a Dehesa in Salamanca (La Alamedilla)...

After LIFE activity in Montmeló (Barcelona)
After Life Activity in Montmeló SOCIAL FOREST carried out a plantation with 25 Cocoons at the Montmeló Circuit (Barcelona) as part of its activities to...

Technical Seminar (online) about the Cocoon Ecotechnology
On the 12th of June, project partners organised a technical seminar dedicated to “The Cocoon: an innovative methodology for ecological restoration and rainfed agriculture“. The...

More than 60 participants in online LIFE The Green Link seminar
We’re currently online in the Ecosystem restoration and Cocoon session. Vicenç Carabassa del CREAF is explaining the details of the LIFE project The Green Link....

Replication in Gran Canaria with culture and ecology association IMIDAUEN
Last Saturday, March the 9th, a planting day took place in Aula en la Naturaleza de Las Tirajanas. Only native species were planted in collaboration...

El Bruc Video – About our project
Learn about our LIFE The Green Link project “restore desertified areas with an innovative tree growing method across the Mediterranean border to increase resilience” from...

Final Conference Video
We are glad to present “Cocoon” ecotechnology, as well as the main results of our LIFE project and the other experiences in the use of...

Cocoon’s use increases by 100% reforestation success
New video in Youtube, interview by Canarias7! (SPA) Cabildo tests the efficacy of a biodegradable bucket that provides water to the plant in Artenara. The...

Layman’s report – Italian version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Italian version of the Layman’s report is now...

Layman’s report – Greek version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Greek version of the Layman’s report is now...

Layman’s report – Spanish version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Spanish version of the Layman’s report is now...

Monitoring visit to El Bruc
Today, March 13th 2020, we visited our demo site El Bruc, Catalunya, as a part of monitoring action. Below some picture that show how the...

New tv reports about Cocoons
LIFE The Green Link was presented during two Spanish TV programs last week thanks to our colleagues of CIDE in Valencia. The potential of the...

Invitation to a tech seminar about Ecologic Restoration in Riudarenes (Catalunya)
Next Friday, April 17th, 2020, a tech seminar about Ecologic Restoration will take place in Riudarenes (Catalunya). The COCOON will be presented as an effective...

Green Link participates in the III Symposium on Plant-soil interactions – PlanSoil (AEET) work group
On the19th and 20th of March the Plant-Soil interactions group (AEET) symposium will take place in Barcelona. It’s aim is to be a meeting where...

Awareness event to interest groups in La Aldea
Last 4th of March, during a workshop day of the course 2019/2020 Environmental and Sustainability Commission, a presentation about the objectives and results of LIFE...

Layman’s report The Green Link – English version’s launch
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions During the final conference we had the chance to...

Project Officer and Neemo monitor visit
Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona 18/02/2020 After the final conference, we follow today with a monitoring meeting with all the partners to continue evaluating the results...

Networking with LIFE Desert-Adapt
Special guest at our final conference in Barcelona, Rafael da Silveira Bueno from LIFE Desert-Adapt, presented the project about the adaptation approaches to land management...

Networking with LIFE Mix For Change
Special guest at our final conference in Barcelona, Míriam Píques from LIFE Mix For Change, presented their project about sustainable forest managment in Catalunya. https://twitter.com/mixforchange/status/1229398089859059713

Successful final conference celebration in Barcelona
The conference promoted the debate on demonstrating the feasibility of land restoration through the Cocoon technology. 85 people attended the event, including project partners, interested...

Welcome to the final confercence of LIFE The Green Link project!
Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona Yesterday February the 17th, 2020 we celebratet the final conference of our project LIFE The Green Link. Thank you for joining...
Last replication activities completed in Greece
CERTH/CREPI completed the replication activities on February 2020. One of the two replication sites was the reclaimed area after lignite mine closure in the Municipality...

Final conference LIFE The Green Link in Barcelona
LIFE THE GREEN LINK FINAL CONFERENCE “FACING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT By: Creaf On the 17th February 2020...

The Green Link prοject at the Conference for Sustainable Agriculture “Skills Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture – SAGRI”, Thessaloniki
In the framework of AGROTICA 2020 international fair for agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies in Thessaloniki, Mrs. Zioga from CERTH presented the Green Link project...

Cocoon Test at the Fortuna Mine – Networking with LIFE Tecmine
By: CREAF The installation of the Cocoon system in the Fortuna mine (Ademuz) within the framework of the LIFE TECMINE project arises after establishing contact...

Networking between The Green Link and Goprofor
By: CREAF The new LIFE Goprofor project designs manuals with good practices for the promotion of biodiversity. The idea is to include Cocoon and other...

25ha of new agroforestry with Montado Freixo do Meio
25ha of new agroforestry in Portugal, thanks to the Montado Freio do Meio cooperative! Visualizza questo post su Instagram What a great day! BIG...

Wrapping up The Green Link Monitoring Results and Conclusions
Wrapping up #TheGreenLink monitoring results and conclusions of our 25.000 trees reforestation project in 4 Mediterranean countries. Join us in February for our final conference...
Great planting day in Portugal!
Visualizza questo post su Instagram Great planting day in Portugal. Thanks team @freixodomeio for your interest in Cocoons #TheGreenLink Un post condiviso da...

Organizing next Replication Activity in Portugal
Volterra travels to Freixo do Meio study the land and organize the replication activities that are going to be carried out on the farm. Two...

Another visit to the Government of Aragon to promote future replication
by: Volterra Today, Sven Kallen de Volterra, had the opportunity to speak with the newly elected advisor Joaquin Olona (Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment...