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OUR WORK

Our different actions are focused on the sustainable management of ecological, economic, social and cultural assets, contributing to the promotion of local trade and production, promoting knowledge, the dissemination of knowledge and the arts, creating alliances with different social agents to achieve territorial objectives. consistent with the environment, to help improve the quality of life of local populations and visitors.

of the rural population lives at risk of poverty or social exclusionhe

35%

MONTNATURE ACTION

Revaluation of traditional trades and creation of a network to market the products.

of Spanish territory is considered rural

84%

MONTNATURE ACTION

Difunsión  of the techniques and knowledge that have allowed the modeling of the rural landscape

40%

MONTNATURE ACTION

We work with minimal environmental impact and part of our profits go to nature conservation projects

of the Spanish fauna is represented in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

of the rural population is over 65 years of age

31%

MONTNATURE ACTION

Promotion of traditional trades and their generational transfer to achieve population settlement 

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SOCIO-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT 
ROYAL MONASTERY OF SANTA MARÍA DE EL PAULAR

wealth management

Design, coordination and promotion of  actions in the Monastery of Santa María de El Paular and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.  as a reference space for the cultural landscape and platform for the dissemination of the artistic, historical and cultural values of the monastery itself and the territory.

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TIRAMIRA: NATURE AND MOUNTAIN BOOK FAIR

knowledge management

Tiramira, refers to a line of summits, meeting point of the slopes of a mountain range. And that is the objective of this Fair: a meeting space for authors, publishers, booksellers and the visiting public in order to disseminate their natural and cultural values of nature and rural life.

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ADVICE TO
PROTECTED SPACES

Public use management

SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA NATIONAL PARK

  • Analysis and physical signaling of the National Park boundary.

  • Signage design.

  • Inventory of roads in Valle Lozoya and Hueco de San Blas.

REGIONAL PARK OF THE MIDDLE COURSE OF THE GUADARRAMA RIVER

  • Inventory of roads and their legal suitability for public use

  • Diagnosis and harmonization of the Network of trails and Recreational Areas with the objectives of conservation of the protected area.

 RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Harmonization of public use and traditional uses.

CITY COUNCIL OF NAVARREDONDA AND SAN MAMÉS

  • Restoration of the path that connects Navarredonda with the natural enclave of "La Chorrera" 

  • Enhancement and visibility of traditional elements in the area of "Los Tercios" and in the MUP nº 165 "Perimeter of Navarredonda". 

  • Enhancement of landscape resources by adapting the path that connects Navarredonda with  la Dehesa Umbría or Nueva.

Tejer a mano

PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

Local socio-economic development-recovery of traditional offices

The professionals who collaborate with Montnature are heirs to ancestral practices, trades and knowledge who look to the future without forgetting their origins. Ways of life linked to nature and rural areas of Spain. They offer products and services that show the  the beauty of the simplicity and authenticity of the rural environment.

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CONCEPT STORE

Local socio-economic development-recovery of traditional offices

We have created a new store concept, physical and online, based exclusively on rural identity, a space where art, culture and commerce are mixed. Eco-sustainable designs from our Network of professionals and our own creations, elaborated by hand, a value chain that contributes to sustaining the rural population.

GUADARRAMA HIGH ROUTE

Local socio-economic development-Dissemination of heritage

Alta Ruta Guadarrama is a mountain circuit created with the aim of enhancing the natural and cultural resources of the Sierra de Guadarrama with sustainable and responsible tourism and destination criteria, through the promotion of the National Park as a tourist destination for the practice of mountaineering.

 

To achieve this we have created a Network of collaborators: accommodation, shops, local producers, brands and mountain companies. They all offer a special service for the participants of Alta Ruta Guadarrama, with discounts and exclusive advantages. 

SHEEP'S WAYS

 Conservation of nature and rural ways of life

Project for the dissemination of pastoral culture in collaboration withMiddlebury College, Vermont, (USA) and address ofcatharine wright. Combining knowledge of both sides of the Atlantic and its impact on the territory, the objective is to create an international summer course as an immersive experience with transhumant shepherds and direct practical application: artistic creation as a means of disseminating values of environmental conservation and social enrichment. .

The project is associated with the CISE of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park to establish a flock of sheep in the Lozoya Valley, promote biodiversity and recover pastures as carbon sinks.

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SYMBIOTIC BEEKEEPING

 Conservation of nature and rural ways of life

We study the equilibrium conditions between bee survival and shelf beekeeping viability in mountain areas in  collaboration with the Center for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (CISE) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park , to regulate the activity in a sustainable way.

This project is fully funded by Montnature, through our MELLIFERA project

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INSECT

 Conservation of nature and rural ways of life

We allocate part of the profits obtained from the sale of MELLIFERA bee products to the installation of insect hotels. A winter refuge, a breeding place or a protection space for beneficial insects that perform vital functions for ecosystems: pollination,  pest control, decomposition, etc. We have installed one of them in Rascafría (Filandia Forest) in collaboration with the Batanes lodge and the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. 

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