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VERCOCHAR focuses on regeneration of soil affected by the phenomena derived from climate change and, to this end, it aims to incorporate organic residues transformed into agricultural and forest soils through simple methodologies based on biological (compost and vermicompost) and physical processes (biochar), to improve its physical-chemical and biological properties.
Thus, organic residues available in each area will be defined and analyzed, transformed products obtained and their effect on the properties of soils will be characterized, mainly on their capacity to retain water and carbon sequestration, in addition to assessing their capacity for regeneration of degraded and contaminated soils (previously identified). Innovative techniques that take advantage of local plant residues to promote reforestation will also be developed. All these actions will be combined with awareness-raising and training campaigns for local populations on soil conservation and regeneration strategies.
"Vermicompost, compost and biochar, tools for adaptation to climate change, prevention and mitigation of effects derived from natural risks in agricultural and forestry environment" is the title of the initiative that seeks to improve the adaptation and mitigation capacity of terrestrial ecosystems against climate change, mainly to favor greater water retention capacity and reduction of desertification, erosion and loss of soil due to runoff.
Main recipients of this initiative are farmers, agricultural companies and cooperatives, agricultural technicians, irrigation communities, managers and technicians of Island Water Councils, forest agents and technicians, environmental technicians, managers responsible for parks and golf course maintenance, which are directly affected by loss of quality and soil degradation.
Consortium is made up of 16 organizations from Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal. Canary Islands Institute of Technolgy (ITC) is one of the eight Canarian entities participating in initiative, under the coordination of Canary Institute for Agricultural Research (ICIA), which acts as line manager.
The project (with code MAC2/3.5b/307) is co-financed by the Interreg MAC 2014-2020 Cooperation Program, and corresponds to Axis 3 "Promoting adaptation to climate change and risk prevention and management".
VERCOCHAR is aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the following being of special interest:
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