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PEPAC Espagne — Éco-régime pour les Systèmes Dehesa et Agroforestiers (2023-2027)

Le Plan PAC espagnol (PEPAC 2023-2027) rémunère les agriculteurs des systèmes dehesa/agrosylvicoles—~3,5 millions d'ha en Estrémadure, Andalousie et Castille-León—pour maintenir des espaces boisés ouverts qui stockent le carbone et réduisent le risque d'incendie.

~3.5M ha

Superficie de dehesa / agroforesterie

PEPAC Espagne — Éco-régime pour les Systèmes Dehesa et Agroforestiers (2023-2027)

Details

Maturity: Scaling
Promoter: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) / FEGA
Period: 2023-2027
Keywords: Dehesa, agroforestry, Mediterranean landscape, biodiversity, montado

Context

Le plan stratégique de la PAC de l'Espagne (PEPAC 2023–2027) comprend un éco-régime qui paie les agriculteurs des systèmes de dehesa et d'agroforesterie pour maintenir des boisements ouverts riches en biodiversité qui stockent le carbone, protègent les bassins versants et réduisent le risque d'incendie, sur environ 3,5 millions d'ha d'Estrémadure, d'Andalousie et de Castille-et-León.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) / FEGA — accessed 2026-06-21
FEGA – PEPAC 2023-2027 Eco-schemes (eco-regímenes) — accessed 2026-06-21
EU Commission – CAP Strategic Plan Spain — accessed 2026-06-21
La Moncloa – Spain CAP 2023 direct payments announcement — accessed 2026-06-21

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Quality score: 67/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 8% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced1/3

Dehesa oaks and soils store significant carbon; PEPAC eco-scheme targets HNV farming including dehesa, but no scheme-specific carbon accounting or verification is tied to individual eco-scheme payments.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3

Dehesa is an EU-listed HNV farming system with Natura 2000 coverage hosting >80 IUCN-listed species; PEPAC explicitly targets it for biodiversity; but PEPAC 2023 outcome data are not yet published as the scheme began only in 2023.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control2/3

Deep-rooting oaks and extensive grass cover documented in European literature to reduce erosion and maintain water infiltration; PEPAC eco-schemes incentivise these practices, but no PEPAC-specific water or soil outcome metrics have been published.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced2/3

Open dehesa woodland-pasture structure with patchy fuel continuity is documented in Iberian wildfire literature to reduce fire spread intensity compared to dense shrubland; PEPAC eco-scheme maintenance conditions support this structure, though no scheme-specific fire outcomes are yet reported.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Established under EU Regulation 2021/2115; EC-approved CAP Strategic Plan; annual payment verification by FEGA; cross-compliance requirements; 5-year commitment periods 2023-2027 with mandatory mid-term review.

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Evidoria. PEPAC Espagne — Éco-régime pour les Systèmes Dehesa et Agroforestiers (2023-2027). Persistent ID: 8bf99626-4b05-4625-ac0b-f27de1256449.

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