LIFE+ Farms for the future: Innovation for sustainable manure management from farm to soil 2013 - 2018

Arable land

Country

Spain

Region

Southern Europe

Approach

Research and pilot study

Funding

Public

This LIFE project in Catalonia, Spain, focused on innovative manure management to reduce nitrate pollution. A key component was the implementation of woody landscape features, such as poplar plantations in riparian zones, which act as green filters to capture excess nitrates from agricultural soils and improve water quality.