Study sites – PRESINMED

PRESINMED studies wet meadows and snowbed grasslands along a broad gradient, from the Alps to the High Atlas, from acid granite to base-rich limestone, from heavily grazed and visited mountains to remote ones. All sites host Nature-based Solutions to some degree, depending on their protection level and always in agreement with natural resource managers.

The sites

Sierra Nevada

Spain

Borreguiles, centuries-old irrigation ditches (acequias) and an outstanding concentration of endemic plants.

Serra da Estrela

Portugal

Glacial lagoons, peatlands and Nardus grasslands in a granite massif with Atlantic and Mediterranean influence.

Apennines

Italy

Calcareous high-mountain grasslands, snowbeds and karst plateaus with Apennine chamois and brown bear.

Gran Paradiso

Italy

Alpine pastures, snowbeds and wet meadows under the watch of the Alpine ibex.

High Atlas

Morocco

High-mountain pastures (agdals), lakes and snowmelt-fed meadows in North Africa’s highest mountains.

Protected areas

Code	Site	Country	Protected area	Highest peak	WDPA ID
SN	Sierra Nevada	Spain	Sierra Nevada National & Natural Park	Mulhacén (3,479 m)	555549110
SE	Serra da Estrela	Portugal	Serra da Estrela Natural Park	Torre (1,993 m)	1338
AP	Apennines	Italy	Maiella National Park	Monte Amaro (2,793 m)	555540478
AP	Apennines	Italy	Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park	Monte Petroso (2,249 m)	719
GP	Gran Paradiso	Italy	Gran Paradiso National Park	Gran Paradiso (4,061 m)	718
HA	High Atlas	Morocco	Toubkal National Park	Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m)	4114
HA	High Atlas	Morocco	Haut Atlas Oriental National Park	Jbel Ayachi (3,737 m)	31073

Boundaries and IDs follow the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA).