The ZEC Riberas del río Tera y affluentes affects 32 municipal areas in the province of Zamora, and includes several river sections of the Tera river sub-basin, specifically, two sections of the Tera river, two sections of the Negro river, as well as sections in the rivers: Ribera, Requejo, Castro and Villarino, and in the streams: Parada, Carril, Mondera, Truchas, Trefacio, Carambilla, Baillo, Coto, Puerto de Valle, Vecilla, Abranal and Arroyo
ZEC Riberas del Río Tera e afluentes – ES4190067
OVERVIEW
Area (ha): 1.946,17 ha
Natura 2000 Code: ES4190067
Other protection statuses according to national or regional legislation:
Within the territorial scope of the SAC, other protected statuses are included in accordance with national or regional legislation, even identifying an overlap with another Protected Area of the Natura 2000 Network, such as the Sierra de la Cabrera SPA (ES4130024). It also houses 17 Public Utility Forests. A Protected Area under International Instruments has also been identified as a Biosphere Reserve: the Iberian Plateau Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.
CURRENT SITUATION AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS OF THE PROJECT
The majority of land use in the Riberas del Río Tera and its tributaries SAC is forested, with a distinction between closed forest (50%), open forest (11%), scrubland (9%), and pastureland (2%). The remaining area is covered by water bodies (28%).
Regarding land ownership, the majority is public (59%), while private land accounts for 30%. The remaining 11% is considered undetermined. The proposed actions in the project on habitat 3170* Mediterranean Temporary Ponds and on species 1603* Eryngium viviparum and its habitat are located on public land.
The populations of Eryngium viviparum 1603* in this SAC are significant, and its inclusion in the project is considered essential for the conservation of the species at the regional level. The actions proposed by the project in the Riberas del Río Tera SAC (ES4190067) and its tributaries will significantly contribute to the conservation of the populations and habitat of the Eryngium viviparum 1603* species.