Integrating agroforestry with the eighth and ninth cascades of DREVO Living Mountains

Integrating agroforestry with the eighth and ninth cascades of DREVO Living Mountains

Eighth Cascade - Coastal Zone

Ninth Cascade - Open Sea

The final two cascades complete the natural water cycle. Here, land meets sea, and agriculture becomes part of a larger concept.Blue Economy, which combines agroforestry, aquaculture, marine ecosystem restoration and coastal resource management.

The main principle:

The last kilometers to the sea should not become a zone of degradation, but a zone of maximum biodiversity, natural coastal protection and sustainable food production.

Eighth Cascade - Coastal Zone

Main function

The coastal zone is a natural barrier between land and sea.

It provides:

coastline protection;

preservation of fertile lands;

sand accumulation;

restoration of lagoons;

protection of freshwater resources;

development of a sustainable coastal economy.

Coastal agroforestry

Special sustainable systems are being created.

Used:

olive groves;

carob trees;

figs;

pomegranate;

pistachio;

almond;

mulberry;

local salt-tolerant shrubs.

The plantings are designed in such a way as to simultaneously protect the soil from the wind and ensure a stable harvest.

Coastal forest belts

Landing:

tamarisk;

juniper;

pine trees (native species);

holm oak;

carob;

other native species.

Main functions:

protection from sea wind;

sand retention;

reduction of erosion;

creation of a favorable microclimate.

Dune restoration

Dunes are considered as a natural engineering system.

Used:

sand-retaining plants;

local grains;

shrubs;

wooden windbreaks;

natural sand traps.

The dunes protect:

agricultural land;

infrastructure;

freshwater horizons.

Lagoons

Conditions for restoration are being created:

brackish lagoons;

coastal marshes;

shallow lakes;

fish spawning grounds.

Lagoons at the same time:

purify water;

protect the coast;

support aquaculture.

Coastal agriculture

Placed:

vegetable farms;

orchards;

greenhouse complexes;

nurseries;

medicinal plants;

essential oil crops.

Irrigation is carried out primarily through the restored water cycle and accumulated fresh water reserves.

Beekeeping

Created:

coastal honey corridors;

apiaries;

areas of flowering plants.

Pollination supports both agriculture and natural ecosystems.

Blue agriculture

In the coastal zone, the integration of agriculture with the sea is developing.

Created:

aquaponic complexes;

algae cultivation systems;

marine plant nurseries;

ecological aquaculture.

Ninth Cascade - Open Sea

Main function

The open sea completes the water's journey and begins a new cycle through evaporation.

At the same time, the sea becomes the largest production and ecological system of the project.

Sea farms

Ecologically sustainable farms are being created.

Developing:

growing kelp;

growing ulva;

Growing Gracilaria;

other local seaweed species.

The resulting products are used:

in the food industry;

as a fertilizer;

for feed production;

in pharmaceuticals;

in cosmetics;

to obtain biomaterials.

Aquaculture

Farms are being established to grow:

mussels;

oysters;

scallops;

sea ​​cucumbers;

local fish species.

Methods are used with minimal impact on ecosystems and taking into account the bearing capacity of the water area.

Artificial reefs

Reef structures are created.

Their functions:

restoration of marine biodiversity;

coastal protection;

increase in fish numbers;

reduction of wave energy.

Sea meadows

The following are being restored:

shingles;

Posidonia (for the Mediterranean Sea);

other local seagrasses.

They:

retain bottom sediments;

bind carbon;

serve as spawning grounds;

improve water transparency.

Blue carbon

Particular attention is paid to ecosystems that are capable of long-term carbon sequestration.

These include:

sea ​​grass;

salt marshes;

mangrove forests (in regions of their natural distribution);

brackish marshes.

Marine energy

In suitable places it is possible to use:

floating solar power plants;

wave energy;

tidal energy;

offshore wind farms.

Their placement should take into account the impact on the migration of birds, marine mammals, fish and coastal hydrodynamics.

Robotic marine systems

Used:

autonomous marine drones;

underwater robots;

robotic monitoring stations;

automatic buoys.

They control:

water quality;

temperature;

salinity;

reef condition;

algae development;

state of aquaculture.

Digital control

Living Mountain Observatory

Expands to include marine monitoring.

Controlled by:

water temperature;

sea ​​level;

water quality;

flow;

storm activity.

TREVO AeroSense Drone

Performed by:

Coastline monitoring;

monitoring for lagoons;

control of water bloom;

assessment of the state of seagrass meadows.

Mountain Digital Twin

Creates a unified model:

sushi;

coasts;

marine waters.

WOOD AI

Models:

sea ​​currents;

sediment transport;

storm impacts;

development of coastal ecosystems;

interaction of land and sea.

Economic model

The eighth and ninth cascades provide income from:

gardening;

vegetable growing;

aquaculture;

algae cultivation;

production of marine biomaterials;

seafood processing;

ecotourism;

scientific research;

restoration of natural areas;

renewable energy.

Ecological functions

The last two cascades:

protect the coast from erosion;

reduce the effects of storms;

prevent salinization;

restore lagoons;

increase biodiversity;

support marine food chains;

bind atmospheric carbon;

participate in the global water cycle.

The role of the eighth and ninth cascades

If the first seven cascades form, store and use fresh water, thenThe eighth and ninth cascades ensure stable interaction between land and seaHere, agroforestry naturally flows into the coastal and marine economy, with restored dunes, lagoons, seagrasses, seaweed farms, and sustainable aquaculture forming a unified system. This approach completes the concept.DREVO Living Mountains, linking mountain watersheds, agriculture, coasts and the ocean in a continuous natural cycle, where each stage reinforces the next and contributes to long-term environmental and economic sustainability.