Coexistence with urban fauna

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Manages garbage, holes, lights and involuntary feeding to live with the fauna of the environment without encouraging concentrations or conflicts.

Subject: Biodiversity and soilContext: Cities · Communities · Public spaceCost: lowEffort: mediumLevel: recommendedStage: operationMaturity: context-dependent
Principle of Convivencia con fauna urbana
Operating principle

How it works

Manages garbage, holes, lights and involuntary feeding to live with the fauna of the environment without encouraging concentrations or conflicts.

Protects and recovers ecological processes, soil, water, vegetation, fauna and connectivity through decisions adapted to the place and maintained over time.

When does it make sense?

  • Before altering soil, water or vegetation
  • With specific ecological objectives and a baseline
  • When you can ensure long-term maintenance and monitoring

How to apply it

  1. 1

    Defining what need resolves "conviviality with urban fauna" and establishing a starting situation.

  2. 2

    Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.

  3. 3

    Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.

Potential benefits

More habitat and connectivity

More functional soil and water

Increased ecological resilience

Limitations and precautions

  • Feeding wildlife often harms it and generates neighborhood conflicts, even if it is done with good intent.
  • Adding vegetation does not automatically compensate for the loss of an existing habitat.
  • Invasive species, ecological traps and unfollowed claims should be avoided.

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