Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2003, in Spain. The largest and best-preserved Mediterranean forest worldwide is located in the region, which is surrounded by hills covered with oak forests and Mediterranean thicket, and dotted with rocks and streams. Rivers and reservoirs irrigate the riverside areas, resulting in rich and varied biodiversity. This site lies in the Province of Extremadura and is characterised by sclerophyllous Mediterranean forests and dehesas, a landscape modelled by human impacts through cattle raising and production of cork from cork oak trees. The landscape of the biosphere reserve is very representative of a Mediterranean agrosylvopastoral system.