Silvia Quarta

Murcia

Silvia is a drylands restoration practitioner and trainer. Silvia was born in the north of Italy, but her home is in the dry, arid and wild south of Spain. Silvia has a master’s in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University and she has been working since 2018 in the restoration of arid landscapes. For 5 years she’s lived and worked on La Junquera regenerative farm (Murcia), where she coordinated the first Ecosystem Restoration Community, Camp Altiplano, 5 ha of restored land, home to training and learn-by-doing experiences for more than 2000 people. Silvia is currently involved in the Quipar Watershed restoration project, aimed at restoring 30,000 ha of land around La Junquera. Her role is creating spaces for people in our territory to reconnect with the landscape and foster a culture of care and restoration.