Consorci de les Gavarres

What Consorci de les Gavarres does

Consorci de les Gavarres is a public consortium constituted in 1998 to manage the Les Gavarres Protected Natural Space in Catalonia, Spain. It is not a commercial enterprise; rather, it is a multi-stakeholder governance body formed by the 20 municipalities whose territories fall within the protected area, the county councils of Baix Empordà and Gironès, the Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputació de Girona, the Consorci Forestal de Catalunya, and the Associació de gestors forestals de les Gavarres. Headquartered at Finca Camps i Armet in Monells (Girona), it operates with 1-10 employees and delivers services to citizens at no charge, funded through public administration contributions.

The consortium's core outputs are organized around five service areas: educational programs (Servei educatiu), natural heritage management (Patrimoni natural), cultural heritage protection including megalithic sites (Patrimoni cultural), sustainable territorial development (Desenvolupament territorial), and research and documentation including the annual Premis Les Gavarres awards program (Recerca i documentació). It also produces events such as the Art i Gavarres landart festival. There is no proprietary technology stack; the entity's core capabilities are conservation planning, forest management coordination, fire prevention, public access management, and education.

Its business model is public administration funding rather than commercial revenue: contributions from member municipalities, regional government departments, and provincial government are used to fund conservation, prevention, education, and acquisition activities such as the July 2026 purchase of the ~70-hectare tossal de Can Bóta property for €115,000 (fully grant-funded). Recent operational activity has been dominated by response to a major July 2026 wildfire that burned 2,183.72 hectares within the massif, prompting a restoration roadmap led by consortium leadership.

Name

Consorci de les Gavarres

Legal name

Consorci de les Gavarres

Website

https://gavarres.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consorci de les Gavarres is a public consortium, founded in 1998 and based in Monells, Girona, that manages the Les Gavarres Protected Natural Space in Catalonia. It unites 20 municipalities, county councils, and the Generalitat de Catalunya to deliver conservation, education, cultural heritage, territorial development, and research services free to the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Protected Natural Area Management

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Protected area management
• Environmental conservation services
• Environmental education programs
• Natural heritage management
• Territorial development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Monells, Girona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Consorci de les Gavarres manages the Les Gavarres Protected Natural Space in Catalonia through five public service lines: educational programs, natural heritage conservation, cultural heritage protection (including megalithic sites), territorial development, and research and documentation. It coordinates fire prevention and restoration, acquires land for public conservation (e.g., the 2026 tossal de Can Bóta purchase), and operates the annual Landart Festival and Premis Les Gavarres awards program, delivering all services free of charge to citizens.

Product overview

Consorci de les Gavarres operates as a unified consortium offering five interconnected core services: educational programs, natural heritage conservation, cultural heritage protection, territorial development, and research documentation. The organization manages the protected natural space of Les Gavarres through these integrated service areas. Additional initiatives include the Landart Festival (Art i Gavarres) combining art with nature appreciation, and the annual Premis Les Gavarres awards program supporting research and conservation efforts. The consortium's work spans fire prevention and restoration, property acquisition for public conservation, and coordination with 20 member municipalities, county councils, and regional government bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servei educatiu (Educational Service)
• Patrimoni natural (Natural Heritage)
• Patrimoni cultural (Cultural Heritage)
• Desenvolupament territorial (Territorial Development)
• Recerca i documentació (Research and Documentation)
• Landart Festival (Art i Gavarres)
• Premis Les Gavarres (Gavarres Awards)

Quantifiable outcome

• Fire burned 2,183.72 hectares, but prevention investments helped limit potential destruction to 7,000+ hectares
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ajuntament de LlagosteracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The municipality of Llagostera will work in coordination with the consortium to plan and execute conservation actions on the acquired Can Bóta property, with the objective of preserving habitats of community interest and improving the ecological state of the property.
• 20 Municipal Governments (Ajuntaments)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The consortium is formed by the 20 municipal governments whose territories fall within the protected natural space of Les Gavarres. These municipalities contribute to governance and share responsibility for managing the natural area.
• Consells Comarcals del Baix Empordà i GironèscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The two county councils (Consells Comarcals) of Baix Empordà and Gironès participate as founding members of the consortium, providing regional administrative coordination.
• Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural de la Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The regional government's Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda provides policy direction, regulatory oversight, and funding support for protected area management and conservation initiatives.
• Diputació de GironacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The Provincial Council of Girona provides financial support, technical assistance, and administrative coordination for the consortium's activities and projects.
• Consorci Forestal de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The Consortium of Forest Catalonia contributes expertise in forest management, fire prevention planning, and coordination with private forest owners.
• Associació de gestors forestals de les GavarrescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998The Association of Forest Managers of Gavarres provides technical expertise in forest management and coordinates conservation efforts with private landowners.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• The Nature Conservancy: A global land-conservation organization involved in habitat protection, restoration, scientific work, and conservation partnerships. It is an adjacent benchmark for conservation finance and landscape-scale land stewardship rather than a direct territorial competitor.
• EUROPARC Federation: The leading European network for protected-area professionals and institutions. It is relevant as a standards, knowledge-sharing, and policy connection in the same protected-area ecosystem, though it does not directly manage Gavarres.
• Consorci Forestal de Catalunya: A Catalan forest-owner and land-management organization with expertise in stewardship, wildfire planning, and coordination with private owners. It is an ecosystem peer because it addresses the same fragmented forest-management challenge and supports conservation across Catalonia.

Broad incumbents

• Xarxa de Parcs Naturals de la Diputació de Barcelona: An established provincial network that manages multiple protected natural spaces and visitor services. It offers a useful operating benchmark for park stewardship, education, public access, and coordinated conservation across municipalities.
• National Trust: A large established conservation organization that manages natural and cultural estates, public access, education, and restoration. Although much larger, its stewardship model is comparable to the Gavarres consortium's integrated public-interest mandate.
• Parcs Naturals de Catalunya: The Generalitat de Catalunya's network for operating and administering protected natural areas. It is comparable through its oversight of nature parks, habitat conservation, visitor access, environmental education, and public funding.
• Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales: Spain's national public body for the conservation and coordination of the national-parks network. It is a broader incumbent analogue for protected-area management, public use, ecological monitoring, and interterritorial conservation policy.

Direct peers

• Consorci del Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola: A public consortium managing a large peri-urban natural park and its public, municipal, and metropolitan stakeholders. It is comparable in protected-area administration, conservation planning, education, and territorial coordination.
• Consorci de la Vall del Montseny: A Catalan public consortium responsible for coordinated management of the Montseny natural area. It closely matches the Gavarres consortium's combination of multi-level governance, conservation, public access, and environmental education.
• Consorci de l'Espai Natural Protegit de les Guilleries-Savassona: A Catalan public consortium established to administer the Guilleries-Savassona protected area. Its multi-municipal governance and protected-land management functions closely parallel those of Consorci de les Gavarres.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/consorcigavarres
• Instagraminstagram.com/cgavarres
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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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