The measures taken forward by the project are as follows:
- Adaptation of the sector by using sheep species which are better prepared for the Pyrenean environment, particularly for poorer quality pastures which are now more available owing to the effects of climate change.
- Fertilisation of cereal land using natural fertiliser obtained from transhumant sheep flocks involved in the project.
- Development of pilot agricultural practices which favour soil fertility and reduce the use of chemicals.
- Mitigation of the effects of climate change by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions via a rotational grazing system.
- Reduction of the impact of parasitic populations (increasingly more resistant owing to a decrease in climate-induced frosts) using adapted livestock practices.
- Development of tests for these new adaptation practices, led by farmers and livestock farmers, and pooling of the environmental benefits and economic viability among both groups.
- Strengthening the value added of produce from the farms involved via partnership with an organic meat certification body and an information campaign about the environmental benefits and services behind these farming and livestock products.
- Project to monitor the effects of new transhumance methods involving 10 livestock farmers from the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Natural Park (a shared action with its Plan Climat Energíe), which will generate documentation and a dedicated website (launch in 2019).
- Meeting of the farmers and livestock farmers involved to exchange experiences (February 2018 in Charlas, Haute Garonne, Occitanie).
Preparation of a good practice guide called Ovins & grandes cultures. Une complémentarité gagnant - gagnant which compiles all the experiences from the project.