The ASINIFIRE project aims to develop a cross-border strategy in the RBTMI to promote sustainable management of forest areas and the protection of rural goods and communities, in a climate change scenario. The proposal focuses on the implementation of grazing practices that allow fuel management, as well as the use of animal traction in forestry operations. These new uses contribute to the conservation and appreciation of the native breeds of donkeys and their habitat. It is expected that by giving new features to the donkeys, their numbers increase.

The specific objectives of the ASINIFIRE project are:

• In loco implementation of grazing practices and fuel management in four habitat typologies in the RBTMI.
• Evaluation of the efficiency of sustainable forest management using animal traction as an alternative to conventional models with high environmental impact (forest habitat).
• Complementary valorization of donkeys through the creation of a cross-border network of stakeholders that identifies activities with economic and social potential, which can contribute to the economic diversification and establishment of the population of the territory.

• Activity 1. Installation of experimental and demonstration areas. Activity 1 comprises the selection and installation of experimental areas and demonstration and involves the acquisition and installation of equipment in the field.
• Activity 2. Monitoring of results. The impact assessment of the action involves monitoring vegetation and soil parameters.
• Activity 3 – Complementary valorization. Contemplates the creation of a Cross-border Network of agents interested in the conservation and valorization of the Mirandês and Zamorano Leonês donkey
• Activity 4 -Dissemination and awareness raising. Includes network meetings, training courses, seminars, various publications, and communication at different levels.
• Activity 5 – Administrative and financial project management

• The main result of the project is the development of a sustainable management model of the territory, based on the grazing of donkeys of native breeds that allows simultaneously to reduce the risk of fire, the increase in the numbers of these breeds and the socio-economic sustainability of the territory of RBTMI.
• This model of strategic nature is mainly built from the results of the activities of network creation and identification of opportunities for diversification and associated economic activities, good as in the training actions and management plan various types of habitat, that results from monitoring activities.
• It is noteworthy that this model, although designed for RBTMI, has high applicability in other territories of the Iberian Peninsula with similar contexts.