The LIFE project Oreka Mendian (2016-2021) aims to develop a common strategy for the conservation and the management of mountain pasture environments located in Natura 2000 areas in the Basque Country. A member of Euromontana, the HAZI foundation, is directly involved in the project as coordinator, alongside Euromontana. Euromontana is responsible for dealing with European level dissemination and exchange of information.

This project will implement preservation measures based on monitoring, evaluation and participation in 15 Natura 2000 sites in the region of Euskadi (Spain), as well as in 8 Special Preservation Zones in the region of Iparralde (France). Indeed, mountain pastures being both very rich ecosystems in terms of biodiversity but simultaneously highly endangered ecosystems in Europe, should be managed in order to guarantee their preservation and the maintenance of the habitats and species that coexist within them.