Who Is Restoring Forest Landscapes? Analysis of Citizen Participation within the De-Eucalyptising Brigades in Galicia, Spain

The expansion of eucalypt plantations constitutes a growing source landscape transformation in the northwest Iberian Peninsula. In this context, forest planning has failed to design forestry policies that consider demands population as whole. Among other consequences, 2018 group activists founded volunteer programme aiming at collective action against degraded forests. By 2022, over 100 actions had been performed, mostly involving eradications sprouts, and 1000 took part such programmes. Through participatory research, work explores nature functioning discusses particular socialisation management. results reveal slight prevalence an urban public participating rural areas, so activism eucalyptus conforms centripetal force creation new networks actors transcend rural–urban dichotomy. It is concluded studied case can be taken model for institutions reinforce citizen participation plans.