{"id":130514,"date":"2026-03-04T09:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/noticia\/presentacio-comic-ovihuec\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:15:05","slug":"presentacio-comic-ovihuec","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/noticia\/presentacio-comic-ovihuec\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovihuec. A high-mountain adventure, a comic to bring extensive livestock farming closer to new generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Institute for Agricultural Research and Technology has published Ovihuec: A High-Mountain Adventure, a popular science comic that explains, through an adventure story aimed at young readers, the role of extensive livestock farming in conserving the landscape, preventing forest fires and enhancing biodiversity in high-mountain areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comic has been created as part of the Ovihuec.dat project, an initiative launched in the Aran Valley with the aim of reviving and highlighting extensive livestock farming as a tool for land management. The project advocates a model that combines traditional grazing knowledge with innovative technological tools, such as smart collars and virtual fences, to make this activity more efficient, sustainable and attractive to new generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A story to understand the landscape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through the eyes of siblings Jordi and Ariadna, who have the unexpected help of Ovihuec, a very special goat, the reader embarks on an adventure that allows them to discover the landscape, the work of livestock farmers and the importance of caring for ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comic introduces concepts such as agroforestry mosaics, biodiversity, pasture rotation, carbon sequestration and ecosystem services, explaining how human activity, when managed sustainably, can help maintain the landscape’s balance and reduce risks such as major wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the work includes a final glossary with clear, reader-friendly definitions, which makes it easier to delve deeper into the concepts explored throughout the story and turns the comic into a useful educational tool for schools, combining rigorous learning with engaging storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ovihuec.dat is coordinated by the IRTA and involves the participation of the Vilam\u00f2s Town Council, the General Council of Aran, the Centre for Forest Science and Technology of Catalonia (CTFC), the Centre for Research in Agricultural and Food Economy and Development (CREDA) and the Information and Communication Technology Centre (CTIC). Likewise, the project is supported by the Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), as part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), financed by the European Union \u2013 NextGenerationEU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presentations in the Aran Valley<\/strong>
The comic Ovihuec was presented on the 26th and 27th of February in various cultural and educational venues in the Aran Valley, with the aim of bringing the project closer to the local community and, in particular, to the pupils of the region. The sessions included participation from technical and research staff from the IRTA, as well as the communications department, to explain the project in an accessible way. This was followed by a series of activities with the pupils to address any questions and create a comprehensive learning session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 February
<\/strong>Public presentation at the Era Alquimia bookshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 February:
<\/strong>\u00b7 Loseron School of Arties and Salard\u00fa, with Year 5 and 6 primary school pupils.
\u00b7 Garona School of Vielha, with Year 5 and 6 primary school pupils.
\u00b7 Sant R\u00f2c School of Boss\u00f2st and Les, with 42 pupils from Year 5 and 6.
\u00b7 Two sessions with Year 7 pupils at the Institut d’Aran (Vielha).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, more than 250 primary and secondary school pupils have been able to learn about the project first-hand and reflect on the importance of sustainable land management and the role of extensive livestock farming in conserving the landscape.
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