Endémica Natura

Endemica Natura

Endèmica is an Active Tourism and Ecotourism company validated by the Valencian Tourism Agency with registration number TA-242-A and member of Ass. CV Activa and CreaTurisme.

Maria Roselló i Senent was born in Pedreguer (Alicante), a town located on the coast of the Marina Alta region.

"The mountain has been a constant presence in my life and fortunately nowadays it is my main source of work and inspiration. I studied a degree in Tourism Management at the Escola Politècnica Superior de Gandia of the UPV."
During her studies she focused on all the opportunities for tourism management from its most natural side.

"When I finished my degree, through IAESTE, I did an extracurricular internship in natural resource management in Ecuador, and I became passionate about the craft of landscape translation. When I returned I worked for six months as a Tourism Technician in Alcalalí. There, in 2017 I was presented with the opportunity to create the "OrquiRutes" and this was the definitive impetus to launch me into the world of entrepreneurship in the field of ecotourism and environmental interpretation. I have learnt and continue to learn about wildlife tracking, ethnobotany and ornithology; every day is an opportunity to keep learning!
Study, ask questions, investigate and discover the territory and our plants from now on. Expanding knowledge and learning to recover traditions is a necessity that aims to transmit knowledge.

Endémica Natura's offer consists of:

● Educational activities in ecotourism and environmental interpretation.
● Leisure activities: Escape Garden
● Dissemination of local products and gastronomy.
● Agrotourism activities
● Guided routes through the mountains
● Cultural routes: RiuRaus
● Botanical routes: edible plants at Marina Alta County

Circular Strategy: Optimize

Country: Spain

Edible Wild Plants Route

The aim of this project is the optimisation of the knowledge to extend the use of available resources (wild free plants).

They create value from the use of free natural resources that can be incorporated into the cuisine and daily diet of local people.
They promote a culture of care for the rural environment and its flora, among groups that may not be as aware of its value.
They share recipes and properties of the vegetation around their region.

The organisation of routes and walks to collect wild edible plants can indirectly contribute to the rural economy, due to the costs of complementary services (food, drinks, tools, etc.).

If you want to discover which leaves, flowers, buds, roots and fruits we can consume, you should participate in the workshops and routes organised by Endemica Nature.

Economic impact
They create value from the use of free natural resources that can be incorporated into the cuisine and daily diet of local people.
The organisation of routes and walks to collect wild edible plants can indirectly contribute to the rural economy, due to the costs of complementary services (food, drinks, tools, etc.).

Social impact
It connects the rural environment with the city population, creating cultural and social connections between the inhabitants of both environments.
They extend the knowledge and use of the rural environment to groups (urban population) that are not its main users.

Environmental impact
They promote a culture of care for the rural environment and its flora, about groups that may not be as aware of its value.

Human resources
The guide of the route.

Financial resources
Those necessary for the communication of the events and the elaboration of infographics and visual guides.