Every leaf is a solar collector. Through photosynthesis, plants transform sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into living material. That material is biomass.
A pile of prunings is not automatically rubbish. It is a resource waiting for a purpose.
In Monchique there is an essential qualification. Unmanaged biomass can become wildfire fuel. Regeneration therefore cannot simply mean producing ever more vegetation. It means producing, cycling and managing biomass intelligently.
At our farms we use grazing, shredding, composting, mulching, pruning, firewood production and biochar to convert potentially hazardous vegetation into useful resources. The objective is neither a stripped landscape nor an impenetrable mass of vegetation. It is a productive, hydrated and deliberately managed mosaic.