Salvem les Valls (Save the Valleys)
La Vall d'en Bas, Catalunya, Espanya
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Receive a Salvem les Valls badge and sticker to share and make visible your support for a more resilient, livable, and sustainable Garrotxa. Alternatively, you may choose the previous reward.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Receive a packet of seeds courtesy of Eixarcolant, as a symbol of life, rootedness, and a shared future. Because defending the territory also means sowing the seeds of alternative solutions. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Receive a Salvem les Valls T-shirt and help make this collective effort to defend our territory and water resources possible. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Receive a Salvem les Valls T-shirt, badge, and sticker, and proudly show your support for the defence of La Garrotxa. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Take part in a guided visit or activity with Romero Roig, a biologist with extensive knowledge of La Garrotxa, and discover the natural wealth and values of the territory we are working to protect. An opportunity to connect more deeply with our region. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Join a guided walk through some of La Garrotxa's most emblematic landscapes and discover first-hand the natural, agricultural, and water resources we seek to preserve. We will end the day with a shared celebratory meal and a gathering of the community that makes this campaign possible. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
Crowdfunding Campaign to Fund a Legal Challenge in Defence of Garrotxa
Task
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Minimum | Optimum |
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Legal Counsel
Preparation of the legal strategy, drafting of the legal challenge, and representation of the case before the courts.
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$ 20,169 | |
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2 Expert Witnesses
Two independent experts appointed by the claimant to provide specialised technical expertise and prepare expert reports in support of the legal challenge.
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$ 100,844 | |
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2-3 Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses
Independent experts appointed by the court to provide impartial technical assessments and expert opinions on matters requiring specialised knowledge.
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$ 201,688 | |
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Court Representative
Procedural representation before the court, as required by law. The procurador formally represents the claimant in judicial proceedings and acts as the procedural liaison between the parties and the court.
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$ 14,118 | |
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Crowdfunding Platform Fee
Goteo's platform fee for managing the crowdfunding campaign, representing 10% of the total amount raised.
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$ 50,422 | |
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Potential Adverse Costs
If the legal challenge is unsuccessful, the court may order us to cover part of the legal expenses of the opposing party.
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$ 60,506 | |
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Appeal to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Following the judgment of the Administrative Court, there may be grounds to appeal before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC). An appeal allows a higher court to review the first-instance decision, including both legal issues and the assessment of evidence and facts. This can be a crucial stage in cases involving significant public interest or where the initial judgment may not have adequately considered the rights and interests at stake.
This crowdfunding campaign also aims to ensure that the resources are available to continue the legal defence through all necessary stages of the judicial process.
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$ 60,506 | |
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Contingency Fund
Approximately 10% of the total cost of expenses.
In any legal procedure, unforeseen costs or additional requirements may arise that cannot be precisely estimated from the outset. These contingencies may include, among others, new procedural actions not initially foreseen, additional documentary requirements, or extraordinary administrative expenses.
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$ 44,371 |
Material
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Minimum | Optimum |
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Campaign Materials and Rewards
Design, production, and procurement of promotional materials and rewards associated with the crowdfunding campaign.
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$ 20,169 | |
| Total | $ 407,410 | $ 572,794 |
We are raising funds to bring a legal challenge against the Olot and Les Preses Bypass Project and protect some of the Garrotxa region's most valuable natural resources.
The Vall d’en Bas and the wider Olot valley area are part of one of Catalonia's most valuable and distinctive landscapes. It is a living territory, with fertile agricultural land, a strategic water reserve, high-value natural spaces, and a deeply rooted local identity.
Today, this territory is under threat from the proposed Olot and Les Preses Bypass: a major infrastructure project stretching over 11 kilometres, including tunnels and viaducts, with an estimated cost of more than €450 million, that would irreversibly alter the landscape and character of the Garrotxa region.
We are launching this crowdfunding campaign to enable us to challenge a project that we believe is disproportionate, poses significant environmental risks, and has moved forward without adequate consideration of less harmful alternatives.
Bringing this legal challenge forward requires significant financial resources that we cannot raise alone. Your support will make this possible.
The bypass is presented as a solution to traffic congestion, yet evidence from around the world shows that building more roads ultimately generates more traffic —a phenomenon known as induced demand.
Meanwhile, investment in public transport, active mobility, and more efficient land-use planning continues to lag behind.
We believe that the Garrotxa region needs mobility solutions that are fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
The Garrotxa fluviovolcanic aquifer is a strategic water reserve and one of the few protected aquifers in Catalonia. It enables Olot to be the only city in Catalonia with more than 35,000 inhabitants that is entirely self-sufficient in its water supply.
The tunnels planned as part of the bypass project could disrupt the aquifer's hydrological balance, trigger large-scale drainage, and compromise future water availability at a time when droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and severe.
Protecting this aquifer means protecting the water security of the entire region.
The project would affect prime farmland, as well as ecological corridors, areas of high landscape value, and zones associated with the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park and the Natura 2000.
It could also increase urban development pressures on a territory that already faces significant challenges in terms of conservation and territorial balance.
Prime farmland: an international classification used to designate the highest-quality and most productive agricultural soils, considered strategic for food production and food sovereignty.
Natura 2000: an European network of protected areas aimed at conserving natural habitats and species of flora and fauna.
Insufficient consideration has been given to alternatives based on reducing travel demand, flexible and locally adapted public transport, active mobility, and improved land-use planning.
The real question is not whether a road should be built, but what kind of future we want for Garrotxa.
Today, legal action is one of the most effective ways to ensure that projects with such far-reaching impacts comply with environmental law and all applicable legal safeguards.
We are launching this crowdfunding campaign to enable us to fund the legal challenge against the Olot and Les Preses Bypass Project.
With this, we also aim to:
By contributing to this campaign, you will not only help fund this legal challenge. You will also be standing up for a way of life, for local farming and food production, and for the responsible management of natural resources that can secure a livable, resilient, and sustainable future for Garrotxa.
We are reaching out to everyone who cares about Garrotxa and the Fluvià River basin, a landscape and watershed that would be directly affected by this project.
We also appeal to people who believe in a more balanced, fair, and environmentally responsible model of development.
Ultimately, this campaign is a call to everyone who understands that protecting our territory today means building a more sustainable, resilient, and deeply rooted future for generations to come.
Salvem les Valls (Save the Valleys) is a citizen movement dedicated to defending the environment and the territory of the Garrotxa region, with more than 25 years of experience.
The movement emerged in the mid-1990s in response to the proposed Vic-Olot highway project through the Bracons pass, which became one of the largest environmental and territorial mobilisations in Catalonia in recent decades.
For more than a decade, Salvem les Valls led an intensive campaign of public mobilisation, awareness-raising and advocacy to expose the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project. The movement organised large demonstrations, public events, exhibitions, talks, studies of alternative solutions, institutional dialogue and legal challenges, helping to turn the debate over Bracons into an issue of national significance.
Over the years, the organisation has developed extensive experience in:
This long-standing commitment has given the organisation a deep understanding of the territory, extensive experience in complex administrative and legal processes, and a proven capacity to organise and mobilise collective action.
Salvem les Valls is supported by a broad network of local citizens and collaborates with people from the scientific, environmental, agricultural, cultural and social sectors of the region. Throughout its history, the movement has received the support of hundreds of individuals, environmental organisations, community groups and local associations.
Today, in response to the proposed Olot and Les Preses Bypass Project, Salvem les Valls is working alongside Garrotxa Viva, environmental organisations, farmers and agricultural associations to defend the region's water resources, farmland, landscapes and quality of life.
Ultimately, this campaign is backed by a community that knows this territory intimately, has been working to protect it for decades, and is prepared to continue defending it with perseverance, responsibility and commitment.
The proposed Olot and Les Preses Bypass threatens the Olot valleys, putting valuable farmland, biodiversity and the aquifer that sustains the region at risk.
Faced with a project costing nearly €500 million, this campaign aims to support legal action and citizen mobilisation to stop the project and defend the territory.
We stand for the protection of farmland, biodiversity, and a more sustainable vision of mobility and development for Garrotxa.
Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in.
There needs to be a future in which cities provide opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Making Change Visible
Receive a Salvem les Valls badge and sticker to share and make visible your support for a more resilient, livable, and sustainable Garrotxa. Alternatively, you may choose the previous reward.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
> 28 Co-financiers
Sowing the Future
Receive a packet of seeds courtesy of Eixarcolant, as a symbol of life, rootedness, and a shared future. Because defending the territory also means sowing the seeds of alternative solutions. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
> 25 Co-financiers
Wear the Cause
Receive a Salvem les Valls T-shirt and help make this collective effort to defend our territory and water resources possible. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
> 14 Co-financiers
Ambassador for the Valleys
Receive a Salvem les Valls T-shirt, badge, and sticker, and proudly show your support for the defence of La Garrotxa. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
> 13 Co-financiers
Experience the Land from Within
Take part in a guided visit or activity with Romero Roig, a biologist with extensive knowledge of La Garrotxa, and discover the natural wealth and values of the territory we are working to protect. An opportunity to connect more deeply with our region. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
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Walking the Future We Want to Protect
Join a guided walk through some of La Garrotxa's most emblematic landscapes and discover first-hand the natural, agricultural, and water resources we seek to preserve. We will end the day with a shared celebratory meal and a gathering of the community that makes this campaign possible. Alternatively, you may choose one of the previous rewards.
Please note: Rewards must be collected in person. Information about collection dates and locations will be shared closer to the time.
Remember that every contribution is eligible for a tax deduction of between 35% and 85%. Calculate your deduction here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
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