Anaga Biofest – Festival en la Reserva de la Biosfera del Macizo de Anaga

What is it?

Nature and rurality

Anaga Biofest is an invitation to feel part of the Anaga Biosphere Reserve and everything that it represents. Come and immerse yourself in boundless nature and rurality. A unique territory awaits, with exceptional biodiversity and captivating cultural wealth. 

Following the success of its first three editions, Anaga Biofest continues to grow and solidify as a comprehensive project that is much more than an event, with initiatives and activities taking place throughout the year. The essence of the festival remains strong, promoting all of the values of the Macizo de Anaga Biosphere reserve. It represents a different approach, that puts into practice truly regenerative travel, in harmony with environmental and sociocultural surroundings, and seeks to make a positive impact on territories, recovering space and supporting the local economy.

A comprehensive plan of actions and a full programme of activities is divided into various key periods in summer and autumn, thus allowing for different activities, initiatives and experiences throughout the year. All of which falling under the umbrella of Anaga Biofest: a holistic and horizontal territory management project which gives you the chance to discover a balanced cultural landscape, in a unique natural setting. This duality is very present in the day to day life of this unique corner on the island of Tenerife. Without a doubt, it is what has led to the development of the unique identity that forms the basis of this important international event. Take this opportunity to delve into the valuable heritage of this unique territory, of huge ecological and ethnographic value.

Anaga Biofest is an invitation to feel part of the Anaga Biosphere Reserve and everything that it represents. Come and immerse yourself in boundless nature and rurality. A unique territory awaits, with exceptional biodiversity and captivating cultural wealth. 

Following the success of its first two editions, Anaga Biofest continues to grow, with initiatives and activities taking place throughout the year. The essence of the festival remains strong, promoting all of the values of the Macizo de Anaga Biosphere reserve. It represents a different approach, that puts into practice truly regenerative travel, in harmony with environmental and sociocultural surroundings, and seeks to make a positive impact on territories, recovering space and supporting the local economy.

A full programme of activities is divided into two key periods – spring and autumn – thus allowing for different activities, initiatives and experiences throughout the year, all of which falling under the umbrella of Anaga Biofest: a holistic and horizontal territory management project which gives you the chance to discover a balanced cultural landscape, in a unique natural setting. This duality is very present in the day to day life of this unique corner on the island of Tenerife. Without a doubt, it is what has led to the development of the unique identity that forms the basis of this important international event. Take this opportunity to delve into the valuable heritage of this unique territory, of huge ecological and ethnographic value.

Anaga Biofest in numbers

Summary of data and awards received

In its previous editions, the Biofest has had very good data of direct participation and involvement of local agents of Biosphere Reserve of the Macizo de Anaga. In addition, the success of participation was accompanied by an excellent assessment by the public. All this, in good measure, has earned this project to obtain different awards and recognition at the local and state level from its origins, such as one of the awards Biosphere Recognition 2022 to the “Environmental commitment in sustainable economic and social development”, awarded by the Program MaB Spain of UNESCO and the Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves, through the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

By clicking on the buttons, you have access to the main data from last year’s edition and the acknowledgments granted throughout its journey:

What's new?

News Anaga Biofest 2024

In 2024, Anaga Biofest takes a step forward with a shift in the timing of the event. The presence of actions and activities is expanded throughout the year, coinciding with certain key moments, while retaining the autumn edition that has characterized the event since its inception.

Approach

A regenerative tourism approach

Feel what it’s like to be a part of the biosphere. The festival programme is gaining strength and developing. We seek responsible travellers, that can contribute to instilling the values that this event embodies, and who wish to promote activities that bring about a positive impact on the places they visit.

Support the local economy

This project relies on support from key actors and entities in the municipalities of Tegueste, La Laguna, Santa Cruz, the northeast of Tenerife and the Anaga Biosphere Reserve. The individuals and businesses in charge of leading and coordinating the activities will receive fair payment for their services, thus ensuring that the festival acts as a socioeconomic boost at the local level. It is the result of a participatory vision of tourist destination management, getting the resident population involved too.

Enjoy personalised experiences

The festival programme has been put together with great care, from the heart, with a craftsman’s lens, and made to measure. The chosen themes reflect a long term strategy. The activities are designed to offer unique experiences, which is why groups will be small, and therefore more personal. This will help to facilitate knowledge exchange between participants and local actors involved in the festival. The initiatives will also include additional, complementary activities.

Try KM 0 cuisine

We are what we eat, and everything this entails. Eating can be a way of recognising and supporting the local primary sector and an area’s traditions and customs. That is why food based on unique local products has an important presence at the festival, both in the range of activities on offer in the programme, as well as in other complementary events.

Support the local economy

This project relies on support from key actors and entities in the municipalities of Tegueste, La Laguna, Santa Cruz, the northeast of Tenerife and the Anaga Biosphere Reserve. The individuals and businesses in charge of leading and coordinating the activities will receive fair payment for their services, thus ensuring that the festival acts as a socioeconomic boost at the local level. It is the result of a participatory vision of tourist destination management, getting the resident population involved too.

Enjoy personalised experiences

The festival programme has been put together with great care, from the heart, with a craftsman’s lens, and made to measure. The chosen themes reflect a long term strategy. The activities are designed to offer unique experiences, which is why groups will be small, and therefore more personal. This will help to facilitate knowledge exchange between participants and local actors involved in the festival. The initiatives will also include additional, complementary activities.

Try KM 0 cuisine

We are what we eat, and everything this entails. Eating can be a way of recognising and supporting the local primary sector and an area’s traditions and customs. That is why food based on unique local products has an important presence at the festival, both in the range of activities on offer in the programme, as well as in other complementary events.

Participative governance

This project ties together both institutional management and the more operational outlook of agents, initiatives and local entities, creating a common working space with shared goals and opportunities. This multi-faceted vision creates an opportunity for a holistic management of this unique and biodiverse territory, holding nature and ethnography at the forefront. This model promotes activities that give back to the local surroundings, avoiding large crowds, whilst always ensuring quality over quantity.

Promote public transport

Above all as a form of sustainable mobility. We know that one of the biggest challenges for the Anaga Biosphere Reserve is to reduce traffic of private vehicles at specific hot spots. This can be achieved with new hubs and access and departure points for the area, as well as by improving public transport links. As a way of increasing awareness of this need, whenever possible, and especially for the hamlets in Anaga, some of the transfer services will be run by TITSA.

Generate a positive impact

Anaga Biofest will not only minimise its environmental footprint on the area, but it will also take an active role in promoting activities that make a positive difference to the surroundings. For this reason, a series of parallel activities will take place to improve pathways, hiking trails and other resources and environmental spaces. In this edition, activities will include putting up bird boxes to aid the recovery of native and endemic bird populations. Of course, there will be no single use plastics, and plenty of biodegradable and compostable materials. 

Participative governance

This project ties together both institutional management and the more operational outlook of agents, initiatives and local entities, creating a common working space with shared goals and opportunities. This multi-faceted vision creates an opportunity for a holistic management of this unique and biodiverse territory, holding nature and ethnography at the forefront. This model promotes activities that give back to the local surroundings, avoiding large crowds, whilst always ensuring quality over quantity.

Promote public transport.

Above all as a form of sustainable mobility. We know that one of the biggest challenges for the Anaga Biosphere Reserve is to reduce traffic of private vehicles at specific hot spots. This can be achieved with new hubs and access and departure points for the area, as well as by improving public transport links. As a way of increasing awareness of this need, whenever possible, and especially for the hamlets in Anaga, some of the transfer services will be run by TITSA.

Generate a positive impact

Anaga Biofest will not only minimise its environmental footprint on the area, but it will also take an active role in promoting activities that make a positive difference to the surroundings. For this reason, a series of parallel activities will take place to improve pathways, hiking trails and other resources and environmental spaces. In this edition, activities will include putting up bird boxes to aid the recovery of native and endemic bird populations. Of course, there will be no single use plastics, and plenty of biodegradable and compostable materials. 

Promote inclusive tourism

This is a mindful festival, with a positive approach to diversity and broad-reaching goals for socio-environmental education. We are committed to offering equal opportunities for enjoyment in a responsible manner, regardless of a person’s condition or their level of functional or sensory impairment, in a way that is safe, comfortable, autonomous, and normalised.

Promote equality

One of the biggest new focus points of Anaga Biofest is to raise awareness of the gender perspective. It is an issue that is taken into account right across the festival, and there will also be specific activities and routes that showcase the role of rural women in Anaga. The goal is to reveal how important, yet undervalued they are, by showcasing their social, economic and cultural influence in rural societies such as this.

Mitigate and offset the carbon footprint

The festival aims to minimise its global carbon footprint. As well as mitigating CO2 emissions as much as possible, they will also be measured, as was done during the first edition, to propose reforestation activities. In the 2022 edition, with involvement from participants, there will be a day dedicated to replanting laurel forest plant species in La Orilla (Tegueste), and planting fruit trees native to Anaga in different areas. 

Promote inclusive tourism

This is a mindful festival, with a positive approach to diversity and broad-reaching goals for socio-environmental education. We are committed to offering equal opportunities for enjoyment in a responsible manner, regardless of a person’s condition or their level of functional or sensory impairment, in a way that is safe, comfortable, autonomous, and normalised.

Mitigate and offset the carbon footprint

The festival aims to minimise its global carbon footprint. As well as mitigating CO2 emissions as much as possible, they will also be measured, as was done during the first edition, to propose reforestation activities. In the 2022 edition, with involvement from participants, there will be a day dedicated to replanting laurel forest plant species in La Orilla (Tegueste), and planting fruit trees native to Anaga in different areas.

Promote equality

One of the biggest new focus points of Anaga Biofest is to raise awareness of the gender perspective. It is an issue that is taken into account right across the festival, and there will also be specific activities and routes that showcase the role of rural women in Anaga. The goal is to reveal how important, yet undervalued they are, by showcasing their social, economic and cultural influence in rural societies such as this.

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Public-Private governance framework

Governance

The organisation of Anaga Biofest is participatory, based on a framework of public-private inter-institutional collaboration, with involvement from regional, island-level and local government administrations.

Idea and coordination:

Partners:

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Collaborating entities:

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Collaborating travel agencies

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