Camp Altiplano was established in 2017 as the first initiative of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps Foundation. The project is a 5-hectare parcel in the regenerative farm of La Junquera, located on a semi-arid plateau in the Spanish region of Murcia. This semi-arid ecosystem has been severely degraded by deforestation, industrial agriculture, water exploitation and climate change. Their self-sufficient and off-grid camp has welcomed thousands of volunteers and students from around the world to participate in the regeneration of one of Spain’s lowest income regions.

Murcia is one of the lowest income regions in Spain with high levels of rural to urban migration caused by lack of employment opportunities, much due to the environmental degradation of the landscape . The camp itself is a 5 ha plot in the middle of La Junquera farm, belonging to Alfonso Chico de Guzman, who is converting his 1,500 ha organic almond and heritage grains farm to a more regenerative system. Restoration work at the camp is also supporting the local Alvelal collective to restore 620,000 ha of degraded natural and agricultural land. Camp Altiplano envisions a healthy, resilient regional ecosystem made up of a mosaic of productive and biodiverse farms, natural areas, and a regenerated economy.