The Centre for Agroecology and Regeneration for the Semi-Arid Region (CARES) is a space where different forms of agricultural production with an ecological basis take place, promoting dynamic systems in which agriculture is able to coexist with the regeneration of the ecosystems in which it is integrated. As a living laboratory, CARES is an aggregating centre based on a network governance model, with the Horta da Malhadinha as a space for experimentation, demonstration, monitoring and awareness-raising. The aim is to expand knowledge about the resilience of practices in a semi-arid context, preserving and rebuilding soil fertility, preventing erosion, using water rationally and efficiently, contributing to the maintenance of nutrients in the system, valuing and conserving biological diversity, minimising the production of greenhouse gases and facilitating human adaptation to climate change.