We are back again with good news because on our YouTube channel you can now enjoy the presentations made in marquee 1 during the days 22, 23 and 24 September. For those who could not attend the ninth edition of the Delta Birding Festival, you can now see and listen to Ponç Feliu, Ricard Gutiérrez […]
Catalogs of threatened fauna and flora of Catalonia: new opportunities for nature conservation (talk in catalan)
The catalogs of threatened fauna and flora include more than 700 taxa that require conservation measures. Beyond identifying which species are threatened, we will discuss with different biodiversity technicians what role catalogs can play in the conservation of species and habitats: how work is done today and what opportunities catalogs offer, from the planning at […]
Fauna and flora threatened with extinction in Catalonia (conference in catalan)
In Catalonia there are more than 700 taxa of flora and fauna that require active conservation measures to avoid their extinction. Many are familiar and mediatic species for the general public, but most are still largely unknown, even to scientists and managers. Ricard Gutiérrez – Head of the Wildlife Conservation Section of the Fauna and […]
Reintroductions (talk in spanish)
A reintroduction is the deliberate release of native species into the wild, either through captivity or relocation from other areas where the species survives. This usually concerns species that are threatened, locally extinct, or extinct in the wild. Reintroduction can be part of a renaturalization program when extinct species do not return spontaneously. It can […]
Marine wind parks (talk in spanish)
Offshore wind power is, like land-based wind power, a force application produced by the wind to generate electrical energy. The difference compared to that obtained on land lies in the fact that wind turbines are installed on water surfaces, both in marine areas and inland (such as lakes or fjords). According to experts, offshore wind […]
Seychelles Islands’ birds: diversity, conservation and research (conference in catalan)
Gerard Rocamora, ornithologist, scientific director and president of the Island Biodiversity and Conservation center of the University of Seychelles, has lived and worked on these islands since 1995, with organizations such as BirdLife International, the IUCN, and Conservation International. He will give us a general presentation of this archipelago avifauna, with examples of conservation and […]