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Adam Blundell – Birding with teenagers

Adam Blundell is the teacher behind the pioneering and innovative Ornithology Program at Farmington High School. When the school was built in 2018, it was designed with the ambition of becoming a leader in education. Both the school district and the school administration were enthusiastic about supporting an initiative that no one else was developing....

Iñaki Relanzón and Carles Virgili – Presentation of the book TER

Iñaki Relanzón and Carles Virgili are two nature photographers with numerous published editorial works. Iñaki specializes in natural spaces and endangered wildlife, while Carles has dedicated much of his career to underwater and aerial photography using drones. This is the first project they have worked on together. TER is a photographic book about the Ter...

Àlex Sastre – Presentació del llibre Pardalejar. Els ocells de Catalunya, al teu abast

Àlex Sastre graduated in Chemistry, only to eventually realise that he did not want to spend his life in a laboratory and that what he was good at was explaining things. His naturalist vocation returned 10 years ago, when he began to take an interest in ornithology, while his passion for education led him, a...

Kees Woutersen – Presentación de la Crossbill Nature Guide “Spanish Pyrenees”

Kees Woutersen is an ornithologist and writer originally from the Netherlands and based in Huesca, Spain. He has been involved in birdwatching tourism for 22 years and believes that education is the best way to promote nature conservation. Crossbill Guides Foundation is a Dutch foundation dedicated to publishing specialised guides to Europe’s best natural areas....

Xavier Riera and Adam Blundell – Els ocells a les escoles

Xavier Riera is responsible for the Outreach and Training Department at ICO (Institut Català d’Ornitologia). In practice, this involves managing a wide range of projects carried out in collaboration with both public and private organisations. He is also responsible for the citizen science projects Orenetes, Ocells dels jardins, Nius and BiObserva, and produces most of...

Veolia at the Delta Birding Festival

The Embut Wetland and the Illa de Mar Wetland are two constructed treatment wetlands in the Ebro Delta, built by ACUAMED (Ministry for the Ecological Transition) and managed by VEOLIA. Since their creation in 2013, they have become privileged sites for the migration and nesting of a large number of bird species, with more than...

Swen Schmitz Coll i Lola Casas – Presentació del llibre Poble d’ocells

Swen Schmitz is an artist and painter working in both small and large formats. He finds answers and inspiration in nature to live a more fulfilling life. He enjoys painting biodiversity, mainly through large-scale murals, creating a great Mural Encyclopedia around the world. Lola Casas is a teacher and poet who writes mostly for young...

Allert Bijleveld – Shorebird Movement Ecology in the Wadden Sea: Multi-Species Habitat Use Revealed by Innovative WATLAS Tracking

Allert Bijleveld is a scientist at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). As a behavioural ecologist specializing in movement ecology, he studies how migratory shorebirds use coastal areas such as the Wadden Sea, with a particular focus on their interactions with food resources. His work spans different scales, from fine-scale foraging decisions to...

Fernando Rebollo – Estepas Vivas, un proyecto para recuperar la biodiversidad meidante la restauración del hábitat y la recuperación de las especies

David Perpiñán – Cómo filmar aves salvajes: del clip al documental

David Perpiñán is a veterinarian, naturalist and wildlife documentary filmmaker. Ten years ago, he founded Concolor Media, and since then he has been dedicated to producing short and feature-length documentaries focusing on Iberian wildlife. Video is becoming the main form of communication and learning today, and this trend is likely to continue in the near...

Mara Segovia, David Jara, Gerard Martín-Carrasquero and Gonzalo Jara – Observació de taurons, cetacis i aus marines a Barcelona, un exemple d’ecoturisme i ciència: Pelagik Expeditions

Mara Segovia is a predoctoral researcher (Catsharks Association) focused on the conservation of sharks, rays and chimaeras, with the conviction that science without communication is not enough for conservation. She sails with Pelagik as an onboard scientist and guide, to study and share knowledge about marine biodiversity with the public. David Jara is a doctor,...

Exposició exterior Birding Ebre Pirineus

Few European destinations offer such a diversity of habitats and birds as Catalonia. From the peaks of the Pyrenees to the great wetlands of the Ebro Lands, Birding Ebre Pirineus brings together some of the most outstanding areas in Catalonia for birdwatching. An extensive territory rich in natural resources and specialised services that facilitate access...