In this #Biodirectos, the seventeenth in the series, we will reflect on the dangers of denialism and its effects on the information provided by the scientific community in relation to the effects and causes of climate change.

In this #Biodirectos, the sixteenth in the series, we will reflect, from the perspective of cooperation between Spain and Africa, on the highlights of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

This #Biodirectos, the fifteenth in the series, presents the collaboration platform for the climate neutrality of cities, promoted by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. The platform and its actions in support of Spanish cities that show their commitment to move towards climate neutrality will be announced, in order to achieve their participation.

9:30 a.m.- Moderation

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho. Director General of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge

National Strategy Presentation

Víctor Manuel Castillo. Research Professor at the CSIC and technical advisor to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.

Interventions

-Jaime Martínez-Valderrama. Researcher at the Multidisciplinary Institute for the Study of the Environment. University of Alicante.

Territorial planning, the main bulwark to prevent desertification.

– Remedios Arrés Casanova. President of the Alvelal Association.

The Restoration through the 4 Returns. AlvelAl, a social movement for the restoration of a territory.

– Roberto García Torrente. Director of Sustainable Development of the Cajamar Cooperative Group.

Effective resource management to combat desertification: the case of irrigated agriculture.

– Luis Suárez. Conservation Coordinator of WWF Spain.

Sustainable soil and water management, two key elements to address desertification.

10:30 a.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program April 22, 2022

10:00 a.m.- Moderation

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho. Director General of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

National Strategy for Green Infrastructure and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration.

Interventions

– Juan Pérez Lorenzo. Directorate-General for the Environment. European Commission.

The perspective of the European Union.

– Jesús Moreno Pérez. General Director of Sustainability of the Regional Government of Extremadura.

Regional Green Infrastructure Strategy. Success story.

– Carles Ruiz Novella. President of the Local Governments + Biodiversity Network of the FEMP and mayor of Viladecans.

Municipal Green Infrastructure.

– Elena Pita Domínguez. Director of the Biodiversity Foundation.

Green infrastructure as a solution to socio-environmental challenges.

– Juan Carlos del Olmo. Secretary General of WWF Spain.

Allied organizations of the Green Infrastructure Strategy and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration.

– Fernando Valladares. Scientist at the CSIC and coordinator of the document of Scientific-Technical Bases for the IVCRE Strategy.

The role of science in the Green Infrastructure Strategy and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration.

11:00 a.m.- Farewell and closing.

National Strategy for Green Infrastructure and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration. Interventions – Juan Pérez Lorenzo. Directorate-General for the Environment. European Commission. The perspective of the European Union. – Jesús Moreno Pérez. General Director of Sustainability of the Regional Government of Extremadura. Regional Green Infrastructure Strategy. Success story. – Carles Ruiz Novella. President of the Local Governments + Biodiversity Network of the FEMP and mayor of Viladecans. Municipal Green Infrastructure. – Elena Pita Domínguez. Director of the Biodiversity Foundation. Green infrastructure as a solution to socio-environmental challenges. – Juan Carlos del Olmo. Secretary General of WWF Spain. Allied organizations of the Green Infrastructure Strategy and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration. – Fernando Valladares. Scientist at the CSIC and coordinator of the document of Scientific-Technical Bases for the IVCRE Strategy. The role of science in the Green Infrastructure Strategy and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration. 11:00 a.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program March 24, 2022

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and moderation

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

Hugo Morán. Secretary of State for the Environment. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Air quality and noise pollution.

Interventions

– Ismael Aznar. Director General of Quality and Environmental Assessment of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Environmental projects in schools. Air quality and noise.

– Juan Antonio Ortega. Researcher in Paediatric Environmental Health and coordinator of the Environmental Health Committee of the Spanish Association of Paediatrics.

School environmental health in Spain: roadmap.

– Yetta Aguado. Architect and co-founder of Mothers for the Climate.

Why a school revolt?

– Julio Díaz. Senior Scientist at the National School of Health at the Carlos III Health Institute.

Chemical and noise pollution: two sides of the same problem.

– Paco Segura. Spokesperson and former coordinator of Ecologists in Action.

The role of environmental organisations in raising awareness about air quality.

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program September 27, 2021

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and moderation

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

Hugo Morán. Secretary of State for the Environment. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

The role of young people in environmental awareness.

Interventions

– Isabel Moreno. Physicist, meteorologist and communicator. @IsabelIsamoren (Twitter) – isabelisamoren (Instagram).

– José Luis Crespo. Physicist and science communicator.

@quantumfracture (Twitter and Youtube).

– Diego Ferraz. Environmentalist.

EcoDiuKu (Twitch) -Naturiza (Youtube).

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 p.m.- Welcome

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

Teresa Ribera. Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Interventions

– Jorge Marquínez. Director General of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification (MITECO). Forest restoration and management: the Green Infrastructure Strategy and the new challenges to be faced in this decade. – Marc Palahí. Director of the European Forest Institute.
The role of our forests in creating a new economic paradigm. – Alfonso San Miguel. PhD in Forestry Engineering and Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Biodiversity and benefits for society of forests that are not forests. – Ana Belén Noriega. Secretary General of PEFC Spain.
Forests and their benefits in a more resilient society.

– Sivia Martínez. Technical Director of FSC Spain. Adaptive forest management and the value of forest ecosystem services.

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

February 25, 2021

12:00 p.m.- Welcome

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3.

Inauguration

Hugo Morán. Secretary of State for the Environment of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Interventions – LIFE Presentation “Marbled Teal”

– Mireia Mollà Herrera. Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition. Generalitat Valenciana.

El Hondo as a strategic space for the conservation of the marbled teal.

– Fulgencio Perona Paños. Director General of the Natural Environment. Region of Murcia.

Situation of the marbled teal in the Region of Murcia and actions in Murcia within the framework of the LIFE project.

– Francisco Gutiérrez Rodríguez. Secretary General for the Environment, Water and Climate Change. Junta de Andalucía.

Governance strategies and public participation in the conservation of the species.

– Asunción Ruiz. Executive Director of SEO/BirdLife.

The marbled teal: sentinel and ally for the recovery of coastal lagoons in danger of extinction.

– Pedro García. Director of ANSE.

Participatory tools to promote the conservation of the species: land stewardship.

Questions and debate.

1:15 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

December 10, 2020

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3. Involved:

– Professor Albert Bosch. Professor of Microbiology and director of the Enteric Viruses Group at the University of Barcelona. The message of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

– Dr. Gloria Sánchez Moragas. CSIC Senior Scientist at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology. Methodological challenges in the analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

– Covadonga Caballo Diéguez. Deputy Director General of Environmental Health and Occupational Health. Directorate-General for Public Health of the Ministry of Health. Reflections on the control of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in wastewater.

– Francisco Javier Sánchez Martínez. Deputy Director General for Water Protection and Risk Management. General Directorate of Water of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. Results so far of the VATar-COVID-19 project of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, advisor to Ecodes, professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza and associate researcher at BC3. Involved:

– Alicia Villauriz. General Secretariat of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Aquaculture in Spain, a strategic activity for food supply and committed to sustainability.

– Manuel Barange. Director, Fisheries Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) . Situación a nivel global de la acuicultura: tendencias, contribuciones a la seguridad alimentaria, proyecciones de crecimiento y retos pendientes, incluyendo impactos ambientales y los efectos del cambio climático en los próximos años.

– Javier Ojeda. Secretary General of the European Aquaculture Federation (FEAP) and of the Spanish Association APROMAR. Challenges and opportunities of aquaculture at European level: Where is this sector headed? And in Spain?

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

12:00 p.m.- Opening. Presentation

• Marián García (Boticaria García) PhD in Pharmacy, nutritionist and health disseminator.
• Speech by the Fourth Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera.

Presentation of the Air Quality Index

• Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency.
• Ismael Aznar, Director General of Quality and Environmental Assessment of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Round table “The impact of air quality on health. Challenges and responses.” Moderator: Marián García (Boticaria García) Participants:

• María Neira, director of the Department of Public Health and Environment of the World Health Organization.
• Julio Díaz, head of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the National School of Health of the Carlos III Health Institute.
• Xavier Querol, CSIC research professor at the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC).

1:00 p.m.- Closing

Program

6:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, executive advisor to Ecodes and professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza. Speakers: – Franco Llobera Serra, consultant specialising in public policies and social innovation in rural development. Repopulation of rural Spain to face the crisis. – María Sánchez, field veterinarian and writer. The role of women in the rural world. – Mª Eugenia Sadaba Etayo, general manager of Plastic Repair System. Reuse through repair. Circular economy and local employment.

– Elena Cebrián, Secretary General for the Demographic Challenge of MITECO. Strategy for the Demographic Challenge.

7:15 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, executive advisor of Ecodes and professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza Speakers: – Unai Pascual, lead author and member of the Management Committee of the IPBES Global Assessment, and co-chair of the Values Assessment. Biodiversity as natural life insurance.

– Natalia Fabra, Professor of Economics at the Carlos III University of Madrid and heads a research group on energy transition funded by the European Research Council. The environment as a source of wealth for the reactivation of the economy.

– Hugo Morán, Secretary of State for the Environment of MITECO. The Green Deal as a lever for Europe’s economic recovery.

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, executive advisor to Ecodes and professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza. Involved:

– Luis Suárez, WWF Spain conservation coordinator and co-author of the report “Nature Loss and Pandemics”. Species trafficking and pandemics.

– Luis Mariano González, Sub-Directorate General of Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. Spanish Action Plan against Illegal Trafficking and International Poaching of Wild Species (TIFIES Plan) and CITES Convention.

– Jesús Gálvez Pantoja, Lieutenant Colonel Chief of Operations of SEPRONA. International trafficking in species.

1:00 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

PROGRAM

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and video

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, executive advisor to Ecodes and professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza. Involved:

– Jorge Bretón, coordinator of the Cuisine area of the Basque Culinary Center. Gastronomic Training and Innovation for Biodiversity. Showcooking.

– Carlos Duarte, oceanographer. Holder of the Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia). Author of more than 800 scientific articles. Exploring the ocean. Research, key to protecting our seas.

– Nicolás Fernández, manager of the Organization of Artisanal Fishing Producers Lonja de Conil (OPP72). Opportunities for sustainable fishing activities in the blue economy. Sell better, don’t fish more.

1:15 p.m.- Farewell and closing.

PROGRAM

12:00 hours.- Welcome and video on biodiversity in Spain.

Moderator: Cristina Monge, political scientist, executive advisor of Ecodes and professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza.

Speakers:

– Fernando Valladares, scientist at CSIC. The protective role of nature against pandemics.

– Julio Díaz, expert of the National School of Health of the Institute of Health Carlos III. Influence of environmental factors on the incidence, severity and spread of COVID-19: lines of research and future actions.

– Jorge Marquínez, General Director of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification of MITECO. Biodiversity conservation as a response to the health and environmental crisis.

13:00 hours.- Farewell and closing by the moderator.