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

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

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

9:30 a.m. – Moderation

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

Inauguration

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

Presentation of the National Strategy

Víctor Manuel Castillo. Research Professor at CSIC and technical advisor to the Ministry for 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 bastion to prevent desertification.

– Remedios Arrés Casanova. President of the Alvelal Association.

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

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

The efficient management of resources as a fight against desertification: the case of irrigated agriculture.

– Luis Suárez. Conservation Coordinator of WWF Spain.

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

10:30 a.m. – Farewell and closing.

Program April 22, 2022

10:00 a.m. – Moderation

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

Inauguration

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

– 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.

Partner Organizations of the Green Infrastructure Strategy and Connectivity and Ecological Restoration.

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

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

11:00 a.m. – Farewell and closing.

National Strategy for Green Infrastructure and Ecological Connectivity and Restoration.

Program March 24, 2022

12:00 p.m. – Welcome and moderation

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

Inauguration

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

Air quality and noise pollution.

Interventions

– Ismael Aznar. Director General of Quality and Environmental Ministry Evaluation for Ecological Transition and Demographic Reto.

Environmental projects in schools. Air quality and noise.

– Juan Antonio Ortega. Researcher in Environmental Health Pediatrics and Coordinator of Environmental Health Committee of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics.

School environmental health in Spain: road map.

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

Why a school revolt?

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

Chemical and acoustic pollution: two faces of the same problem.

– Paco Segura. Spokesman and former coordinator of Ecologistas en Acción.

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

13:00 hours.- Farewell and closing.

Program September 27, 2021

12:00 p.m. – Welcome and moderation

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

Inauguration

Hugo Morán. Secretary of State for the Environment. Ministry for 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).

13:00 hours.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 p.m. – Welcome

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

Inauguration

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

Interventions

– Jorge Marquínez. General Director 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 the creation of 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. General Secretary 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 ecosystem services of forests.

13:00 hours.- Farewell and closing.

February 25, 2021

12:00 p.m. – Welcome

Cristina Monge. Political scientist, Ecodes advisor, 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 Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Interventions – Presentation LIFE “Cerceta Pardilla”.

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

El Hondo as a strategic area for the conservation of the brown teal.

– Fulgencio Perona Paños. General Director of 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. General Secretary of Environment, Water and Climate Change. Regional Government of Andalusia.

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

– Asunción Ruiz. Executive Director of SEO/BirdLife.

Brown 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.

13:15 hours.- Farewell and closing.

December 10, 2020

12:00 hours: Welcome and video.

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

Speakers:

– Professor Albert Bosch. Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Enteric Virus Group at the University of Barcelona. The SARS-CoV-2 message 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. General Directorate of 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 of Water Protection and Risk Management. Dirección General del Agua del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. Results so far of the VATar-COVID-19 project of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

13:00 hours: Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 hours – Welcome and video.

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

Speakers:

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

– Manuel Barange. Director of the Fisheries Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Global situation of aquaculture: trends, contributions to food security, growth projections and pending challenges, including environmental impacts and the effects of climate change in the coming years.

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

13:00 hours: Farewell and closing.

12:00 p.m. – Opening. Presentation

• Marián García (Boticaria García) Doctor of Pharmacy, nutritionist and health communicator.
• Intervention of the Fourth Vice-President of the Government and Minister for 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, General Director of Environmental Quality and Assessment of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Round table “The incidence 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).

13:00 hours.- Closing

Program

18:00 hours: Welcome and video.

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

Speakers:

– Franco Llobera Serra, consultant specialist 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, General Secretary for the Demographic Challenge of MITECO. Strategy to face the Demographic Challenge.

19:15 hours.- Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 h. – 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 IPBES Global Assessment Management Committee, and co-chair of the Assessment on Values. Biodiversity as natural life insurance.

– Natalia Fabra, Professor of Economics at the Carlos III University of Madrid and head of 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, MITECO. The Green Pact as a lever for the economic recovery of Europe.

13:00 hours: Farewell and closing.

Program

12:00 hours: Welcome and video.

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

Speakers:

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

– Luis Mariano González, Subdirectorate General of Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity of the Ministry for 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 Species Trafficking.

13:00 hours.- Farewell and closing.

PROGRAM

12:00 hours.- Welcome and video

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

Speakers:

– Jorge Bretón, coordinator of the Cooking area of Basque Culinary Center. Training and Gastronomic 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 papers. Exploring the ocean. Research, key to protect our seas.

– Nicolás Fernández, manager of the Organización de Productores Pesqueros Artesanales Lonja de Conil (OPP72). Opportunities for sustainable fishing activities in the blue economy. Selling better, not fishing more.

13:15 hours.- 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.