Citizen science workshop of the LIFE A-MAR project in Formentera
On 20 September, a citizen science workshop will take place in Formentera (Balearic Islands) to train and raise awareness about the marine areas of the Natura 2000 Network in the Spanish Mediterranean. It is part of the development of a citizen science campaign that includes a total of 15 activities in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, the Region of Murcia, the Valencian Community, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), in coordination with the Directorate-General for Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification and the autonomous communities involved, is responsible for these actions within the framework of the European project LIFE A-MAR, Knowing and loving the marine areas of the Natura 2000 Network to protect them, of which she is a member. The project is coordinated by the Italian Federation of Parks and Nature Reserves (Federparchi) and is being developed in parallel in Italy and Spain. It is supported by the LIFE Program of the European Union.
The citizen science workshops combine a theoretical part with practical experiences to train citizens in the observation, collection and recording of data on marine biodiversity using digital tools and applications. All of them are free.
The theoretical contents are aimed at raising awareness of the LIFE A-MAR Natura2000 project and the fundamentals of citizen science. The active part of the workshops include whale watching from the boat, snorkeling and walking routes for flora and fauna observation. All this adapted to the particularities of each protected area.
To attend the workshop in Formentera (Balearic Islands) prior registration is required.
PROGRAM
📌 Formentera. September 20:
– From 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Theoretical-practical training on marine citizen science. Can Marroig Interpretation Centre (Camí de Portossaler, Can Marroig, Formentera).
– From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Review of traps of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), an invasive species on the island.
– Natura 2000 Network area visited: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera – Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera, Balearic Islands (Formentera).
Registration and more information
Collaborators: Government of the Balearic Islands, Parc Natural de Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera,
Anthesis Lavola.
