Pablo Saavedra: “It is necessary for governments to work together to protect, conserve and restore the habitats of migratory birds”

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Pablo Saavedra, presented today in Seville La Ruta de las Aves, a project of the Aranzadi Science Society, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment.
In the presentation, which was also attended by the secretary general of the Aranzadi Science Society, Juantxo Aguirre, the manager of the Doñana Natural Area, José Juan Chans, and the director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Sonia Castañeda, Saavedra stated that “it is absolutely necessary for governments to work together to protect, conserve and restore the habitats of migratory birds”
He explained that The Bird Route will allow the creation of an innovative nature product, an initiative that invites you to travel the migratory route of two birds, the greylag goose and the osprey, visiting sixteen wetlands where the birds stop along their migratory journey between northern Europe and Africa.
In this sense, the Secretary of State stressed that thanks to this initiative it will be possible to get to know some of the most important natural spaces in Europe, enjoy the observation of their fauna, learn about their history, natural and cultural heritage, gastronomy or ethnography.
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE TOURISM NETWORK
He stressed that the project has the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, through the Biodiversity Foundation, and that it offers the possibility of conserving our wetlands through an international network of sustainable tourism.
He explained that it will also allow the enhancement of several wetlands that are part of the Natura 2000 Network and the generation of economic resources, which will in turn serve for the conservation and management of these natural spaces. The Bird Route project is being disseminated today simultaneously in the United States.  wetlands of: Urdaibai, La Nava, El Oso and Doñana.
Saavedra stressed that this project  it will allow you to enjoy the observation of the fauna of these spaces, learn about their history, natural, cultural heritage, gastronomy or ethnography and “revitalise the activity in the wetlands themselves by guaranteeing a permanent flow of visitors from Spain and other European countries”.
In this regard, he pointed out that “the conservation of our natural heritage is important, but its contribution to economic development on the migratory route of the geese, as well as their local communities, is no less important”.
Finally, he indicated that the actions developed within the framework of this project will serve to provide added value to the Interpretation Centres of these areas thanks to the updating and incorporation of new content.