Vilafranca del Penedès launches a strategic plan for green infrastructure
Commissioned by the Barcelona Provincial Council and developed in collaboration with the City Council, the Strategic Plan for the Urban and Peri-urban Green Infrastructure of Vilafranca del Penedès was drafted in 2025.
Evaluation of bioindicators in the renaturalization of Tarragona’s Greenbelt
The ‘Tarragona – GREENBELT’26: Renaturalization of Urban and periurban Spaces of the Greenbelt’ program, led by the Tarragona City Council, includes a bioindicator monitoring plan to assess the success of actions aimed at enhancing biodiversity in key areas of the municipality’s green infrastructure.
Analysis of Eco-Landscape Constraints in the Territorial Planning of Belloch Park
The Belloch Park includes an agroforestry mosaic in the Vallès Oriental region (Barcelona province), which contains a Knowledge Park of about 30 hectares, where it is currently planned to expand the built area, promoting biodiversity and optimizing the integration of design, environmental, and landscape criteria.
New paper on criteria for sustainable land use planning of metropolitan green infrastructure in the tropical Andes published in the journal Landscape Ecology
Urbanization is rapidly increasing worldwide, with nearly 60% of the global population currently residing in cities, and it is expected to reach 68% by 2050. In the tropical Andes region, managing these changes poses significant challenges, including biodiversity loss and vulnerability to climate change.
Wild Boar monitoring unveils key factors for population management in Mediterranean environments
The article ’What drives wild boar density and population growth in Mediterranean environments?’ published in the scientific journal Science of Total Environment, is based on data collected over 23 years in the observatories of the Wild Boar Monitoring Program in Catalonia, promoted by the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Diputació de Barcelona. The application of […]
Madrid Barajas Airport awards wildlife risk Management contract
MINUARTIA has been awarded the contract for the Service for Updating and Monitoring the Wildlife Risk Management Program at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, which includes technical support for the coordination of wildlife at this aerodrome. The work includes aspects such as conducting censuses of species of interest through surveys within the airport premises and its […]
IENE launches the online handbook ‘Biodiversity and Infrastructure’ to promote sustainable transport networks
To achieve resilient transport infrastructures, improve traffic safety, and promote ecological restoration, the organization Infrastructure & Ecology Network Europe (IENE) has presented the online manual ‘Biodiversity and Infrastructure. A handbook for Action’, developed within the framework of the Horizon 2020 BISON project. This guide is based on the pioneering manual ‘Wildlife and Traffic’ and is supported […]
Progress in the approval of the Green Infrastructure Municipal Strategic Plan of Vilobí d’Onyar
The Green Infrastructure Plan of the Vilobí d’Onyar municipality has been the first of its kind to be drafted and initially approved, and it is part of a pilot test for the drafting of the municipalities of Girona. These plans are promoted by the Diputació de Girona, which plan the development of green infrastructure in […]
Monographic issue of the World Road Association – PIARC journal on ‘Roads and Biodiversity’
The issue corresponding to the last quarter of 2023 of the World Road Association – PIARC journal ‘Routes/Roads’ is exclusively dedicated to articles related to the integration of biodiversity in road design and management. The monograph has been prepared in cooperation with the Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe (IENE) and the Horizon 2020 project ‘Biodiversity […]
Participation in the course on local green infrastructure planning
The Provincial Council of Girona has organized the course ‘Planning of Green Infrastructure at the Local Level 2023’, aimed at staff from local administrations in the province of Girona. The course consisted of two days that allowed participants to learn about two different practical cases: Hostalric and ‘la Vora’, in Girona. The class in Hostalric […]
New version of the book Grans mamífers de Catalunya i Andorra (Large Mammals of Catalonia and Andorra)
The new book on the Great Mammals of Catalonia and Andorra has been presented, which represents an update of the original book published in 1995. This nee editions, provides an expanded and updated version that describes the species of large mammals and their current and past situation, including the groups of lagomorphs, carnivores, ungulates, cetaceans, […]
Publication of descriptive factsheets on 66 green and biodiversity projects in Barcelona
Barcelona City Council has published a document that compiles the most relevant projects carried out during the deployment of the Green and Biodiversity Plan 2020, which, along with the Barcelona Natura Plan 2021-2030, promote a series of concepts and contents and have renewed Barcelona’s relationship with nature and its management. These actions can be inspiring […]
The Municipal Strategic Plan for Green Infrastructure for Hostalric has been initially approved
The Municipal Strategic Plan for Green Infrastructure in Hostalric is part of a pilot project for drafting such plans for the Girona region. These plans are promoted by Girona Provincial Council. The aim is to plan green infrastructure in medium and small municipalities. In addition to the technical work, several sessions have facilitated citizen participation […]
Final results of the Horizon 2020 project BISON are presented at the European Council in Strasbourg
The final event of the Horizon 2020 project BISON was organised under the theme ‘Transport Infrastructure and Biodiversity at a Nexus of Challenges’ together with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in the Council of Europe. From 5 to 9 June, various activities were organized to introduce outcomes of the project and discuss the cooperation […]
Early stages of drafting the Intersectoral Plan for the Conservation of Wild Pollinators in Catalonia (PIPOL)
The process of drafting the Intersectoral Plan for the Conservation of Wild Pollinators in Catalonia began. This plan is promoted by the Catalan Government’s Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda (DACC). Its objectives are to lead, coordinate and disseminate cross-cutting action to conserve wild pollinators in Catalonia and to establish objectives and measures […]
The presentations of the meeting about ecological restoration and transport infrastructures are available
The meeting ‘Restauración Ecológica y vías de transporte’ was held between May 31 and June 2 in Seville, Spain. It was jointly organized by the Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge and the European projects LIFE Safe-Crossing and LIFE LynxConnect. The Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe (IENE) organisation also participated in the event. […]
Minuartia takes part in FestiNAT to celebrate biodiversity!
The naturalist meeting FestiNAT was held on 27 May. It was organized by Emys Foundation, ICHN, the Network for Nature Conservation, ‘Week of Nature’ and OxigeNats. FestiNAT is a meeting point for naturalists of every level, where knowledge and experiences were shared from a wide range of perspectives, with nature as a common nexus. Minuartia […]
Development of the workshop ‘Brown bear and transport infrastructure: impacts and potential mitigation measures’
Within the framework of the LIFE SAFE CROSSING project, a workshop was held on 17 and 18 April on the impact of transport infrastructure on brown bear populations (Ursus arctos) in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains and potential mitigation measures. The purpose of the workshop was to share the project’s results with local experts and […]
Telemetry allows tracking seagull movements near airports, contributing to air safety
Maintaining the safety of operations is a priority at airports, and fauna study and management on the premises and in the surrounding areas is a key factor in reducing bird strike risk. To address these aspects and share experiences among stakeholders, the Spanish State Air Safety Agency (AESA) has organized the III National Forum on […]
Brown bear uses adapted wildlife passages in Southern and Eastern European countries within the framework of the LIFE SAFE CROSSING project
The LIFE SAFE CROSSING project continues to implement mitigation measures to reduce the road-kill risk by large carnivores, and other wildlife species, in four regions of Europe: Majella and Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise national parks in Italy, Transylvania, Romania, northern Greece and Andalusia, Spain. Among the measures applied are the installation of fences and the […]
Drafting of strategic plans to promote green infrastructure in the municipalities of Girona
The Girona Provincial Council promotes the drafting of municipal strategic plans for green infrastructure (PEMIV), which are focused on planning green infrastructure in medium and small municipalities. These plans evaluate the entire municipal territory and define elements located in the rural area that can be classified as the municipality’s “green infrastructure”.The PEMIV will add value […]
Participation in the International Conference on Wildlife Risk Prevention at Airports held in Bangkok
The project carried out at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport on modelling the effects of meteorology and climatology on the probability of bird collisions with aircraft, was presented by Albert Cama and Ferran Navàs at the international conference of the World Birdstrike Association (WBA) on prevention at the airports. This conference was held in Bangkok […]
Session on biodiversity and infrastructure at the Transport Arena Forum (TRA2022) in Portugal
TRA is the premier transport research event in Europe and was held in Portugal in October 2022. Under the theme “Moving together – reimagining mobility worldwide”, TRA2022 brings together experts from around the world to discuss innovations and the future of mobility and transport. By developing innovative solutions, TRA Lisboa 2022 aims to achieve more […]
First participatory day of the National Defragmentation Plan
Habitat fragmentation caused by linear transport infrastructure is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. To mitigate this impact, MITECO is working on the development of a National Plan for the Defragmentation of habitats affected by linear transport infrastructures.With the aim of achieving a consensual plan, several participatory sessions will be held in which different […]
13th International Symposium on Wild Boar and Other Suids
This September, the 13th International Symposium on Wild Boar and Other Suids was held. Scientists and technical experts in wild boar management from around the world gathered at this international symposium on wild boar and other suidae that took place in Seva, in the Montseny Biosphere Reserve, from 6 to 9 September 2022.The symposium was […]
New tool for monitoring potential biodiversity in mature forests in Catalonia
Mature forests are a valuable habitat for many species of fauna and flora and are in retreat in most of Europe. The Sélvans association has promoted the creation of a specific potential biodiversity index for mature forests (IBP-BM). This index evaluates the characteristics that favor other species and therefore increase forests’ potential biodiversity. This tool […]
Presentation on measures to promote ecological connectivity at the DINNALP CONNECT conference
On 6 and 7 June, the conference on ecological connectivity DINALPCONNECT, organized by the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia within the framework of the Interreg ADRION DINALPCONNECT project, took place in Velenje, Slovenia. This conference offered researchers and professionals the opportunity to exchange knowledge on various aspects of ecological connectivity. These included spatial analysis for the […]
Participation in the talk-colloquium “Vineyard and wild boar, is coexistence possible?”, in Alella
In the cycle Libraries with DO in Alella, the talk-colloquium “Vineyard and wild boar, is coexistence possible?” was conducted by journalist Jordi Bes with the participation of Teresa Cerdà, co-owner of the Bouquet de Alella Winery, and biologist Joana Colomer, responsible for ungulates projects at MINUARTIA.The wild boar causes significant damage to the vineyard […]
Plenary talk at the Global Congress for Linear Infrastructure and Environment (GCLIE)
As a representative of IENE Infrastructure & Ecology Network Europe, Carme Rosell from Minuartia gave a plenary speech at the Global Congress for Linear Infrastructure and Environment (GCLIE). The topic was Challenges and opportunities for wildlife and transport infrastructure in our progress towards European Green Deal goals. The four points of her speech were based […]
Participation in the SNAPSHOT EUROPE project allows to share the results of ungulate monitoring with cameratraps at Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park.
Participation on the SNAPSHOT EUROPE project allows to share the results of ungulate monitoring using cameratraps in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park. To study ungulate populations in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, cameratraps have been used since 2004 in various campaigns with different objectives. These include evaluation of the use of fauna passages […]
