Drafting of an environmental study for the improvement of land connectivity. Permeabilization of infrastructures. La Múnia – Marmellar
As part of the green infrastructure development projects promoted by the Catalan Government and commissioned by Infraestructures.Cat, the environmental study has been carried out on improvement of land connectivity for the permeabilization of infrastructures around La Múnia and Marmellar with the technical assistance of Minuartia. In this sector, straddling the Alt and Baix Penedés regions, […]
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 […]
The LIFE SAFE CROSSING project applies activated devices with animal detection sensors to prevent road accidents
En el marco del proyecto LIFE SAFE-CROSSING en el que participa MINUARTIA y que se centra en la prevención de mortalidad de fauna en carreteras, y en particular, de colisiones con grandes carnívoros como el oso o el lobo, se han llevado a cabo visitas a las zonas de estudio de los parques nacionales de […]
Participation in the Ninth Congress of the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM)
The congress organized by the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM) is held every two years. The 2021 edition took place in Córdoba, from 4 to 7 December, with almost 300 participants and a total of 172 communications submitted.Minuartia participated with two communications on ungulates. In the first, a study of […]
Participation in the Ninth Congress of the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM)
The congress organized by the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM) is held every two years. The 2021 edition took place in Córdoba, from 4 to 7 December, with almost 300 participants and a total of 172 communications submitted. Minuartia participated with two communications on ungulates. In the first, a study […]
‘Guidelines for drafting municipal strategic plans for green infrastructure’ are available
Girona Provincial Council, with the technical assistance of Minuartia, has drawn up guidelines for drafting municipal strategic plans for green infrastructure (PEMIV), aimed at small and medium-sized municipalities in the Girona region. This tool, which provides criteria, guidelines and methodology, helps city councils to prepare their plans. It focuses on identifying the main elements of […]
The action plan for controlling flooding in the Rec Vell – Ter Vell basin is completed
Within the framework of the PECT Project ‘Girona, Region Sensitive to Water’, promoted by the University of Girona, Girona Provincial Council and the Catalan Government, an action plan has been drawn up to control flooding in the Rec Vell – Ter Vell basin. Minuartia provided technical support to write the plan and undertake the participation […]
New HORIZON 2020 project about biodiversity and transport infrastructure
The BISON project Biodiversity and Infrastructure Synergies and Opportunities for European Transport Networks is financed within the framework of the European Union’s HORIZON 2020 programme. The project began in January 2021. For thirty months, it will bring together the work of some thirty organizations to identify synergies and opportunities that make biodiversity conservation compatible with […]
Maintenance of ecological assets on linear transport infrastructure: New CEDR publication
El pasado 8 de diciembre, la organización internacional Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) publicó el documento Maintenance of ecological assets, que cierra el programa de investigación ‘Roads and Wildlife – Transnacional Road Research Program’ iniciado en 2013. Se trata de una guía práctica dirigida a los gestores de infraestructuras lineales de transporte que […]
Measures to protect biodiversity in the Canal Gavet
Canal Gavet, on the left bank of the river Noguera Pallaresa in the Conca de Tremp, was built in 1923. As part of its Biodiversity Conservation Plan, Endesa, which owns the hydroelectric canal, has installed escape ramps to facilitate the exit of animals that accidentally fall in. The project was carried out with the Corps […]
Minuartia has signed an agreement with the University of Barcelona to develop a research project on wild boar
The Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences of the University of Barcelona and MINUARTIA recently signed an agreement on a project to research the population dynamics of wild boar, to facilitate management strategies based on scientific knowledge. The project is funded by the Catalan Government’s doctorate programme. In recent years, there have been […]
Roads and biodiversity, the subject of a chapter in the book La carretera en el paisatge (The road in the landscape)
Last July, the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia, which is commemorating its 15th anniversary in 2020, published La carretera en el paisatge (The road in the landscape). This book includes the results of the seminar of the same name held in 2018 and is divided into three sections: ‘Quality roads and landscapes’, ‘Landscapes in motion’ and […]
Article on the creation of artificial roosts for cormorants to reduce air safety hazards
In May 2020, the magazine Obras Publicas published an article on the creation of artificial roosts to reduce air safety hazards caused by cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo). The article (which can be consulted in full here) reflects the work carried out by the Barcelona Port Authority with the technical support of Minuartia and the collaboration of […]
Mapping of ecological connectivity and wildlife passages of Catalonia, available online
The Government of Catalonia’s Department of Territory and Sustainability (DTES) has published maps of ecological connectivity that are available online through the hypermap of Catalonia, in the Ecological Connectivity section. This set of maps has been useful for drafting the Catalonia Green Infrastructure Programme 2017-2021. The maps on ecological connectivity model the current degree of […]
New guide to promoting green infrastructure and biodiversity in the buildings of BSP-Parc de l’Alba
The Barcelona Synchrotron Park (BSP)-Parc de l’Alba, with technical assistance from Minuartia, has published a new ‘Guide to promoting green infrastructure and biodiversity in Parc de l’Alba buildings’. This guide is part of an action plan to support the Park’s green infrastructure. It is divided into five key ideas related to ecological restoration, nature-based solutions, […]
Ecological restoration activities in the Boumort Reserve
Boumort National Hunting Reserve in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida has been developing biodiversity conservation projects since 2010, with the support of ENDESA. In recent years, actions have included improving the quality of the grouse habitat and restoring pastures. One of the main objectives of the project has been to develop techniques to recover the native […]
Presentation of the results of monitoring wildlife measures on the Barcelona-French border high-speed railway
Over a three-year period (2016–2018) campaigns to monitor measures for preventing and reducing wildlife impacts of the high-speed railway line (LAV) have been carried out between Barcelona and the French border, for the state railway company ADIF Alta velocidad. The conclusions were presented at the ‘Jornadas internas de ADIF-AV’ organized by the Department of Environment, […]
American Congress ICOET 2019: Harmonizing Ecosystem Conservation and the Efficiency of Transportation Systems
In September 2019, the International Conference on Ecology and Transport (ICOET) was held in Sacramento (California, USA). This is the leading conference in its field and one of the most important in the world. It is a key meeting place for hundreds of researchers, professional experts and transport infrastructure managers, who share innovations in applied […]
Development of a local management protocol for the Asian hornet
Girona Provincial Council and the Council of local initiatives for the environment of Girona (CILMA) promoted the development of a local management protocol for the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) in which technicians from various local administrations actively participated. The Asian hornet is an invasive exotic species in Europe, which was first detected in France in […]
Proposal to enhance pastures and meadows in the Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser Natural Park
A study has been carried out in Capçaleres del Ter i el Freser Natural Park to identify existing open habitats (pastures, meadows and scrub) that require priority conservation and open environments that existed in the past, but have disappeared and should be recovered. To carry out the study, a methodology has been designed that considers […]
Participation in the conference of the Natural Spaces of La Plana del Vallès
The Third Conference of Natural Spaces of Plana del Vallès, organized by the Association for the Defence and Study of Nature (ADENC), was held at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) last month. Experts presented studies, which created an interesting space for reflection on topics related to the state, management, territorial planning, the evolution of […]
LIFE Clinomics provides training about climate change adaptation
A course for managers and climate change adaptation communicators is organised as part of the LIFE Clinomics project. The course consists of three activities: a workshop on climate change adaptation and how it affects the territory, a meeting about how to adapt to climate change with experiences from territories and sectors of LIFE Clinomics and […]
Assessment to enhance the conservation of amphibians in Guilleries-Savassona
An assessment of amphibian populations is being undertaken in the Guilleries-Savassona natural area. In addition, a long-term monitoring proposal is being drawn up for these vertebrates, which reproduce in aquatic environments and are threatened throughout Europe. During these tasks, water points in the area will be inventoried; the distribution of frog, toad and other amphibian […]
New LIFE on roads and large carnivores in Europe
LIFE SAFE-CROSSING is an EU LIFE integrated project aimed at preventing mortality on roads of large carnivores such as the brown bear, the wolf or the Iberian and European lynxes. The project will be developed up to 2023. Thirteen organizations are participating from countries in southern and eastern Europe, led by an Italian team. MINUARTIA […]
The Wild Boar Population Monitoring Program in Catalunya reaches its 20th edition
This year marks 20 years since the beginning of the Wild boar Population Monitoring Program in Catalonia. The programme began in the 1998-1999 season and is promoted by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and Barcelona Provincial Council. Monitoring is carried out through a network of observatories in natural areas throughout the Catalan territory. It reveals […]
Presentation of a Guide of measures to reduce wildlife damage to crops, urban areas, and infrastructure
Last Wednesday, a Guide of measures to reduce wildlife damage to crops, urban areas, and infrastructure was presented. The document was promoted by Barcelona Provincial Council, in collaboration with the Government of Catalonia’s Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, and was developed with technical assistance provided by Minuartia.The Guide contains descriptive files on the […]
Shared Skies: motto of the World Birdstrike Association 2018
The World Birdstrike Association held a meeting of experts on wildlife risk management in Warsaw from 19–21 November 2018. The event brought together over 130 attendees from countries worldwide, as well as representatives of the European Air Safety Agency (EASA) and the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA). At the congress, the latest innovations […]
An exclusion fence to protect a nesting zone presented at the International Symposium on Wild Boar
On 4–5 September, the 12th International Symposium on Wild Boar and Other Suids was held in the Czech Republic. At the conference, Minuartia presented a project at the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park to construct and assess the effectiveness of an exclusion fence designed to prevent boar and American mink predation of a nesting zone […]
Advances in writing the Management Plan for Els Estanys Integral Nature Reserve in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park
RNI1 is one of three integral nature reserves declared within Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park. It includes the lakes and meadows of the Tec, the lakes of Castelló d’Empúries, and the lakes of Palau-Saverdera and Vilaüt, and occupies 6.8% of the total area of the Park. It is an area of high ecological and biological […]
European Environment Award given to SUEZ Spain for the strategy of supporting green infrastructure
SUEZ Spain has received the European Environment Award from the European Commission in the category ‘Enterprise and Biodiversity’. The award recognizes SUEZ Spain’s strategy to promote biodiversity in water cycle companies through progressive transformation of facilities (wastewater treatment plants, drinking water treatment plants, and others) to green infrastructure. The ‘Operational guide for the conservation of […]
