Progress of the Municipal Strategic Green Infrastructure Plans (PEMIV) promoted by the Ridaura Pact and the Girona Provincial Council
Within the framework of the Ridaura Pact, the drafting of four Municipal Strategic Green Infrastructure Plans (PEMIV) has been promoted
River and wetland diagnosis in Alt Empordà in the framework of the project RIUNATUR
The European Programmes Service of the Diputació de Girona is promoting the preparation of the Diagnostic report on wetlands in five municipalities of Alt Empordà: Maçanet de Cabrenys, Darnius, Terrades, Pont de Molins and Lladó. Aquesta actuació s’emmarca en el projecte ‘RIUNATUR: desconcentració i dinamització turística sostenible a espais de bany interiors de les comarques […]
Meeting on digital technologies and biodiversity management in transport infrastructure
On 16 and 17 October, Valladolid hosted a new edition of the Technical Meetings of the Habitat Fragmentation Working Group, focused on the use of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence to improve the management of transport infrastructures.
Presenting research on wild boar at the International Wildlife Congress in Norway
The MINUARTIA team took part in the International Wildlife Congress 2025, held in Lillehammer (Norway), a leading event in the field of wildlife management.
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.
New Contract for Wildlife Hazard Management at 18 airports of the AENA network
MINUARTIA has been awarded the contract to provide technical wildlife coordination services at 18 airports in the Aena network for the 2025–2028 period.
Green‑Blue Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan for Reus
The Green‑Blue Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan for Reus, commissioned by the Reus City Council, is based on an ecosystem‑focused vision of the municipal territory and has the primary objective of enhancing citizens’ wellbeing and health while supporting nature.
New research about wild boar movements in the framework of the development of a vaccine agains ASF
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious disease that affects both domestic pigs and wild boar, causing high mortality and for which there is still no vaccine available. ASF, which is spreading in Europe and worldwide, poses a global challenge.
Article on biocultural landscape reconstruction and its application in the Kokonuko Indigenous Territory (Colombia) published in Ecological Economics
The article Community reconstruction of biocultural landscapes. Application in the Kokonuko Indigenous Territory, evaluates how to reverse the socioecological impacts of the Green Revolution in the Puracé Indigenous Territory (high-Andean region of Colombia). The study presents an agroecological transition proposal developed by the Kokonuko community through participatory research.
The Intersectoral Plan for the Conservation of Wild Pollinators in Catalonia is now available
The PIPOL, the Intersectoral Plan for the Conservation of Wild Pollinators in Catalonia, has been launched. It has been collaboratively designed through an Intersectoral Working Commission (CIT) involving over 60 people from various sectors and administrations.
Definition of wildlife monitoring indicators for the HORIZON CARDIMED project
The HORIZON CARDIMED project ‘Climate adaptation and resilience demonstrated in the Mediterranean region’, which will be carried out between 2023 and 2028, establishes a conceptual and methodological framework to develop climate resilience in the Mediterranean biogeographical region, combining the individual efforts of regions and communities from different countries and continents.
Presentation of the ‘Guide for Improving Road Permeability within the Scope of the ‘HidroNet Baix Ter’ Project
The ‘HidroNet Baix Ter’ project, officially titled ‘Flood Prevention Strategy and Promotion of Aquatic Biodiversity through Laminating Surfaces in the Water Network of the Lower Ter River,’ aims to apply nature-based solutions across the entire Baix Ter region by creating and interconnecting laminating areas to slow water flow and improve the current drainage model.
Kick-Off of the HORIZON EUROPE SYMBIOSIS project aiming to promote biodiversity in railway and electrical infrastructure
The SYMBIOSIS Project, ‘SYstemic Mobilisation for Joint Biodiversity and Infrastructure,’ funded by Europe’s Rail under the European Union’s HORIZON EUROPE program, begins in September 2024 and will last for 36 months. It integrates more than twenty organizations from 12 countries and aims to accelerate the implementation of policies and tools to improve biodiversity in railway and electrical infrastructure.
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 […]
