Do you know ECOPOTENTIAL?
ECOPOTENTIAL publishes a new video to explain what the project is about, wich is framed within the European Union Horizon 2020 program.
“There are unknown species living right next door”
Raúl Bonal (Madrid, 1974) is a researcher at the University of Extremadura and is associated researcher at CREAF since 2009. In the Western world, what Raúl has achieved has become quite rare: describe a new species. The species discovered by Raúl is known as the “holm oak spider” and was given the Latin name Cheiracanthium ilicis. More such discoveries may be in store in the not-too-distant future.
Launching of the NODE at the European Parliament!
The NODE will be officially launched on 16th November 2016 at the European Parliament in Brussels, within the conference Jobs, Development, Social Inclusion and Climate Change Migration in the Mediterranean: The transformative power of the Forestry and Environmental sector.
In urbibus mundi
In this new post, Jaume Terradas thinks about what nature has meant for human since the dawn of our species, and how the accumulation of people in cities leads us to be away from nature.
Dani Sol edits a new book about animal behaviour and biological invasions
This book, titled "Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour", is the first ever published monograph about the role of behaviour in biological invasions.
“Observing the Earth is like taking a patient’s pulse”
Ivette Serral has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the UAB and has been working as a technician in remote sensing and GIS at CREAF since 2002.
Europe evaluates its citizen science and biodiversity projects
ALTER-Net, the network of European experts on biodiversity and ecosystem services, has published a review article on citizen science and learning in the journal Conservation Biology. The authors stress that in order for participative projects to reach their potential scientists should become more involved and not remain the background.
Biodiversity loss in forests reduces productivity on a global scale
In a new study the economic value of biodiversity was estimated at between 160 and 490 billion dollars per year, five times higher than the cost of ecosystem conservation. The study analyzed 777,126 sampling sites in 44 countries from around the world including 30 million trees representing 8,737 species.
Important days for the WaterInnEU project
From 19th to 22nd September the WaterInnEU European project, coordinated by CREAF, held its penultimate internal meeting in Bulgaria. The meeting was held along with a stakeholders workshop and a youth involvement session.
