Diversity

CREAF launches a tailor-made equality plan to promote scientific quality

On 6 June CREAF staff were invited to an online meeting full of excitement: the new JEDI Plan 2023-2027 was presented, the institutional team led by the head of Gender and the JEDI Committee and negotiated and approved by the Management team, and the legal representation of the workers by to achieve fairness, equity, diversity and inclusion at the centre.

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Cities threaten millions of years of bird evolution

A study led by Daniel Sol, CISC researcher based at CREAF, shows that cities preserve 450 million years less evolutionary history compared to natural environments. Birds capable of surviving in highly urbanized environments have undergone recent evolution. The arrival of exotic species does not compensate for poor urban evolutionary diversity.

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