Between 2 and 5 September 2019, the IBADER of the Campus Terra of the USC organised the Summer Course “THE NATURAL HERITAGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN BIOSPHERE RESERVES”. The opening ceremony was attended by Ana González Abelleira, representing the Provincial Council of Lugo, Montserrat Valcárcel as Vice-Rector of Coordination of the Lugo Campus, and Pablo Ramil … Read more
On 29th of July the LIFE FLUVIAL project took part in a volunteering environmental day, with the “Da Auga e da Pedra” Work Camp, promoted by the Concello de Guitiriz and the Dirección Xeral de Xuventude, Xunta de Galicia. The Work Camp “Da Auga e da Pedra” is aimed at young people aged between 18 … Read more
Successful volunteering day thanks to the 16 volunteers who attended the invasive plant removal day in the river Eo on 20 July 2019, it has been possible to improve the habitat of the Atlantic alder trees along 1.5 km of river bank. The activity began in the recreational area of A Retorta in the Concello … Read more
The volunteer day on 13th July has been postponed to 20th July as it coincides with the Galician Fishing Federation Championship. We leave below the information for registration. Participate with us in an action of invasive plant removal in a stretch of the river Eo, upstream of the recreational area of A Retorta (Ribeira de … Read more
From today, Tuesday 9th July until next September, the Mieres Campus is hosting the travelling exhibition of the LIFE FLUVIAL project. The exhibition consists of 16 panels showing the most important aspects of LIFE Fluvial in the three languages of the scope of the project (Spanish, Galician and Portuguese, two other panels will summarize it … Read more
Life Fluvial was present on 28 June at the conference The University of Oviedo in Europe: Successful cases in research, presenting this LIFE project, the process of achieving it and the actions and results obtained and expected. Coinciding with this conference, in the Lower Cloister of the Historic Building of the University of Oviedo, you … Read more
TRAGSA staff are planting maple, willow and birch trees in the vicinity of the Arnao lagoon, Castropol, as part of the LIFE Fluvial project. Planting these autochthonous species provides continuity to the vegetation of the lagoon’s protected area, as well as preventing the advance and new introduction of invasive species.
In the framework of the III Iberian Congress of River Restoration Restaura Rios 2019, held from 12 to 14 June in Murcia, coordinators of nine projects financed with European funds have highlighted the importance of communication and awareness in the strategy to combat invasive alien species, which are the main threat to the endemisms of … Read more
From 6th to the 24th of June, the itinerant exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial project can be visited at the Casa de la Cultura in Vegadeo. The 18 explanatory panels show the invasive plants and species that threaten the river corridors, the need to restore native species and the economic support of the European LIFE … Read more
On the occasion of the celebration of the Environment Day on 5 June 2019, the students of Colegio Rural Agrupado Ría del EO, accompanied by the technicians of the LIFE Fluvial project, will visit the Arnao and Villadun lagoons, enclaves where a large part of the activity of this project is being developed in Asturias. … Read more