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LIFE Fluvial at the first Workshop & World Café “Landscape and environmental restoration in Portugal”

24-01-2024 In the facilities of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), the Associate Laboratory TERRA, has organized the first Workshop & World Café “Landscape and environmental restoration in Portugal”. Patricia Rodríguez González, Technical Director of the C8 action during the LIFE Fluvial has presented the knowledge and experience on riparian forest restoration acquired during the ... Read more

VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP ON REMOVAL AND AWARENESS OF INVASIVE EXOTIC FLORA SPECIES (BERGONDO. A CORUÑA)

The Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve, within the aid to Management Bodies, charged to the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (European Union-NextGenerationEU), held, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, a conference environmental volunteering at O Pedrido Beach (within the ZEC Betanzos-Mandeo of the Natura 2000 Network). The work, in which 20 volunteers participated, ... Read more

FINAL SEMINAR ALNUS PROJECT: screening alder resilien

The team of the project “ALNUS – Screening Alnus glutinosa resistance to an emerging disease under climatic stressors: predicting alder forest resilience across river networks.” hereby invites you to the FINAL SEMINAR, titled Screening alder resilience as a basis for riparian restoration. This event will take place on 14th April 2023, 9:00-16:00h Lisbon time, and ... Read more

The Post_LIFE plan of the LIFE Fluvial project is now available

Once the Project is finished with the fulfillment of the planned objectives, we present the work plan for the next 5 years.It is an ambitious plan that involves the LIFE Fluvial partners, universities, companies, associations and the different administrations in the area of ​​the project. Thank you all for contributing to the maintenance and development ... Read more

School workshop of the traveling exhibition of LIFE FLUVIAL at the IES Bernaldo de Quirós

Within the Post LIFE actions, last Friday, February 24, there were guided visits to four groups of students, 4th and 1st of ESO, from the Bernaldo de Quirós de Mieres Secondary Education Institute. During the visit, the Habits and Birds Directives, the LIFE program of the EU and the Natura 2000 network were presented. The ... Read more

The Bernaldo de Quirós Secondary Education Institute (Mieres) receives the traveling exhibition of LIFE Fluvial.

The students of the center will be able to visit the exhibition and verify the relationship of some concepts studied in their academic courses with the environmental restoration carried out by the LIFE Fluvial project. The 15 panels of the traveling exhibition will be housed in the Palace of the Marqués de Camposagrado, which is ... Read more

VOLUNTEER DAYS ON REMOVAL AND AWARENESS OF INVASIVE EXOTIC FLORA SPECIES (ZEC ENCORO DE ABEGONDO-CECEBRE. A CORUÑA)

On February 9, 2023, avolunteer day was held organized by the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association in collaboration with the Habitat Naturalist Group, with the assistance of volunteers from the company Corporación Hijos de Rivera, S.A. The work carried out took place in the surroundings of the Orto ornithological observatory, within the Encoro de Abegondo-Cecebre Special ... Read more

Ribadeo celebrated Wetlands Day 2023 with a conference on LIFE FLUVIAL by IBADER

Past Saturday, February 11, as the first post-LIFE FLUVIAL action, IBADER from Campus Terra (University of Santiago de Compostela) gave a conference in Ribadeo entitled “Restoration and application of best practices at Ría de Ribadeo wetland of international importance”, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2023, whose motto in this edition is “It is ... Read more

TECHNICAL SEMINAR ADDRESSED TO STUDENTS OF THE PEDRO MURIAS CENTER FOR AGROFORESTRY TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION (CFEA) (RIBADEO.LUGO)

On December 5, 2022, from LIFE Fluvial, by the hand of Mariñas Coruñesas and IBADER, a specialized seminar was developed aimed at students of the Medium Cycle of Use and Conservation of the Natural Environment of the CFEA Pedro Murias, located in Ribadeo. The seminar, held in the CFEA auditorium, was attended by a total ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL PARTICIPATES IN THE: TANCAMENT WORKSHOP OF THE PROJECT “LIFE ALNUS ECOSISTEMES RIPARIS FUNCIONALS I SOCIALS”

The next 12 and 13 December the workshop will take place, LIFE ALNUS experimentally develops on a regional scale (Catalonia) an alternative strategy for the conservation of Mediterranean alders (habitat of community interest 91EO*) that allows reversing the regression and degradation of this riverside habitat and create a model that can be exported to the ... Read more

THE FINAL SEMINAR FOR DISSEMINATION OF THE LIFE FLUVIAL PROJECT CONCLUDES

On Thursday, December 1, the dissemination seminar of the project took place   Life Fluvial.  Universidad de Oviedo – UniOvi  Vice Chancellor for Sustainability, Mobility and the Environment of the welcomed the participants and opened the event.Representatives of the municipalities of Ribadeo, Vegadeo and Ponte de Lima, as well as the Protected Areas Service of the ... Read more

Volunteer day for the removal of invasive alien plants (ZEC Encoro de Abegondo-Cecebre. A Coruña) and environmental awareness

On October 7, 2022, a volunteer day organized by the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association was held, with the collaboration of the Social Services area of the Abegondo City Council and the work brigade attached to the same. The work carried out took place in the vicinity of the Cecebre dam, within the Encoro Abegondo-Cecebre Special ... Read more

PARTICIPATION OF LIFE FLUVIAL IN THE SCIENCE FAIR OPEN SCIENCE CAMBRE 2022

The Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association, managing body of the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve, has once again participated in this 2022 edition of the Cambre Open Science. This fair is a meeting between young and adult researchers who show their experiences to the public. The participation of the Biosphere Reserve, within the ... Read more

Intercambio de experiencias

Serra da Gardunha’s Regional Protected Landscape / ZEC Serra da Gardunha (PTCON0028)On 08/09/2022 took place an exchange of best practices between the projects LIFE FLUVIAL (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771) and ALNUS TAEJO (LIFE20 NAT/ES/000021), within the geobotanical excursion to the ZEC Serra da Gardunha (PTCON0028), integrated in the XII International Meeting of Phytosociology (https://encontrointernphyt.wixsite.com/eif2022) that was organized ... Read more

exchanging experiences LIFE Fluvial

Representatives of LIFE Fluvial and Semillas Silvestres (partner company of INTERREG SUDOE Fleurs Locales) met in Gijón on 7 September to exchange experiences learned in the development of the respective projects. LIFE Fluvial promotes the use of cuttings and native seeds in restoration tasks and Semillas Silvestres specialises in the technology of native seed production ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial promotes walking and cycling routes in the Limia River SIC (Portugal).

In Portugal, the LIFE Fluvial project is carrying out conservation actions in the Limia River basin.  The dissemination and awareness-raising actions here include signage and promotion of the use of footpaths and bicycle paths. The posters present the action areas of LIFE Fluvial in Portugal, the protected areas in the Natura2000 network and some characteristic ... Read more

COLLABORATION OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE WITH THE HABITAT NATURALIST GROUP FOR THE ELIMINATION OF INVASIVE EXOTIC FLORA IN ENIL TORRE DE HÉRCULES (A CORUÑA)

On July 11, 2022, an environmental volunteering day was held as a result of the collaboration between the Habitat Naturalist Group (in the framework of the Custody of the Territory and Volunteering Agreement with the City Council of A Coruña, for environmental dissemination and improvement of its Natural Heritage) and the Mariñas Coruñesas and Terras ... Read more

ANNUAL MONITORING VISIT TO THE LIFE FLUVIAL PROJECT Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons, Portugal, 2 June 2022

On 2 June 2022, the Annual Monitoring Visit of the LIFE Fluvial Project was carried out by the monitor of NEEMO (European monitoring entity of LIFE projects), Itxaso Mora, in the Protected Landscape of the Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons, organised by the Portuguese team of the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771), of ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL expands its networking networks with the participation in SIBIC 2022

On June 21, 2022, LIFE FLUVIAL project attended the Special Symposium INVASAQUA Networking, which took place at the IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology (SIBIC) in 2022, held in Porto (Portugal). The associated beneficiaries IBADER-USC and ISAULisboa attended the event, providing the main results of the project in terms of elimination and control of flora IAS ... Read more

VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP ON THE ELIMINATION OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES IN MONTE DAS MOAS IN IRIXOA (A CORUÑA)

On Sunday, June 5, 2022, as an activity framed in the celebration of World Environment Day, the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association organized an environmental volunteer day within the LIFE FLUVIAL project, with the collaboration of the National Association GN Medio Ambient. The conference took place in the Monte das Moas, in the parish of Mántaras ... Read more

ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEER DAY FOR THE COLLECTION OF WASTE AND MICROPLASTICS ON THE BEACH OF A CABANA (BERGONDO. A CORUÑA)

On May 24, 2022, thanks to the collaboration between the “Educando na Biosfera” Program and the LIFE Fluvial project, an environmental volunteering day was held with the participation of 20 4th year ESO students from CPI Cruz do Sar, from Bergondo. The work carried out took place on the beach of A Cabana (Bergondo), within ... Read more

TECHNICAL SEMINAR FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK IN THE ANNUAL YEAR 2022

On the occasion of the celebration this year of the Natura 2000 Network Day, the Mariñas-Betanzos Association, in collaboration with IBADER and EMALCSA, organized a technical seminar to disseminate the latest results of the LIFE Fluvial project. The event, held at the facilities of the Center for University Extension and Environmental Dissemination of Galicia (CEIDA), ... Read more

6th grade students of the Lastra School in Mieres visited the travelling exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial project

The 6th grade students of the Lastra School in Mieres visited today, 30th May 2022, the travelling exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial project that is displayed in the Research Building of the University Campus of Mieres, in Asturias.  Uniovi team offered the students a guided tour through the 15 panels of the exhibition and the ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL CELEBRATES NATURA 2000 NETWORK DAY AND 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIFE PROGRAMME IN PORTUGAL

On 21 May 2022, the Portuguese team of the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771) of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Centre for Forestry Studies) joined the celebrations of the Natura 2000 Network Day and the 30th anniversary of the LIFE programme with an awareness day for the local population of the parishes covered by the ... Read more

Workshop in Portugal: “Conservation and Ecological Restoration of Riverine Forests – multiple challenges in river corridors”

On 23 and 24 May 2022, the Workshop “Conservation and Ecological Restoration of Riverine Forests – multiple challenges in river corridors” was held in the Protected Landscape of the Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons, organised by the Portuguese team of the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771), of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Centre ... Read more

Environmental volunteer day for the collection of waste and microplastics on the beach of A Cabana (Bergondo, A coruña)

On May 24, 2022, thanks to the collaboration between the “Educando na Biosfera” Program and the LIFE Fluvial project, an environmental volunteering day was held with the participation of 20 4th year ESO students from CPI Cruz do Sar, from Bergondo.The work carried out took place on the beach of A Cabana (Bergondo), within the ... Read more

Uniovi celebrates Natura 2000 Day and 30th anniversary of LIFE programme

Last Friday 20th May,   Uniovi LIFE Fluvial team commemorated the Natura 2000 Network Day and the 30th anniversary of the LIFE programme by means of an event that brought together technicians from different LIFE projects developed at the University of Oviedo and different agents involved in the conservation of the Natura 2000 Network. During this ... Read more

Students from the CP Mierense visit LIFE Fluvial travelling exhibition

Last Friday 13th May, 5th and 6th grade students from the Liceo Mierense Primary School visited the travelling exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial  at the Mieres Campus on the occasion of the celebration of 30 years of the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE programme. Through the exhibition panels they learnt about the objectives and actions of ... Read more

The LIFE FLUVIAL project increases its networking with LIFE projects in Ireland

Within the framework of the LIFE FLUVIAL E4 action, between May 26 and 29, the associated beneficiary IBADER has carried out technical visits to 4 LIFE projects executed in Ireland, and that are coordinated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH). These visits have ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial celebrates the European Natura 2000 Network Day and the 30th anniversary of the LIFE programme. Campus de Mieres

In order to celebrate the European Day of the Natura 2000 Network, which this year coincides with the 30th anniversary of thethe 30th anniversary of the LIFE Programme, INDUROT invites you to participate in the conference to be held in the Research Building of thethe University Campus of Mieres on 20 May 2022. The Natura ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL AT THE VI NATIONAL CONGRESS ON INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND I IBERIAN CONGRESS ON IAS

Pilar García Manteca, technical coordinator of the LIFE Fluvial project, has participated in the VI National Congress on Invasive Alien Species and I Iberian Congress on Invasive Alien Species, an event whose objective is to share the advances and new challenges presented by the management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in the Iberian Peninsula. Three ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial at the inaugural Riparian Ecosystems Science and Management conference 

Life Fluvial has been present at the Inaugural Conference “Riparian ecosystems science and management conference” on 6 and 7 April in Bratislava (Slovakia). The Portuguese team, led by IsauLisboa researcher Patricia Rodríguez, has presented a poster concerning knowledge transfer to conserve and restore riparian habitats in the framework of the LIFE Fluvial project. Presentation details: ... Read more

Institutional visit to the performances at the Abegondo-Cecebre reservoir SAC

On February 16, 2022, the Biosphere Reserve received representatives from the Xunta de Galicia to show the results of the project in the surroundings of the Abegondo-Cecebre reservoir SAC. The General Director of Natural Heritage (Ministry of Environment, Territory and Housing), Belén do Campo, the president of Mariñas Coruñesas, José Antonio Santiso, the vicepresident, César ... Read more

2 February 2022. World Wetlands Day.

Today,  2 February 2022, the World Wetlands Day is celebrated.  Wetlands Action for People and Nature is the theme in 2022 highlighting the importance of actions to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for humans and planetary health. From  LIFE Fluvial project we want to join this celebration inviting you to visit the ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial at the first Participatory Workshop “Spanish Biodiversity and Science Strategy”.

Pilar García Manteca, representing INDUROT and LIFE Fluvial, attended the first Participatory Workshop “Spanish Biodiversity and Science Strategy” together with representatives of the scientific world, held on 29 November 2021 at the headquarters of the Fundación Biodiversidad. The aim of these workshops is to generate a space for debate and exchange of interests and perspectives, ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL IN THE AUTUMN ISSUE MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Bulletin no. 43 of the Spanish IUCN Committee, corresponding to the autumn issue of 2021, includes a section on some of the activities carried out by LIFE Fluvial in recent months. On this occasion, in particular, it describes the installation of an osprey roost in the ZEC Betanzos-Mandeo, as well as the school activities and ... Read more

Sessions with schoolchildren LIFE Fluvial project in Portugal: The Day of the Autochthonous Forest

On 22 and 24 November 2021, 90 girls and boys from five classes of the primary schools of the municipality of Ponte de Lima and their teachers and assistants (1st grade, from the Feitosa Educational Centre, and especially 3rd and 4th grades, from the educational centres of Ribeira, Vitorino de Piães and Lagoas) came to ... Read more

Volunteer day for the collection of waste and microplastics on the beach of Arnela in the municipality of Sada (A Coruña).

On 23 October 2021, an environmental volunteer day of the LIFE Fluvial project was organised by the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve. The actions focused on raising awareness of the environmental danger posed by micro-waste (especially microplastics), and in the recognition of several species of invasive exotic flora present in the area ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial at the Science Week 2021

Between 8 and 21 November, the University of Oviedo celebrated Science Week, an annual event that aims to bring science and technology closer to the general public and especially to young people. Within this initiative, LIFE Fluvial has been present in different activities: It has been present at the Science Fair for Primary Education held ... Read more

II TECHNICAL SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS OF THE AGROFORESTRY TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION CENTRE (CFEA) OF LOURIZÁN (PONTEVEDRA)

After the development on 21 October 2021 of the 1st Technical Seminar at the CFEA for students from the 2nd year of the Higher Cycle of Forestry and Natural Environment Management and the 2nd year of the Intermediate Cycle of Exploitation and Conservation of the Natural Environment, in this 2nd Seminar, held on 10 November ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial in the second Participatory Workshop: Important Issues in the proposal of the Hydrological Plan Project – Eo A Sella exploitation systems.

El Plan Hidrológico define y desarrolla las actuaciones y medidas más adecuadas para dar respuesta a los problemas ambientales y socioeconómicos identificados. Mediante un proceso participativo de consulta pública la Demarcación Hidrográfica del Cantábrico Occidental quiere conocer la opinión de los ciudadanos sobre las medidas propuestas para alcanzar los objetivos previstos en los planes Hidrológicos. ... Read more

I TECHNICAL SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS OF THE AGROFORESTRY TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION CENTRE (CFEA) of LOURIZÁN (PONTEVEDRA)

As a result of the attendance of the CFEA teaching staff  to several  online seminars carried out by LIFE Fluvial and the visit to the resources available on the project website, the CFEA contacted the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve to request a training seminar on the recovery of river corridors for ... Read more

Volunteer action for the control and management of invasive alien plants in river corridors.

Paisagem Protegida das Lagoas de Bertiandos e São Pedro de Arcos (PPLBSPA) Ponte de Lima (Portugal) On 29/09/2021 in the morning (9:00 – 12:30) a volunteering action will take place at the PPLBSPA (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) for the control and management of invasive alien plants in river corridors, within the scope of the LIFE ... Read more

The work of LIFE Fluvial is reflected in the September 2021 newsletter of the “Zero plastic working group in the world network of island and coastal biosphere reserves”

The environmental volunteer activities carried out by LIFE Fluvial on June 5 and 6, 2021, during the celebration of World Environment Day and the Day of the Natura 2000 Network, were focused on the elimination of invasive alien species in the ZEC Encoro de Abegondo-Cecebre (ES1110004) as well as in the Monte Vecinal in Mano ... Read more

Networking event between LIFE Fluvial and LIFE Natural Course

Last Monday, September 6, the associated beneficiary IBADER-USC of the LIFE FLUVIAL project held an online networking session with the integrated LIFE project NATURAL COURSE (LIFE-IP RBMP-NWRBD UK, LIFE14 IPE/UK/000027). The NATURAL COURSE team was attended by Daniel Gowar (project manager), Rosie McEwing (project officer), Dave Marshall (programme manager), Craig Higson (collaborative team officer) and ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial in the summer issue of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s magazine

The IUCN Spanish Committee’s newsletter no. 42, corresponding to the summer issue of 2021, includes an article on some of the activities carried out by LIFE Fluvial for the commemoration of World Environment Day. On this occasion, in particular, it describes the volunteer actions carried out by the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere ... Read more

The Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve organises a technical seminar to incorporate the lessons learned from the LIFE Fluvial project into the programme of measures of the Galicia-Costa 2021-2027 hydrological plan.

The current Programme of Measures is the hydrological planning instrument that coordinates and integrates the measures that have been implemented, are being implemented and are programmed within the Galicia-Costa Hydrographic Demarcation in the 2021-2027 planning cycle. It also includes the forecasts for the implementation of measures, in successive years, considered necessary to achieve the environmental ... Read more

Volunteer Day of elimination of the African daisy in the recreational area of Arnao – Castropol

Yesterday in the recreation area and car park at Arnao beach in Castropol, four bags of the South African invasive plant Arctotheca calendula, also known as African daisy, were removed. This plant was introduced as an ornamental in our gardens and is now well adapted to the Cantabrian coastal climate. It is very common to ... Read more

II technical training day – LIFE FLUVIAL IN THE EO CORRIDOR: characterization and environmental restoration

On June 18, the second and last LIFE Fluvial technical training session was held, organized by Indurot and aimed at technical staff from different institutions related to the management of river corridors in the Iberian northwest. Entitled “LIFE FLUVIAL IN THE EO CORRIDOR: characterization and environmental restoration” the event was held electronically, using the participation ... Read more

1st LIFE FLUVIAL TECHNICAL TRAINING DAY IN THE EO CORRIDOR: ENVIRONMENTAL AND POSTLIFE RESTORATION

The first LIFE Fluvial technical training day organised by Indurot and addressed to the technical staff of the town councils of the territories of the Eo river basin was held today 14th June. The conference entitled “LIFE FLUVIAL IN THE EO CORRIDOR: ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND POSTLIFE” was held by telematic means with the participation of ... Read more

THE MARIÑAS CORUÑESAS E TERRAS DO MANDEO BIOSPHERE RESERVE CELEBRATES THE EUROPEAN NETWORK DAY NATURA 2000 WITH ASPACE CORUÑA

The Natura 2000 Network is a set of protected natural areas at the level of the European Union with the aim of conserving biodiversity and the survival of species and habitats. It is the main nature conservation instrument of the European Union and is made up of Special Conservation Zones (ZEC) and Special Protection Zones ... Read more

VOLUNTEER DAY ON THE ELIMINATION OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES ON MOUNT DAS MOAS IN IRIXOA (A CORUÑA)

On Sunday, June 6, 2021, as part of the celebration of World Environment Day, the Biosphere Reserve Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo organized an environmental volunteer day within the LIFE FLUVIAL project, with the collaboration of the National Association GN Environment. The jounay took place on the Monte Vecinal in Mano Común Monte das Moas, ... Read more

VOLUNTEER DAY ON AWARENESS OF PLASTIC WASTE AND INVASIVE EXOTIC FLORA SPECIES (BERGONDO. A CORUÑA)

On May 14, 2021, a volunteer day of the LIFE Fluvial project was held, organized by the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association, in which the “CEIP Sada y sus Contornos” school center collaborated through two of his 6th grade classes in Primary Education. The work carried out took place on the beach of O Pedrido (Bergondo), ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL CELEBRATES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AND NATURA 2000 NETWORK DAY WITH A VOLUNTEER DAY ON ELIMINATION OF INVASIVE EXOTIC FLORA IN THE ABEGONDO-CECEBRE RESERVOIR

On Saturday June 5, 2021, as an activity to celebrate World Environment Day and the Natura 2000 Network Day, another volunteer day of the LIFE FLUVIAL project was held, organized by the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association. On this occasion, there was the participation of a representation from the department of «Zara Logistics» (Inditex), and with ... Read more

Volunteer day to raise awareness of plastic waste and invasive exotic flora species (Bergondo, A Coruña).

On 14 May 2021, a volunteer day of the LIFE Fluvial project was organised by the Association for Rural Development Mariñas-Betanzos, with the collaboration of the school “CEIP Sada y sus Contornos” through two of its classes of 6th grade of Primary Education. The work took place on the beach of O Pedrido (Bergondo), within ... Read more

Volunteering day for the planting of riparian forest species in the river Brexa (Carral, A Coruña).

On Sunday, 25th April 2021, a volunteer day of the LIFE Fluvial project promoted by the Association of Rural Development Mariñas-Betanzos took place. On this occasion, the organisation was supported by the Department of Public Works, Services, Environment and Civil Protection of the City Council of Carral, as well as “Brexa”, Association of Custody of ... Read more

Volunteer day for the planting of riparian forest species in Cullergondo (Abegondo, A Coruña).

On Friday, 23 April 2021, a volunteer day of the LIFE Fluvial project organised by the Mariñas-Betanzos Rural Development Association took place. The work carried out consisted of planting native species of riparian forest on a plot owned by the Abegondo Town Council, in the parish of Cullergondo, on the banks of the river Mero. ... Read more

Replication and transfer of results of LIFE Fluvial in A Lagoa do Rei (Rábade, Lugo)

he IBADER of the University of Santiago de Compostela, as an associated beneficiary of LIFE FLUVIAL and coordinator of the project’s conservation actions in Galicia, organised a conference to transfer the results of the project in A Lagoa do Rei (Rábade, Lugo), where the specific conservation action C7 was carried out, within the Parga-Ladra-Támoga SAC ... Read more

Presentation to the media of the Ornithological Tourism Guide of the biosphere reserve Mariñas coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo. 

Next Monday, 1st February, taking advantage of the World Wetlands Day, the LIFE Fluvial partner of the biosphere reserve Mariñas coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo presents telematically this new ornithological guide that will allow you to enjoy the environmental value of these protected environments in A Coruña.In the following link you can download the programme ... Read more

Exhibition of the LIFE FLUVIAL project at the Environmental Interpretation Centre of the Bertiandos and São Pedro d’Arcos Lagoons (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)

The exhibition of the LIFE FLUVIAL project is open to the public until 12/02/2021 at the Centro de Interpretação Ambiental das Lagoas de Bertiandos e São Pedro d’Arcos (Rua da Lagoa de São Pedro d’Arcos n.º 476, 4990-530 S. Pedro d’Arcos – Ponte de Lima, Portugal; Coordinates: 41°45’52.48 “N / 8°38’33.26 “W). The opening hours ... Read more

The LIFE Fluvial in the meeting of the Participation Body of the Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve 

Tomorrow, December 17th, the LIFE Fluvial project will present the actions they have carried out in the core areas of the Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve, including a review of previous LIFE projects that IBADER and the Lugo Provincial Council have carried out over the last 20 years. The event, which will take place at ... Read more

30/06/2020 – IV Dissemination Day LIFE Fluvial – Alien and Invasive Species

On Tuesday 30th June at 16.30 in the afternoon will take place in the Casa da Xuventude of Ribadeo, the IV day of specialised dissemination entitled Invasive alien species in the fluvial corridors of the Iberian Atlantic Region carried out in the framework of the LIFE Fluvial project: Improvement and Management of the Improvement and ... Read more

San Tirso de Abres – The III Conference on Invasive Alien Species has been held.

On Wednesday 10th June, in San Tirso de Abres (Asturias), the III Conference on Invasive Alien Species in Atlantic river corridors was held. The LIFE Fluvial team represented by María Fernández García, Pilar Garcia Manteca and Mauro Sanna, members of INDUROT (University of Oviedo) organised this conference with the collaboration of InterEo and the Town ... Read more

OUR PARTNERS OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE MARIÑAS CORUÑESAS E TERRAS DO MANDEO CELEBRATE THE EUROPEAN DAY OF THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK WITH ASPACE CORUÑA

The Natura 2000 network is a set of natural areas protected at European Union level with the aim of conserving biodiversity and the survival of species and habitats. It is the European Union’s main instrument for nature conservation and is made up of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas for Birds (SPAs). ... Read more

WEB SEMINAR: INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES IN THE RIVER CORRIDORS OF THE IBERIAN ATLANTIC REGION.

LIFE Fluvial project organised  the first dissemination day specialised in the territorial scope of the Eo river basin. Uniovi and Intereo carried aout this activity held on 6 May via the web The conference was especially aimed at local and regional stakeholders in the council of Vegadeo and its surroundings. The aim of this meeting ... Read more

2019 LIFE FLUVIAL actions in the enclaves of the Miño river

Action C6 of LIFE Fluvial aims to improve the conservation status of habitat 91E0* in 3 enclaves of the fluvial corridor of the river Miño (ZEC Parga-Ladra-Támoga ES1120003) in the municipalities of Lugo, Rábade and Guitiriz: Río-Miño-Lugo, Río-Miño-Rábade and Río Parga. The Río-Miño-Lugo enclave has been subject to the removal of alders affected by the ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL organises a day of environmental volunteering in the Abegondo-Cecebre Reservoir SAC (A Coruña)

On Saturday 29 February, the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771) organised a day of environmental volunteering in collaboration with the LIFE Evergreen with volunteer project, LIFE LEWO (LIFE16 ESC/ES/001), coordinated by the Directorate General of Youth, Participation and Volunteering of the Department of Social Policy of the Xunta de Galicia, in collaboration with the Directorate ... Read more

Technical seminar on environmental recovery of wetlands in A Coruña

Organised within the framework of the LIFE Fluvial project by the partners Emalcsa and the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve, with the collaboration of the Emalcsa-Udc Chair, a technical seminar on the environmental recovery of wetlands will be held on Thursday 30 January at the Casa del Agua in A Coruña. The ... Read more

3rd coordination and management meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project in Lugo

Yesterday, in Lugo (Galicia), the 3rd coordination and management meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project was held at the IBADER facilities. Representatives of all the partners involved in the implementation of the project (INDUROT, IBADER, ISA ULisboa, ADRMB, EMALCSA, InterEo, Concello de Ribadeo, TRAGSA) analysed the current situation of all the actions, in anticipation of ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL participates in the 12th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics 2019, London)

Finding significant and insightful relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in Atlantic river Corridors fue el título del póster presentado por el equipo del proyecto LIFE FLUVIAL en la 12th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics, organised by CFE-CMStatistics, ECOSTA, Econometrics and Statistics, Birbeck University of London and IFMS. The ... Read more

LIFE Fluvial participates in the scientific dissemination of the Aula Hospitalaria of the Hospital Central de Asturias with a workshop on river corridors

LIFE Fluvial participates in the scientific dissemination activities organised by the UCC+i of the University of Oviedo in the Hospital Classroom of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), located in Oviedo. The aim of the workshops is to complement the annual programme of these classrooms and to collaborate in the various activities that are ... Read more

Indurot organises a volunteering day to remove crocosmia

THE DAY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER FORECAST. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE Indurot is organising a volunteer day in the fluvial corridor of the river Eo for the 19th of October 2019. It is an action of invasive plant removal downstream of the recreational area of Chao ... Read more

The travelling exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial project at the Mieres Campus comes to an end

The travelling exhibition on the European LIFE Fluvial project, which has been on display since 9 July in the foyer of the Polytechnic School of the Mieres Campus, will be removed tomorrow 18 September. Today, Indurot staff explained the contents of the 15 panels that show the most important aspects of the project, from aspects ... Read more

A guided visit to the itinerant exhibition of the LIFE Fluvial project in Mieres

Next Tuesday 17 September at 12.00 hours, Indurot staff will conduct, in the lobby of the Polytechnic School of the Mieres Campus, a guided tour of the exhibition consisting of 15 panels showing the most important aspects of the Life fluvial project – Improvement and sustainable management of river corridors in the Iberian Atlantic region.

The summer course on Biosphere Reserves visits LIFE Fluvial actions in Río Eo, Oscos and Terras de Burón

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

LIFE FLUVIAL participates in an environmental volunteering day in Guitiriz (Lugo)

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

Volunteering day on 13th postponed to 20th July in the Eo river corridor

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

Travelling exhibition of the Life Fluvial project on the Mieres Campus

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 present at the conference The University of Oviedo in Europe: Success Stories in Research

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 carries out plantations in the vicinity of the Arnao lagoon, Castropol

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.

LIFE Fluvial participates in the III Iberian Congress on River Restoration RestauraRios 2019

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

Presentation of the travelling exhibition LIFE Fluvial at the Casa de la Cultura of Vegadeo

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

Publication: THE BOLECHAS

In the framework of the LIFE Fluvial project, a new edition of the adventures of the Bolechas family, the popular children’s book series in Galician, has been published. On this occasion, the family goes on an excursion along the river. They want to get to know the animals that live in the water and on ... Read more

The Association for Rural Development Mariñas Betanzos presents the LIFE FLUVIAL project

On the occasion of the celebration of the Natura 2000 Network Day on 21 May, the Mariñas Betanzos Association organised an environmental education conference in which they explained to 125 schoolchildren the actions that are being carried out in Mariñas-Betanzos within the LIFE Fluvial project. Link to Televisión gallega

Ribadeo recovers the landscape of the Ribadeo estuary with Life Fluvial

Within the framework of the LIFE Fluvial project, logging work has begun on the left bank of the Ribadeo estuary on 4.5 ha located within the Natura 2000 Network, with the aim of restoring them and returning the estuary to its natural state. On these lands previously expropriated by the Council of Ribadeo, eucalyptus plantations ... Read more

2nd Monitoring Meeting

On 12 and 13 March 2019, the II Monitoring Meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project will take place. The representative of IDOM, Itxaso Mora, visits some of the areas of action of the project: Rábade, San Tirso de Abres, Ribadeo and Castropol.

VI Conference on Biodiversity Conservation

On Saturday 2 March we will be in Salamanca at the VI Conference on Biodiversity Conservation with the presentation Restoration of river corridors in the Iberian Atlantic Northwest: the LIFEFluvial project.Organised by Colectivo Bellotero

First project monitoring committee in Portugal

The first monitoring meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project in Portugal took place on Friday 8 February 2019. It was attended by the presidents of several Juntas de Freguesia affected by the project, the municipality of Ponte de Lima, a local environmental association and the Escola Agraria de Ponte de Lima. More information

I Monitoring Meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project

Last Thursday 13th December 2018, the first monitoring meeting of the LIFE Fluvial project was held in Vegadeo. The first advances of the project were discussed and it was opened to the collaboration and participation of various interested public entities. link to New en La Voz de Galicia Interview Jorge Marquinez, director del proyecto, en ... Read more

Closing Event of the National Capacity Building Project – LIFE14CAP/PT/000004

6 and 7 December 2018, Lisbon, Portugal The Closing Event of the National Capacity Building Project – LIFE14 CAP/PT/000004, a project coordinated by the Portuguese Environment Agencye (https://life.apambiente.pt/content/sobre-0), will take place on 6 and 7 December in the Auditorium of Building L of IAPMEI – Lumiar Campus, Lisbon. The event is organized by the Portuguese ... Read more

Technical Seminar on fluvial ecosystems on 4 December 2018 at the Lugo Campus

On Tuesday 4th December, a Technical Seminar will be held in the Cactus Building of the Lugo Campus (Location), to inform the public about the important role that river ecosystems play in the conservation of our biodiversity. This event will also raise public awareness about the conservation of our natural and cultural heritage associated with ... Read more

The first phase of the LIFE FLUVIAL project in Lagoa do Rei comes to an end and work begins on the Miño corridor as it passes through Rábade.

In the framework of the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771), the first phase of the works in Lagoa do Rei (ZEC Parga-Ladra-Támoga, ES1120003) has finished last Wednesday 7th November. Since 15th October, the company TRAGSA, advised by IBADER (University of Santiago de Compostela), both partners of the project, have been removing more than 250 individuals ... Read more

LIFE FLUVIAL conservation actions start in A Lagoa do Rei (Rábade, Lugo)

Within the framework of the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771), on Monday 15 October, conservation actions began at the A Lagoa do Rei site (Rábade, Lugo), located in the Parga-Ladra-Támoga SAC (ES1120003). The restoration work has begun with the elimination of exotic and invasive species, to improve the naturalness of the ecosystem, which will be ... Read more

Ribadeo Townn council exposes land expropiation project

The Council of Ribadeo publicly exposes the expropriation project of 33 plots of land in the council of Ribadeo. This project, which is part of the actions of the LIFE Fluvial project, aims to restore native habitats on the banks of the Ribadeo estuary, and to eliminate exotic and invasive plants.

Presentation of the LIFE Fluvial project at the “SER Europe Conference 2018 Restoration in the Era of Climate Change”.

Between 9 and 13 September 2018, the international conference “SER Europe Conference 2018 Restoration in the Era of Climate Change” was held in Reykjavik (Iceland), which brought together different international experts on various topics such as biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, or the fight against desertification. Within the framework of this conference, the LIFE FLUVIAL ... Read more

Natura 2000 Day

Next Tuesday 22nd May the LIFE FLUVIAL project (LIFE16 NAT/ES/000771) will celebrate the European Day of the Natura 2000 Network at IBADER, Campus Terra of the University of Santiago de Compostela. The LIFE BACCATA project (LIFE15 NAT/ES/000790) will also join the celebration. The day will consist of two parts: During the morning, starting at 11 ... Read more

Presentation LIFE Fluvial project in Coiros

The Aula de Naturaleza de Chelo, in Coirós, hosts on March 22, the presentation day of the Life Fluvial project. La Opinión A Coruña, March 22, 2018. Read new Coruña Today, March 22nd, 2018. Read new La Opinión A Coruña, March 23rd, 2018. Read new    

Presentation LIFE Fluvial project in Ribadeo

The media reported the presentation of the project in Ribadeo on 24 October 2017: El Comercio, 25 de octubre de 2017. Read noticia  La Nueva España, 26 de octubre de 2017. Read noticia (suscriptor) El Progreso, 26 de octubre de 2017. Read noticia La voz de Galicia, 26 de octubre de 2017. Read noticia RTPA, 25 ... Read more

Events

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Día Internacional de los Bosques
Mar 21 all-day
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Día Europeo de la Red Natura 2000 @ Europa
May 21 all-day
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Día Mundial de las Aves Migratorias (PNUMA)
Oct 9 all-day
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Día Internacional de los Bosques
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Día Internacional de los Bosques
Feb 21 all-day
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Día Internacional de los Bosques
Mar 21 all-day
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Día Europeo de la Red Natura 2000 @ Europa
May 21 all-day
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9
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Día Mundial de las Aves Migratorias (PNUMA)
Oct 9 all-day
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Día Internacional de los Bosques
Jan 21 all-day

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