Fundación Biodiversidad

II Urban Forum of Spain
2023-10-17 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Madrid) | Palacio de Congresos de Granada (Paseo del Violón, S/N), España
LOCAL ACTION PLANS: THE ROLE OF NATURE IN URBAN AREAS
Format: Round table

Elena Pita, director of the Biodiversity Foundation.
Juan Palop, urban architect specialized in urban solutions linked to nature.
Amaia del Campo, Mayoress of Barakaldo
Mario Ginés Pérez, Mayor of Los Alcázares
José Manuel Prieto, Mayor of Gandía

Moderator: Pedro Muradas, specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions at Ricardo Consulting

Seminar "Training for green jobs". Challenges and opportunities of the Empleaverde+ Program
2023-10-18 10:30 - 15:00 | Headquarters of the Biodiversity Foundation (C/ de las Peñuelas 10, 28005 Madrid) Sala Posidonia, España
This seminar “Training for green jobs” is being held in the framework of the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, promoted by the International Trade Union Confederation.
Its objective is to learn about emblematic projects that promote employment and entrepreneurship and to provide a space for reflection and work on green training that will allow the design of the agendas of different organizations to promote the green transition.
The seminar will have a hybrid format.

World Cities Day
2023-10-31 - 2023-11-01
October 31 marks World Cities Day, a date proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2014.

Seminar "The role of land stewardship: Public-private and social collaboration for the conservation and restoration of nature".
2023-11-16 10:30 - 13:30 | Auditorium of the “la Caixa” Foundation’s Cap Roig Gardens (Calella de Palafrugell, Girona), España
The objective of this seminar is to highlight the value of public-private and social collaboration to promote the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of nature, analyzing the role of land stewardship as a fundamental tool to achieve this goal.
María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho, General Director of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification; and Ignacio Torres, Deputy Director of Biodiversity and Climate Change of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, will participate in this event.

23rd Congress of the Association of Professionals of the Green Spaces of Catalonia
2023-11-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Girona City Council, España
The Biodiversity Foundation will participate in this congress on renaturalization of cities organized by the City Council of Girona and the association of green spaces of Catalonia in the framework of the GiroNat project.
The objective of the event is to promote renaturation strategies and experiences for municipal technicians and gardening professionals.

World Fisheries Day
2023-11-21 - 2023-11-22
Every November 21, we celebrate World Fisheries Day to honor fishing communities around the world, as well as to highlight the importance of fishing for human life, promoting sustainable, sustainable fisheries and healthy marine ecosystems.

XII Sustainability Day of the Basque Culinary Center Innovation
2023-11-22 10:00 - 14:30 | Miramar Palace (White Room)
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GASTRONOMY: INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION IN ACTION’.
At 12:45 p.m. the director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Elena Pita, will close the conference by giving a talk entitled “Taking sustainability to action: future challenges and next steps”.

World Aquaculture Day
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-01
Today we pay tribute to one of the oldest activities for the subsistence of humanity. World Aquaculture Day is celebrated on November 30, an activity of great importance for the sustainable development of nations in the world.

COP28: Dubai
2023-11-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Dubai, España
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the official meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will be held from November 30 to December 12, 2023. It will take place at the Dubai Expo City in the United Arab Emirates.

Presentation of the report "Innovating towards the future: 20 years of R&D&I in fisheries and aquaculture in Spain".
2023-11-30 11:00 - 15:00 | – Headquarters of the Biodiversity Foundation., España
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Spanish Aquaculture Observatory (OESA), the report “Innovating towards the future: 20 years of R&D&I in fisheries and aquaculture in Spain” will be published, with the aim of compiling and analyzing all available information on R&D&I activities financed with public funds in the last 20 years related to fisheries and aquaculture activities, as well as the processing and marketing of aquatic products.
The Spanish Aquaculture Observatory (OESA) is a project of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge that aims to serve as a platform for monitoring and analyzing the development of aquaculture in Spain, promoting its sustainability, strengthening its image in society, supporting research projects, technological development and, especially, environmental innovation, fostering the transfer of knowledge and supporting international cooperation.

International Volunteer Day
2023-12-05 - 2023-12-06
December 5 marks International Volunteer Day, a date that seeks to highlight the important work done by all those who selflessly decide to lend a helping hand to make our world a better place.

Strengthening partnerships for feminist action for climate justice
2023-12-08 15:00 - 16:00
The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Elena Pita, participates in the event “Strengthening partnerships for feminist action for climate justice.”She will speak about the Foundation’s strategy to integrate the gender approach and the gender aspects identified in the study of employment sources prepared by the FB and the Spanish Office of Climate Change (OECC). This event is intended to be a space to share advances in feminist climate justice and to lay the groundwork for future collaborations between participating organizations.

Bieconomy: can inclusion, innovation, and sustainability align?
2023-12-09 13:30 - 14:30
The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Elena Pita, is participating in this event, which is being held in the Spanish Pavilion of the COP28 in Dubai, and aims to understand the different approaches that each country has on the bioeconomy and try to align climate objectives.

Challenges in the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices
2023-12-10 08:30 - 09:30
The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Elena Pita, participates today, the last day of activity in the Spanish Pavilion at the COP28, in the side event “Challenges in the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices“He will present the training needed to implement regenerative practices, based on what was identified in the Employment Sources Study, and will explain how the Foundation promotes the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices through the Empleaverde and Bioeconomy calls for proposals.

International Mountain Day
2023-12-11 - 2023-12-12
December 11 marks International Mountain Day, a fragile ecosystem that must be protected and that has a place in the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, more specifically in Goal 15.

Sustainability XL Event
2023-12-15 09:30 - 14:30
Elena Pita, director of the Biodiversity Foundation, participates in the Sustainability XL event organized by Green Building Council Spain. Specifically, he participates in the round table discussion “Building in the face of the challenge of biodiversity”.

Board of Trustees of the Biodiversity Foundation
2023-12-21 16:00 - 18:00

World Snow Day
2024-01-15 - 2024-01-16, 2024-01-21 - 2024-01-22
World Snow Day was proclaimed by the International Ski Federation, and is celebrated in all ski resorts around the world, with activities that invite you to be in contact with the white element.

25th anniversary of COPADE Foundation
2024-01-18 18:00 - 20:00
The deputy director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Ignacio Torres, participates in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Trade for Development Foundation (COPADE) at the CaixaFórum in Madrid. He receives an award from the Fundación Biodiversidad and participates in a round table on “Cooperation and development”.

Environmental Education Day
2024-01-26 - 2024-01-27
World Environmental Education Day is celebrated on January 26, 1975, when the International Seminar on Environmental Education was held in Belgrade. An event that served to establish the principles of environmental education within the framework of the United Nations programs. In addition, the Belgrade Charter was published, which sets out the fundamental objectives of environmental education worldwide.

World Wetlands Day
2024-02-01 - 2024-02-03, 2024-02-02 - 2024-02-03
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on February 2. It was decreed in 1997 and the date was chosen in commemoration of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, which was held on February 2, 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.
which was held on February 2, 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.

Presentation of olive oil Saó of the project "Olivares Monumentales por la Biodiversidad".
2024-02-07 10:00 - 17:00
Day of presentation of Saó olive oil produced within the framework of the project “.Socioeconomic revitalization and conservation of biodiversity and cultural heritage of monumental olive groves and old olive groves (Olivares monumentales por la biodiversidad)”.beneficiary of the Fundación Biodiversidad’s bioeconomy call, in Ulldecona (Tarragona). Gemma Rodríguez, coordinator of the bioeconomy area, participates.

Technical visit to the project "Anillo Verde transformer of Molina de Segura".
2024-02-07 10:30 - 17:00
Visit to the project “Transforming Green Ring of Molina de Segura. Renaturalizamos la ciudad para hacerla más resiliente, creando infraestructura verde y azul”, beneficiary of the call for urban renaturalization 2022 of the Biodiversity Foundation, implemented by the City Council of Molina de Segura, Asociación Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE) and Ecologistas en Acción Región de Murcia (EARM). Ignacio Torres, deputy director of the Biodiversity Foundation, participates.

25th anniversary of the Endesa Foundation
2024-02-08 19:00 - 21:00
The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Elena Pita, participates in the 25th anniversary event of the Endesa Foundation. Specifically, he will take part in a round table discussion on “Trends and challenges in the third sector” to talk about the Foundation’s mission, collaboration models and future challenges.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
2024-02-11 - 2024-02-12
Science and gender equality are vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). In recent decades, the international community has made a great effort to inspire and promote the participation of women and girls in science. However, women continue to face obstacles in the field of science.

Kick-off meeting of the forest bioeconomy call for proposals
2024-02-21 10:00 - 13:30
Kick-off meeting for the beneficiary entities of the Call for grants to support transformational projects for the promotion of the forest-related bioeconomy and the contribution to the ecological transition within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan – financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

Information day on the project "Renaturalization of the Bisbal stream and the Lluc and Culleré torrents in El Vendrell".
2024-02-22 09:00 - 17:00
We participated in the information day of the project “.Renaturalization of the La Bisbal stream and the Lluc and Culleré torrents as they pass through the urban center of El Vendrell.“The project is a beneficiary of the Call for grants for the promotion of actions aimed at the restoration of river ecosystems and the reduction of flood risk in urban environments, 2021, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR).
