The University of La Laguna will hold the [events/conferences/etc.] from Friday, April 14th to May 5th Second Conference on Canary Islands Biodiversity and Sustainability, This project involves professionals, groups, and management teams from the academic institution who will offer solutions to environmental challenges from various scientific fields. The aim is to develop more sustainable relationships with the rich biodiversity of the Canary Islands through a model more aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
The sessions have been coordinated by Victoria Eugenia Martín Osorio, director of the Wolfredo Wildpret Botanical Garden Scientific Cultural Chair of the University of La Laguna; and Francisco de Borja Arizón González, of the Cultural Classroom of Gardening, Biodiversity and Permaculture.
The presentation will take place on April 14th at 4:45 pm in the Garden of the Central Building of the University of La Laguna. Following the presentation, two exhibitions will open in the Central Building: the first, a photography exhibition entitled "Discovering the Seabed of Tacoronte, 1st Tenerife Marine Biodiversity Open," will open at 5:30 pm in the La Capilla Cultural Space, curated by Alejandro de Vera Hernández and José García Casanova. The second, "Microbiodiversity: Small but Powerful," will open in the Paraninfo Hall, curated by Carolina Pérez Reyes, Juan Ramón Hernández Fernaud, and Nereida Mª Rancel Rodríguez.
Next, two presentations will be given in the Multipurpose Room of the Central Building, by Marisa Tejedor Salguero, professor emerita of the Department of Animal Biology, Soil Science and Geology, who will speak about “Desertification in the Canary Islands and its future consequences with climate change”; and Pascual Calabuig Miranda, head of the Tafira Wildlife Recovery Center and the Blue Chaffinch Conservation Tasks, who will speak, precisely, about the work he does in favor of local species.
The next two presentations will take place on April 21st, starting at 7:00 PM, again in the Multipurpose Room. The first will be given by Carolina Castillo Ruiz, coordinator of the Paleontology Area and the Research Group "Study of the Fossil and Current Fauna of the Canary Islands II Conference on Canary Biodiversity and Sustainability," who will speak on "Canary Island Paleontological Resources to the Rescue: Conservation, Use, and Management.".
Next, Covadonga Rodríguez González, coordinator of the NUTRAHLIPIDS Research Group at the University of La Laguna, will give a presentation outlining some of the group's contributions to biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability.
The third series of presentations is scheduled for April 28th, starting at 7:00 PM, at the same venue as the previous ones. The first, “AutoBioFauna,” will be given by Carmen Méndez Corona, a wildlife specialist; while in the second, María Belén Caro, José García Casanova, and Alejandro de Vera Hernández, from the Scientific Committee of the Canary Islands Federation of Underwater Activities (FEDECAS), will explain the biodiversity found on the seabed off Tacoronte.
To conclude the series of presentations, on Friday, May 5th, starting at 7:00 PM, naturalist Rubén Barone Tosco will explain the endemic flora of the Teno massif, while Arnoldo Santos Guerra, PhD in Biological Sciences, will talk about the floristic biodiversity of the Canary Islands and its conservation.
Exhibitions
The II Conference on Canary Biodiversity and Sustainability will also feature a series of exhibitions located in different areas of the University of La Laguna, which can be visited from April 14th.
The first one, “Getting to know the biodiversity of the marine bottoms of Tacoronte”, already mentioned, can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Art Room of the Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna will host the exhibition “Microbiodiversity: small but powerful”, as already mentioned, and which can be visited from Monday to Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In the lobby of the Central Building of the University of La Laguna, you can visit the exhibitions “Sustainable Development, What?”; “And Can You Imagine a World Without Forests?”; and “How to Help the Planet from Your Home?”; which have been sponsored by the Environmental Education Area of the Tenerife Island Council and can be visited from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Finally, Patio Viana 50 will host the exhibition “Birds of the Canary Islands”, a series of photographs taken by José Luis Morales Trujillo, from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Earth Day
To coincide with Earth Day, on April 22nd, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a series of workshops will be held in the Canary Garden on the Central Campus of the University of La Laguna. These workshops will cover topics such as composting, biodiversity, and the types of trees found in Tenerife. Guided tours of the exhibitions located there are also planned. On April 15th, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a training workshop entitled “Monitoring Pollinators on the Island of Tenerife” will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Central Building.
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