{"id":12122,"date":"2023-04-12T09:57:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/portal\/noticias\/2023\/04\/12\/las-ii-jornadas-de-biodiversidad-canaria-y-sostenibilidad-de-la-ull-presentan-respuestas-de-la-ciencia-a-retos-ambientales\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:57:43","slug":"las-ii-jornadas-de-biodiversidad-canaria-y-sostenibilidad-de-la-ull-presentan-respuestas-de-la-ciencia-a-retos-ambientales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/portal\/noticias\/en\/2023\/04\/12\/las-ii-jornadas-de-biodiversidad-canaria-y-sostenibilidad-de-la-ull-presentan-respuestas-de-la-ciencia-a-retos-ambientales\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2nd Conference on Canary Islands Biodiversity and Sustainability at the ULL presents scientific answers to environmental challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

The sessions have been coordinated by Victoria Eugenia Mart\u00edn Osorio, director of the Wolfredo Wildpret Botanical Garden Scientific Cultural Chair of the University of La Laguna; and Francisco de Borja Ariz\u00f3n Gonz\u00e1lez, of the Cultural Classroom of Gardening, Biodiversity and Permaculture.<\/p>\n

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 Hern\u00e1ndez and Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda Casanova. The second, "Microbiodiversity: Small but Powerful," will open in the Paraninfo Hall, curated by Carolina P\u00e9rez Reyes, Juan Ram\u00f3n Hern\u00e1ndez Fernaud, and Nereida M\u00aa Rancel Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cDesertification in the Canary Islands and its future consequences with climate change\u201d; 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.<\/p>\n

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.".<\/p>\n

Next, Covadonga Rodr\u00edguez Gonz\u00e1lez, 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.<\/p>\n

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, \u201cAutoBioFauna,\u201d will be given by Carmen M\u00e9ndez Corona, a wildlife specialist; while in the second, Mar\u00eda Bel\u00e9n Caro, Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda Casanova, and Alejandro de Vera Hern\u00e1ndez, from the Scientific Committee of the Canary Islands Federation of Underwater Activities (FEDECAS), will explain the biodiversity found on the seabed off Tacoronte.<\/p>\n

To conclude the series of presentations, on Friday, May 5th, starting at 7:00 PM, naturalist Rub\u00e9n 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.<\/p>\n

Exhibitions <\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The first one, \u201cGetting to know the biodiversity of the marine bottoms of Tacoronte\u201d, already mentioned, can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Art Room of the Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna will host the exhibition \u201cMicrobiodiversity: small but powerful\u201d, as already mentioned, and which can be visited from Monday to Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

In the lobby of the Central Building of the University of La Laguna, you can visit the exhibitions \u201cSustainable Development, What?\u201d; \u201cAnd Can You Imagine a World Without Forests?\u201d; and \u201cHow to Help the Planet from Your Home?\u201d; 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.<\/p>\n

Finally, Patio Viana 50 will host the exhibition \u201cBirds of the Canary Islands\u201d, a series of photographs taken by Jos\u00e9 Luis Morales Trujillo, from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Earth Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 \u201cMonitoring Pollinators on the Island of Tenerife\u201d will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Central Building.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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