Informative talk on the use of invasive alien flora in landscaping and its consequences on natural habitats, by Sònia Garcia (CSIC-IBB). Venue: ETSAB - School of Architecture of Barcelona Address: Diagonal 649, Barcelona
Visit of the external monitoring team of the LIFE Programme in Cap de Creus, to monitor the actions of the LIFE medCLIFFS project.
In the next edition of Girona Temps de Flors, LIFE medCLIFFS participates with the Floral Ensemble number 31, located at the Casa-Forn Diputació de Girona. We are expecting you!
During 2024 LIFE medCLIFFS is organising again several field trips, free and exclusively addressed to registered LIFE medCLIFFS volunteers. The third one of this year will be on Saturday, 11th April 2024, and will focus on learning about the alien and invasive flora growing in the coastal habitats of Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The time and meeting point will be arranged through the Telegram group of the LIFE medCLIFFS Volunteering Network. If you are not yet a member, register HERE!
Within the frame of the following "Temps de Flors" in Girona, Sònia Garcia, tenured scientist of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC) and LIFE medCLIFFS project manager, will lecture about "Pretty but complicated: environmental challenges of ornamental plants with invasive behavior". The conference will take place at the Community Center Barri Vell- Mercadal and it will be open to everyone.
During this talk, Neus Ibáñez, herbarium curator of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, will tell us about the problem with invasive plants and how these affect the Mediterranean cliffs. Additionally, the itinerant exhibition about the project will be relocated to the Municipal Education Center. We are expecting you!
Native, endemic, threatened, exotic, invasive plants… If you are unsure what is what and want help to preserve the biodiversity of coastal habitats, come to the LIFE medCLIFFS route to discover the flora of the Costa Brava! We will observe and learn how to identify native, non-native plants, and those which are invasive and impact the biodiversity and conservation of the cliffs in the Costa Brava. We will enjoy the view of the Gulf of Roses whilst identifying the plants we come across the "Camí de Ronda" until the Canyelles Petites beach. Finally, we will explain how to observe the flora and...
Summer is over and we are back with the 2024 LIFE medCLIFFS field trips! We happily remind you that these field trips are free and exclusively addressed to the registered LIFE medCLIFFS Volunteers. The fifth field trip of this year will be on Saturday, 28th September, and we will focus on the allochthonous and invasive flora growing in Begur, particularly along the coast of Sa Riera. The meeting point will be in front of the same beach at the bar Sa Proa at 11h. Any changes or further details will be notified through the Telegram group, Volunteers' Network LIFE medCLIFFS....
Next Thursday 13th of February, at 19h, at Octavi Viader i Margarit Municipal Library (in Sant Feliu de Guíxols) there will be a presentation of the LIFE medCLIFFS project - integrative management of invasive allochthonous species in Mediterranean cliffs: different cases of plant invasive species eradication. By Maria Guirado, Head of "Medi Natural i Política Forestal de la Diputació de Girona" and Edgard Mestre (IBB-CSIC) technician of the LIFE medCLIFFS project. It will start with a brief explanation of the project, the tasks that have evolved to date, and the part where the general public can access and collaborate. It...
The first field trip of 2025 is here! This time, we will walk and follow a more ethnobotanical route at Cala Murtra, Roses. During the course, we will observe the autochthonous flora of the Myrtle Thicket (habitat 32.218). This is another typical Mediterranean habitat, close to HIC 1240, where we will also keep an eye on the allochthonous and invasive plants that affect and threaten the local flora. There will also be time to explain and provide more information about the LIFE medCLIFFS project, and check how to make observations. This is also a good time to ask and solve...
On Saturday, April 5th we will return to L'Escala, but this time we will focus on a lower track closer to the sea. The main goal of this trip will be to see the only observation of Fallopia baldschuanica of the project. This will be a great occasion to observe the rarest plant monitored by the LIFE medCLIFFS. We encourage you to come and see this uncommon plant in the project area. Maybe after Saturday, you will find it again in your transect and you missed it before. Besides the Fallopia baldschuanica we will keep an eye on the cracks and...
Start of the module "Flora invasora i alternatives sostenibles en jardineria" (invasive flora and sustainable alternatives in gardening) brought by Flora Catalana. This module is designed for those interested in botany, horticulture and gardening. It is a product derived from the LIFE medCLIFFS project which promotes a more sustainable way of gardening free of invasive plant species. It serves as an introduction to the most common species in our territory, the current trends and the alternatives provided as more responsible with the ecosystem. This module will be online and streaming in Catalan. It is divided into 3 videoconferences of 2h...
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