On Saturday, February 24, the campaign requested by the Autonomous Agency for National Parks (OAPN), part of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), to explore the biodiversity of the deep seabed around the island concluded. The work was funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR).

The Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, presented this Thursday in Amposta (Tarragona) the Framework of Actions for the Ebro Delta, comprising river, coastal, and environmental interventions for the preservation and improvement of this natural area, so vulnerable to climate change.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has launched a demonstration project to improve the conservation status of the European shag in 11 marine protected areas in Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria. It will do so through participation, innovation, and governance in collaboration with these three autonomous communities.

The SAFE project, Stop the Violations of Endangered Wildlife in Spain, from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), has won the National Award for Scientific Dissemination and Citizen Science from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in the citizen science category, dedicated to initiatives in which the public participates in any phase of research, such as the proposal, data collection, decision-making, or dissemination of results.

Representatives from different countries and sectors analyzed emerging issues related to sustainable energy infrastructure planning at the seventh meeting of the Energy Working Group of the Convention on Migratory Species (ETF/CMS) on April 24 and 25, and discussed the next steps to achieve the common goal: a just transition to renewable energy without harming migratory species.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has acquired the La Raja farm, located within the El Hondo Natural Park in Alicante, one of the most important sites for the conservation of the marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris).

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is launching the Generation COP29 initiative to integrate the voices of young people into the international process of combating climate change.

The Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, signed this morning in Seville, with the 14 municipalities in the area of influence of Doñana - Almonte, Hinojos, Aznalcázar, Bollullos Par del Condado, Bonares, Isla Mayor, Lucena del Puerto, Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, Pilas, La Puebla del Río, Rociana, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Villamanrique de la Condesa - the distribution of 70 million euros from line 10 of the Framework of Actions for the Sustainable Territorial Development of the National Park.

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) census carried out in Spain and Portugal during 2023 has shown that the species has surpassed the 2,000 mark, marking a new record high since detailed population monitoring began. This is reflected in the report prepared by the Iberian lynx working group, coordinated by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) and composed of representatives from the Spanish autonomous communities and the Portuguese Institute for Nature and Forest Conservation (ICNF).

At 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday, 34 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) departed from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport for the Republic of the Congo. Their final destination is the Tchimpounga Nature Reserve.