Programme IP EUROSTAIN May 16 - 29, 2011 Spanish Pyrenees
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
Arrival from abroad at Barcelona |
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16:00 – 19:00 |
Opening lecture (Alexander Cernusca) |
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Tuesday, May 17 |
Lectures in Barcelona |
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09:30 – 14:00 |
Introductory lectures (Alexander Cernusca, Jordi Bartolomé, Feliu López) |
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17:00 |
Bustransfer to Fraga |
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Wednesday, May 18 |
Field visits and lectures in Fraga (Bajo Cinca) |
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09:30 – 13:00 |
Lectures in Fraga (Palau Montcada): David Badia, Carlos Cantero, Enrique Playan |
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14:00 – 20:00 |
Field visit to the most arid inland region in Europe. Lectures on conflicting environmental protection and development of new irrigated zones (Carmen Casteñada, David Badia, Federico Fillat) |
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Thursday, May 19 |
Field visits and Decision workshop 1 |
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09:30 – 13:00 |
Ecology and management of the nature space l’Aiguabarreig (Fraga-Seros): Biological Station Aiguabarreig, bird watching and ringing experiments; Rehabilitation of coal mining areas; Fishing as socio-economic activity |
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14:30 – 17:00 |
Decision Workshop 1- Arid land development Three Groups are considering alternative management plans for the Ebro Valley |
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17:00 |
Bustransfer to San Martin de la Virgen de Moncayo |
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Friday, May 20 |
Field visits and lectures in the Western part of Natural Park Moncayo |
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08:30 – 16:00 |
Field visit showing ecology and management of the Western part of Natural Park Moncayo (Daniel Gomez, Federico Fillat) |
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17:30 – 20:00 |
Evening lectures (Teresa Gil): Planning and management of Natura 2000 Network. Plant conservation in Moncayo Range: Why and how to conserve it? |
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Saturday, May 21 |
Field visit and lectures in the Southern part of Natural Park Moncayo |
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08:30 – 13:00 |
Sustainable Organic Goat Farming |
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15:00 – 20:00 |
Field visit and lectures from Talamantes to Peñas de Herrera (Daniel Gomez, Federico Fillat, Teresa Gil) |
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Sonday, May 22 |
Field visits and lectures in Bardenas Reales and Loarre Castle |
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09:00 |
Departure from San Martin. |
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09:30-10:30 |
Field visits and discussions at the Eolic Park of La Muela de Borja |
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11:30 – 16:00 |
Field visits and lectures in the Bardenas Reales (Javier Peralta, Federico Fillat, Daniel Gomez) |
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16:00 – 19:00 |
General transect throughout the Ebro Valley with special stop at the Loarre Castle. Explanation of plant cover, landscape and historical importance of the Reconquest process (Federico Fillat) |
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20:00 |
Arrival at Hecho in the Pyrenees |
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Monday, May 23 |
Field visits and lectures (San Juan de la Peña) |
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09:00 – 16:30 |
Field visit and lectures in the Natural Park San Juan de la Peña (Daniel Gomez, Juan Herrero) |
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18:00 - 20:00 |
BEES TERRITORY, MENS LANDSCAPE movie presentation and discussion with the director of the movie Daniel Orte |
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Tuesday, May 24 |
Lectures and Decision Workshop 2, Part 1(Neil Bayfield) |
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09:00 – 13:00 |
Introduction to decision methods that involve stakeholders; Sustainable energy for houses, communities and regions; Ecotourism: is it the answer to sustaining mountain communities? Aims and tasks of the field visits “Organic farming and Formigal Ski area” |
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15:00 - 20:00 |
Decision Workshop 2, Part 1: Identification of social, economic and ecological indicators of sustainability. Introductory talk followed by three groups debating and prioritising indicators |
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Wednesday, May 25 |
Organic Farming and Formigal ski area (Gomez, Fillat, Bayfield, Cernusca) |
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08:30 – 12:00 |
Organic Farming (Federico Fillat, Luis Cazcarro) |
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13:00 – 18:00 |
Field visit and lectures at Formigal ski region with regard to the development of ski areas and conflicting environmental protection concerns in the Pyrenees (Neil Bayfield, Alexander Cernusca, Federico Fillat, Daniel Gomez) |
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Thursday, May 26 |
Decision Workshop 2, Field visit Hecho Valley |
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08:30 – 13:00 |
Workshop 2, part 2: Electronic voting on highest priority indicators to identify the most sustainable of three alternative scenarios for development of a ski valley (Neil Bayfield) |
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15:00 – 20:00 |
Field visit Hecho Valley: Ecology, Socio-Economy and Culture of the Valley (Federico Fillat) |
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Friday, May 27 |
Decision Workshop 3 – Management Hecho |
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09:00 – 17:00 |
Three Groups are considering alternative management plans (Eco-Tourism, Local Quality Produce, Renewable energy) for the Hecho Valley (Neil Bayfield) |
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18:00 – 20:30 |
Barn dance (Neil Bayfield) |
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Saturday, May 28 |
Field visits and lectures in the Ordesa National Park (Daniel Gomez, Ricardo Gonzales) |
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09:00 – 20:00 |
Field visit in the Ordesa National Park and lectures concerning ecology and socio-economic aspects of the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park |
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21:00 |
Farewell dinner |
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Sonday, May 29 |
Return home bus to Barcelona Airport |
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05:00 |
Departure from Hecho to Barcelona |
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12:00 |
End of the IP course at Barcelona airport |
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