LIFE PINNARCA/LIFE PINNA

The project LIFE PINNARCA (LIFE20-NAT/ES/001265), coordinated by UCV, brings together an international consortium of universities, research institutes, and NGOs, including the University of Alicante; the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), both belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC); and the NGO Ecologists in Action. Additionally, three other European entities participate in Life Pinnarca: the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute (France), the University of Federico II of Naples (Italy), and the University of the Aegean (Greece).

The LIFE PINNA (LIFE20-NAT/IT/001122) project involves six Italian institutes and one Slovenian: ARPAL (Regional Agency for the Protection of the Ligurian environment, Coordinating beneficiary of the project), Asinara National Park, NIB – Slovenian National Institute of Biology, Shoreline, University of Genoa, University of Sassari and Triton Research company, responsible for communication, awareness and networking activities.

SPA/RAC is the UNEP/MAP Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre, established in 1985 under the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean. The mission of SPA/RAC is to assist Mediterranean countries in implementing the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean and to support their efforts to conserve and sustainably manage threatened or endangered species, as well as areas of particular natural or cultural value.

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Wednesday: Veles e Vents and Santa Úrsula

Veles e Vents is an emblematic place for events and celebrations of all kinds Veles e Vents, architecture by David Chipperfield that stands at the epicenter of La Marina de València, is an emblematic and iconic building that represents the Mediterranean.

Santa Ursula, founded by the Valencian archbishop San Juan de Ribera in 1605, in the environment declared of cultural interest of the Torres de Quart. The monastery, which has been renovated and enlarged, has a floor area of 5,000 m2 and is equipped with the most modern technology to facilitate the use of academic and university activities.

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Veles e Vents

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Santa Úrsula

Thursday and Friday: IMEDMAR - UCV (Valencia)

The Institute of Research in Environment and Marine Science (IMEDMAR) was established in 2006 to encompass research in oceanography and marine resources conducted by researchers from the Faculty of Veterinary and Experimental Sciences of the UCV.

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