The Department of Sustainability and Environment and the Environmental and Water Agency, both entities belonging to the Andalusian Government and partners of the LIFE Cerceta Pardilla project, brought together all stakeholders involved in the actions carried out in this autonomous community as part of the project, which is now in its final stage.
The workshop, attended by 48 participants, took place at the IFAPA Rancho la Merced Centre in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) and included a presentation session, a participatory dynamic and a recognition of collaborating entities and individuals.
The meeting highlighted project progress and the synergies created among all stakeholders, each contributing their experience to achieve the LIFE objectives and maintain collaboration beyond the project’s completion foreffective and coordinated management for the future of the marbled teal.
Partnerships for conservation
In addition to the project partners, the event was attended by representatives of Andalusian public administrations and the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, including the Biodiversity Foundation and the Directorate General for Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification, both part of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Tragsatec and the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority. Also present were officers from the Environmental Protection Service of the Spanish Civil Guard (SEPRONA) in Seville and Cádiz and the Provincial Coastal Service in Seville.
The conservation and research sector was represented by organisations such as ANSE and the Gaditana Society of Natural History, along with key entities such as the Doñana Natural Area and the Zoobotánico of Jerez.
The agricultural and livestock sector was also represented by the central irrigation boards of the Left and Right Banks of the Guadalquivir, and farmers from the Brazo del Este Natural Area and Trebujena. The cement company Holcim of Jerez also participated. From the hunting sector, the Andalusian Hunting Federation and representatives of various hunting societies attended.
Finally, educational centres such as IES Albariza and CEIP Antonio Machado participated, along with the association El Bosque de Lilah, reinforcing the involvement of local entities and the education sector.
The LIFE Cerceta Pardilla project has conducted key actions in Andalusia over five years, including habitat restoration, population monitoring of the species, threat mitigation, captive breeding and release of individuals, land stewardship agreements and awareness programmes.
LIFE CERCETA PARDILLA
The LIFE Cerceta Pardilla project develops a set of research, conservation, governance and awareness-raising actions to strengthen the status of marbled teal populations in the natural environment, improve the status of wetlands and scientific knowledge of the species.
In this project, coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, the participating partners are the ministry itself via the Segura River Basin Authority and Tragsatec, the Andalusian Government (via the Regional Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and the Environment and Water Agency), the Valencia Regional Government (via the Regional Ministry for Environment, Infrastructure and Territory), the Murcia Regional Government (via the Regional Ministry for the Environment, Mar Menor, Universities and Research), as well as the non-governmental organisations SEO/BirdLife and ANSE. The project is supported by the LIFE Program of the European Union and the Directorate-General for Water.
