Transference in Doñana and surroundings
The Direction of the EBD is an ex officio member of the Participation Council of the Doñana Natural Area. It is also a member of the different Working Commissions that depend on this body and, in the case of the Research Working Commission, the EBD assumes the role of rapporteur.
This Commission meets four times a year to report on proposed research activities for Doñana and also functions as the Access Commission of the ICTS-RBD. The EBD is also responsible for carrying out the main biodiversity monitoring of Doñana through the Natural Processes Monitoring Program. These tasks mean that a large amount of information about this natural area is concentrated in our center, from scientific publications, technical reports, cartography or photographic material. This information is available to anyone who needs it, and its main user is the management team of the Doñana Natural Space (i.e. the combination of National and Natural Parks).
Services for administrations and companies
The EBD frequently receives direct requests from administrations and companies to design, advise on or carry out studies on biodiversity: population trends, detection and solution of conservation problems, follow-up of management actions, thematic reviews, etc.
In addition to those commissioned by the Junta de Andalucía, other examples are studies on scavenger birds and birds of prey in Navarra and the Canary Islands, studies on the impact of infrastructures on the natural environment (commissioned by both private companies and the Administration) and various collaborations in LIFE projects of the European Commission..
Ad hoc services and analysis
Almost all our laboratories have the possibility to provide services to external users. The CSIC service catalogue can be consulted online and laboratory contacts are available in the Service section.
Expert advice
Our researchers and technicians are involved in different working groups and advisory committees to promote the incorporation of scientific knowledge in governance at all levels.
We advise on the drafting of autonomic, national and European legislation, we write reports when requested by judicial courts, we collaborate as advisors with the Ministry responsible for the environment (for example in the Scientific Committee on Invasive Species), the Ministry responsible for Science (for example, National Research and Technology Plan or the State Investigation Agency), the Andalusian Network of Protected Spaces, the Autonomous Organism of National Parks (Scientific Committee) and we are also members of several committees of the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN ("Species specialist groups"), among others.
International initiatives and networks
Science is a highly collaborative activity and we are involved in several scientific and technical networks to share experiences, contrast values, provide references, etc.
At the same time, the ICTS-RBD offers an ideal infrastructure to generate long series of data for the whole scientific community, which is very important for the studies of the effects of Global Change. We collaborate in initiatives such as LTER (Long Term Ecological Research), GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), LifeWatch, among others.
Products
Knowledge transfer projects
The following projects respond to biodiversity management and conservation needs as well as technical issues.