DETAILED PROGRAM

The program is structured into five thematic blocks that will be addressed through the five sessions that make up the Symposium:
June 10, 2019
SITE: BUILDING LTO PETERRA - CASA MILÀ | ROOM: AUDIENCE |SCHEDULE: 16:00 - 20:00
Session 1
CHANGECLIMATE AND HYDROGEOLOGY
· Climate change forecasts at the Iberian scale and prognosis of its impact on aquifers.
· Study and prognosis of other pressures: overexploitation and chemical pollution.
· Planning, management and monitoring of groundwater bodies and their relationship with spring systems.
Session presentation:
Cristina García Baylo. Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at BioSciCat.
Margarita Manzano Serra.Responsible for the SICEF '19 organizing committee
15:00
REGISTRATIONAnd welcome
16:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Mr. Miquel Rafa Fornieles
Director of Territory and Environment of the Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera
Mr. Lluís Ridao i Martín
Director of the Catalan Water Agency. Generalitat of Catalonia
Mr. Jaume Solé Herce
President of the Catalan Society of Sciences for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BioSciCat)
16:30
OPENING
Mrs. Sonia Castañeda Rial
Director of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition. Government of Spain
16:45
CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Water Research Institute at the University of Barcelona.
17:25
POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GROUNDWATER AND THE RIVER-AQUIFER RELATIONSHIP. IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES.
David Pulido Velázquez
Researcher at the IGME (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain)
18:05

DESCANSO / COFFEE BREAK

18:35
EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF PRESSURES ON WATER BODIES AND THE ROLE OF NATURAL SOURCES IN RIVER SYSTEMS.
Antoni Munné i Torras
Head of the Water Control and Quality Department. Catalan Water Agency - Government of Catalonia
18:55
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER
Alejandra Puig Infante
Head of the Water Quality Control and Monitoring Area. Deputy Directorate General for Integrated Management of the Public Water Domain. Directorate General for Water. Ministry for Ecological Transition
19:15
LOG OUT
"FRIDAYS 4 FUTURE" MOVEMENT. CLIMATE JUSTICE IN THE SIXTH GREAT EXTINCTION
Guillermo Chirino Galvez.Spokesperson for the 'Fridays4Future' movement in Barcelona

LA PEDRERA, 2019:
THE BIRTH OF AN ALLIANCE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
David Rocamora Borrellas. Vice President of BioSciCat.
19:35
Carles González Gálvez. Director of RTVE Catalunya
Magdalena Vargas Mestre. Producer of the program REDES
David Rocamora Borrellas.Vice President of BioSciCat
20:00
OPENING COCKTAIL
June 11, 2019
SITE: ROBERT PALAU| ROOM: 3 | SCHEDULE:09:30 - 14:00 / 16:00 - 19:30
Session 2
SESSION WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION
BIODIVERSITY AND FONTINAL ECOLOGY
· Diversity and typification of fontanel systems.
· Hydromorphology and spring ecology.
· Biocenotic structure and ecology of the different biological groups.
· Relationships between hydromorphology (physical structure), and biological functionality and richness.
09:30
CONFERENCE TRIBUTE TO RAMON MARGALEF ILÓPEZ
Narcís Prat Fornells
Full Professor, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona
Jaume Cambra
PhD in Biology. Professor of Botany. University of Barcelona.
09:50
SPRINGS: THE FORGOTTEN HABITATS 
Marco Cantonati
Section Leader (Limnology & Phycology), MUSE - Museo delle Scienze. Italy
10:35
THE MEDITERRANEAN CRENIC ECOSYSTEM: HYDROGEOMORPHOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL RICHNESS
Roger Pascual Garsaball
Researcher for the Natural Resources Program.
BioSciCat (Catalan Society of Science)s for Biodiversity Conservation)
Jaume Solé Herce
Researcher for the Natural Resources Program
BioSciCat (Catalan Society of Sciences for ConsBiodiversity conservation)
Guillermo García Pérez
Director of the Natural Sources Program. BioSciCat (Catalan Society of Sciences for Biodiversity Conservation)
11:05
MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS AND THE ROLE OF NATURAL SPRINGS IN MAINTAINING AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
Nuria Bonada Caparrós
Associate Professor Serra Húnter, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, IRBio (Biodiversity Research Institute), University of Barcelona. Head of the FEHM (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management) research group.
11:35

DESCANSO / COFFEE BREAK

12:05
CYANOBACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN FRESHWATER NATURAL SPRINGS FROM CENTRAL PORTUGAL
Catarina Churro
Researcher. Phytoplankton Laboratory, Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere
12:25
BENTHIC DIATOMS IN FONT ECOSYSTEMS OF THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA
Cristina Delgado Núñez
Researcher at the Department of Ecology and Animal Biology of the University of Vigo
12:45
WHAT DO MOSSES TELL US ABOUT THE WATER OF SPRINGS?
Marcos Fernández-Martínez
Investigador. Centre of Excellence PLECO (Plants and Ecosystems), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp. Belgium
13:05
INSECTS VERSUS CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE “DEAD END” EFFECT OF SPRINGS AND OUTPUTS
José Barquín Ortiz
Full Professor and Inresearcher at IHCantabria of the University of Cantabria
13:25
APPROACH TO THE VERTEBRATED FAUNA ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL NATURAL SPRINGS IN THE SOUTHEAST IBERICAN
Jose Manuel Zamora
Researcher Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia
Antonio Zamora López
Researcher Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia
José Francisco Calvo Sendin
Researcher Department of Ecology and Hydrology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia
Francisco José Oliva Paterna
Researcher Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia
13:45

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION

Session 3
CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PUBLIC USE
· Study of material cultural valuesand immaterialderivatives of the water-human interaction.
· Public use and organization of the fountain space.
16:00
THE HYDRAULIC HERITAGE OF NATURAL SPRINGS. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR ITS STUDY AND CONSERVATION
Ignacio Menéndez de Navascués
Professor in the Department of Engineering and Terrain Morphology. Higher Technical School of Civil Engineers. Polytechnic University of Madrid
María Aranzazu Martínez Núñez
Researcher. Department of Engineering and Terrain Morphology. Higher Technical School of Civil Engineers. Polytechnic University of Madrid
Eugenio Sanz Pérez
Professor, Department of Engineering and Terrain Morphology, Higher Technical School of Civil Engineers, Polytechnic University of Madrid
16:45
A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE VISION OF THE SOURCES OF THE MONTSENY BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Oscar Farrerons Vidal
Project Engineering Research Group. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
17:05
WATER AND STONE, THE THOUSAND FOUNTAINS OF MINA IN MALLORCA
Andreu Morell
Creator of "fontsdetramuntana.com" (Balearic Islands). Researcher in water systems and resources.
Mario Fontán
Mountaineer, enthusiast of springs and water resources with extensive experience, self-taught.
17:25
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF FONT HABITS IN THE NATURAL PARK OF THE SERRA MARIOLA
Salvador F. Palop Guillem
Director Conservador Parque Natural de la Serra de Mariola. Valencian Government
17:45

DESCANSO/COFFEE BREAK

18:05
NATURAL SPRINGS IN THE FACE OF SCYLA AND CHARYBDIS
Joan Pallisé Clofent
Industrial Technical Engineer-UPC and Master in Environmental Intervention-UB
18:25
'FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE' LEARNING FROM WATER. WEAVING ALLIANCES FOR LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lluís Pagespetit i Blancafort
Pedagogue and environmental educator
18:45
EXPERIENCES IN THE RECOVERY OF SPRINGS AND FOUNTAINS IN THE MOLINA DE ARAGÓN REGION
César Sanz Paredes
Technician at the Mycorrhiza Association. Environmental Scientist.
Ossian de Leyva Briongos
Technician of the Mycorrhiza Association
Rodrigo García Vegas
Technician of the Mycorrhiza Association
Rafael Marco
Technician of the Mycorrhiza Association
19:05

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION

June 12, 2019
SITE: ROBERT PALAU| ROOM: 3 | SCHEDULE:09:30 - 14:00 / 16:00 - 18:30
Session 4

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF FONTINAL SYSTEMS IN NATURAL SPACES

· Classification, mapping and study of spring ecosystems.
· Management of diffuse and local threats and pressures.
· Architectural restoration versus Ecological restoration: criteria and experiences.
· Hydrological, chemical, hydromorphological and biological monitoring systems.
· Legal protection through planning and management instruments.
09:30
IBERIAN NATURAL SPRINGS: UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVING A “DIFFUSE ECOSYSTEM”
Guillermo García Pérez
Director of the 'Natural Sources Program'. BioSciCat - Catalan Society of Sciences for Biodiversity Conservation
10:15
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH AND EXPERIENCES IN THE INVENTORY OF NATURAL SOURCES AT A MACRO-TERRITORIAL SCALE AND TOOLS FOR MONITORING THEIR EVOLUTION
Enrique Velasco i Cabré
Head of the Water Resources Management Department. Catalan Water Agency. Government of Catalonia
Rosa Maria Corp Posadas
Head of the Groundwater Hydrology Unit. Catalan Water Agency. Government of Catalonia
Sergi Montes
Technician of the Groundwater Hydrology Unit. Catalan Water Agency. Government of Catalonia
10:35
REGIONAL INVENTORY OF SPRINGS AND FOUNTAINS OF LA RIOJA. MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
Susana Gómez Urizarna
Manager of the La Rioja Biosphere Reserve. Head of the Environmental Integration Section of the Government of La Rioja.
10:55
ALBAQUA. A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPRINGS OF THE SIERRA DE ALBARRACÍN
Raúl Ibáñez Hervás
Albaqua Project Director
11:15
FIRST EXPERIENCES IN THE PROTECTION AND ECOLOGICAL AND BIOCENOTIC MONITORING OF FOUNTAIN HABITATS IN MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS
Catalina Massuti Jaume
Head of the Natural Areas Service. Government of the Balearic Islands
Susana Llobet Brossa
Director of the Serra de Tramuntana Natural Area. Government of the Balearic Islands
11:35

DESCANSO/COFFEE BREAK

12:05
THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE OF BIODIVERSITY IN FRONTAL ENVIRONMENTS IN HEAVY-PRESSED NATURAL SPACES
Joan Vilamú i Viñas
Head of the Natural Environment and Territory Service. Consortium of the Serra de Collserola Natural Park
Gloria Arribas
Technical Service for Public Use and Environmental Dissemination
José Luis Bravo
Technician of the Natural Environment and Territory Service
Sean Cahill
Biologist of the Natural Environment and Territory Service
Francesc Llimona
Biologist of the Natural Environment and Territory Service
Idoia Martin
Architect for the Natural Environment and Territory Service
Josep Oriol Soler
Technician of the Natural Environment and Territory Service
12:25
PROBLEMS AND REMEDIATION OF EMERGING AMPHIBIAN DISEASES IN NATURAL SOURCES
Jaime Bosch Pérez
Senior Scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). National Museum of Natural Sciences
12:45
THE KARST AQUIFER AND ITS NATURAL DISCHARGE: METHODOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND HERITAGE INTEREST
Antoni Freixes
Coordinator of the 'Kras, Hydrology Laboratory'
Josep Maria Cervelló
Kras, Hydrology Laboratory
13:05
Pressures and Impacts on Source Systems: The Case of Aquifer Overexploitation in the Júcar and Cabriel Rivers
Gregorio López Sanz
Professor of Economic Policy. University of Castilla-La Mancha
13:25

QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

Session 5

CONSERVATION CHALLENGES:
FROM LEGAL PROTECTION TO MANAGEMENT

· Challenges in legal habitat protection.
· Challenges in terms of planning and management at the different territorial scales.
16:00
DEBATE - ROUND TABLE
Moderator:
Miquel Rafa Fornieles.Director of Territory and Environment of the Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera

Participants:
Jaume Vicens Perpinya. Deputy Director General of Biodiversity and Natural Environment. Government of Catalonia
Diego Moxó i Güell. Head of the Environmental Management Area of the Catalan Water Agency.
Guillermo García. Director of the Natural Sources Program at BioSciCat.
Gregorio López Sanz.Professor of Economic Policy. University of Castilla-La Mancha.
Juan José Durán Valsero. Director of the Department of Geological Resources Research at the IGME
17:30
CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING
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