Two northern bald ibises from the Vienna Zoo arrive at Empordà.
The colony of northern bald ibis in Empordà has now reached 50 individuals and continues to grow thanks to international collaboration.
Alive Fundació
Alt Empordà Welcomes WaldrappTeam’s Austrian Ibises this 27th of september
Dissabte 27 de setembre l’equip austríac del WaldrappTeam arriba a Ordis per transferir els 29 ibis ermitans al Projecte català.
The only population of sargassum in Catalonia is preserved in good condition in the Montgrí Natural Park
Boris Weitzmann Marine biologist and coordinator of marine activities at Alive Foundation It is the only known population on the Catalan coast of this threatened species. Divers from the Alive Foundation together with researcher Dr. Enric Ballesteros from the CSIC located, in July 2021, what is so far the only population of Sargassum trichocarpum in … Read more
Ecological status of the Cymodocea nodosa grassland in the Bay of Roses 2025
Neus Sanmartin Researcher University of Barcelona Prairie study in progress Following the start of the project to monitor marine biodiversity in Special Conservation Areas (SCA), in 2021, the need arises to expand knowledge of the state of the different species and ecosystems that inhabit these areas, in order to be able to manage them appropriately.In … Read more
Presentation of the book “A plant under the sea” at l’Escala
The authors of “Una planta sota el mar” present the book at the Alfolí de la Sal de l’Escala
An invasive algae is spreading rapidly in the Medes Islands
The biologist responsible for marine activities of the Alive foundation and co-promoter of the Sepia Project , Boris Weitzmann, has monitored the algae Asparagopsis taxiformis within the framework of the Medes Islands Partial Marine Natural Reserve (PNMMBT) after detecting ne presence in the summer of 2023. This spring, however, he warned that the species is … Read more
Renaturalization, the new conservation technique
Bernat Garrigós Patron and president of the Alive Foundation Biologist & naturalist A paradigm shift is taking place in the world of ecology and conservation that is significant enough to devote a long article to it, but if you want to learn more about it, I recommend you read the book “Rewilding, The radical new … Read more
Renaturalització, la nova tècnica de conservació
Bernat Garrigós Patró i president de la Fundació AliveBiologist & naturalist En el món de l’ecologia i la conservació s’està produint un canvi de paradigma prou important per a dedicar-hi un article extens, però si voleu aprendre’n més coses, us recomano que llegiu el llibre “Rewilding, The radical new science of ecological recovery” dels autors … Read more
“A plant under the sea”, the first book in the “La Guita” collection
The book “Una planta sota el mar. El prat de gram a la badia de Roses ” focuses on Cymodocea nodosa , or popularly known as gram , a marine phanerogam that occupies an area of 800 hectares in the bay of Roses. The extensive meadow that forms this plant serves as a refuge for … Read more
