The Science Museum of the University of Navarra joins the I Biomarathon of Spanish Flora with five activities
The campus of the University of Navarra, the walls of Pamplona, Sierra de Aralar, Valle de Aezkoa and Bárdenas Reales are the proposed scenarios to identify the flora of Navarra.
FotoManuel Castells/<br>Una de las actividades propuestas es una ruta botánica por el campus de la Universidad
19 | 05 | 2021
The Science Museum of the University of Navarra participates with five citizen science activities in the I Spanish Flora Biomarathon . This initiative - promoted by the Spanish Botanical Society -is being held from May 21st to 23rd throughout Spain and its aim is to recognize the importance of plants in society, goal . To this end, citizens are encouraged to take photographs of the flora during the weekend and upload them to the iNaturalist platform, where all the observations made in the different Autonomous Communities will be recorded.
The activities organized by the University of Navarra Science Museum will begin on Friday, May 21, at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In the morning, Rita Cavero and Laura González —professors at the School of Science— will lead participants on a tour of the campus Navarra campus , where they can record theflora theyencounter along the way. The workshop begins at the Portal Francia in Pamplona and will take participants along the city walls, led by professors Ricardo Ibáñez, Ricardo framework, and Mercedes Valerio.
"This activity focuses on the study and knowledge of plants and allows us in a simple way to enjoy the biodiversity that surrounds us since in Navarra we have a great diversity of species," says Ricardo Ibáñez, researcher of the Biodiversity and Environment Institute of the University of Navarra.
In addition, on Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd, and Sunday the 23rd, a group students from the School of Science the University of Navarra organizedbotanical toursthrough theSierra de Aralar,the Aezkoa Valley,andthe Bárdenas Realeswith the purpose collecting data the floraand sharing that information.
"The advantage of these activities is that each participant can collect biodiversity individually and then share that knowledge through an application, where people who like nature and also scientific experts come together to confirm or help improve the identification of the different records," adds Ibáñez.
Anyone who wishes to participate can register for these activities through the website of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.
The I Spanish Flora Biomarathon aims to bring together this weekend hundreds of citizens, but also associations, universities, research centers, scientific institutions and Natural Parks around the identification, dissemination of knowledge and conservation of flora.
