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Biodiversity Action Day

 

accion-biodiversidad-geo Next June 5, the Biodiversity Action Day organized by GEO magazine will be celebrated. It will take place in the Alto Tajo Natural Park, where a group of experts will guide visitors through this almost virgin enclave, explaining the characteristics of the flora, fauna, etc. of the park and the biodiversity it houses. All the proposed activities are free.

In addition to visiting this natural environment just 150 kilometers from Madrid, at the Nature Interpretation Center “Dehesa de Corduente” (Corduente), in the Alto Tajo Natural Park (Guadalajara). Other activities are planned: a photographic exhibition entitled “The diversity of planet Earth” where a different vision of the planet is offered through 70 large-format images, a play “Judgment of humans” by the Onira company Theater where the relationship of the human being with other animals on the planet is discussed, etc.

Several experts in different disciplines will accompany visitors in the biomonitoring activity of the biodiversity of the Alto Tajo Natural Park. The naturalist Enrique Ayllón López, the orchid expert Francisco Barber Baldó or the zoologist Miguel Ángel Díaz Portero, among others, will transmit this explanatory excursion to whoever wants to attend for free.

The objective is clear, “to make society aware of the importance of knowing and preserving biodiversity,” they explain from GEO. Registration is free. SIGN UP HERE

 

Practical information

Day : June 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Place : “Dehesa de Corduente” Nature Interpretation Center. Corduente. Alto Tajo Natural Park (Guadalajara)
Recommended equipment : camera, suitable footwear, comfortable clothing, food, binoculars, sunscreen and field guides.
Audience : Children, university students, adults, experts …
Price : Free

 

 

 

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