Summer Course - USC: Nature Restoration: Challenges, Strategies and Proposals for Action.

1.- General information about the University of Veran:

The USC Summer University offers a wide range of courses in June, July, August, and September, with various centers of interest in Compostela, Lugo, and various Galician towns. Registration for Summer University courses opens in mid-May and remains open until ten days before the start of each course.

Anyone enrolled in a summer course who attends 80% of the course's teaching hours will receive a certificate including their full name, ID number, course title, dates, and number of teaching hours. Furthermore, the USC recognizes Summer University courses for ECTS credit purposes, across all undergraduate degrees. USC students who were enrolled in a degree at the time of taking the summer course will receive a credit certificate for this purpose, provided they attend 80% of the course's teaching hours. The equivalence is as follows: 2 credits for each course of 25 or more hours and 1 credit for each course of less than 25 hours (maximum 12 credits in total, RR of 5/12/2025 ).

More information: USC Summer Courses [ Link-USC]

2.- Course information.

This course is based on the objectives and goals established by the European Biodiversity Strategy, the European Green Infrastructure Strategy, and the European Regulation on Ecological Restoration. Regulatory and technical aspects will be studied, particularly the projects and actions developed in Galicia through various collaborative projects involving the faculty involved in the course.

3.- Basic course information and registration

Location: Corrubedo, Ribeira (A Coruña)
Total duration: 25
Registration for the activity: 05/15/2025 - 06/27/2025
Activity development : 07/07/2025 - 10/07/2025
Total number of places: 30
Reduced rate: Reduced rate, applicable to university, high school or vocational training students, retirees, unemployed, members of the USC Alumni Association and USC PDI and PAS: €70
Single price (total price of the activity) €120
Registration: Limited number of places with waiting list
Registration: Enlace-USC

4.- Course program.
 
Director: Pablo Ramil Rego
Secretary: Ángela González Ferro
Place: Natural Park of the Corrubedo Dune Complex and Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Ribeira, A Coruña)
 
This course is co-funded by Life Global; Vida Insular; Proyectos Entre Sar e Sarela (Biodiversity Foundation. Project RETC call). This course is sponsored by the Spanish National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO.

PROGRAM CONTENT
 
Day: MONDAY 07/07/2025:
Corrubedo (Ribeira): Casa da Costa Visitor Reception Center. Natural Park of the Corrubedo Dune Complex and Lagoas de Carregal and Vixán
 
10:00-10:30
Reception of attendees
 
10:30-11:00
Opening
 
11:00-12:00
Course Presentation
Pablo Ramil Rego and Ángela González Ferro
IBADER - University of Santiago
 
12:00-14:00
Regulatory framework for University restoration
Javier Sanz Larruga and Jennifer Sánchez González
from A Coruña. Department of Administrative Law
 
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Genetic aspects and plant production strategies
Carmen Bouza Fernández and Pedro Pablo Gallego Veigas
University of Santiago and University of Vigo
 
Conference Tuesday : 07/08/2025:
Barbanza Peninsula (Ribeira - Porto do Son - Noia)
 
10:00-14:00
Guided tour: Barbanza Peninsula: Corrubedo Natural Park
Antonio Rodríguez Fernández and María Vidal Malde
Corrubedo de Santiago Natural Park and University
 
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Guided tour: Barbanza Peninsula: Corrubedo Wetlands Complex ZEC
Pablo Ramil Rego and Paz Ondina Navarret
IBADER-University of Santiago de Compostela
 
Wednesday: 09/07/2025:
Corrubedo (Ribeira): Casa da Costa Visitor Reception Center. Corrubedo Dune Complex Natural Park and Carregal and Vixán Lagoons
 
10:00-12:00
Nature restoration case studies (1)
Patricia Rodríguez González and Adolfo Cordero Rivera
ISA - University of Lisbon and University of Vigo
 
12:00-14:00
Nature restoration case studies (2)
Susana Marcos Ramos and Javier Ferreiro da Costa
TRAGSA and IBADER - University of Santiago
 
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Restoration in urban areas. Characterization and conservation of critical habitats and species
Diego Carreira Flores, Luis Gómez-Orellana Rodríguez and Guaduneth Chico León
IBADER-University of Santiago and National Parks and Wildlife Services - Government of Ireland
 
Date: Thursday, 07/10/2025:
Sálvora Island (Ribeira)
 
10:00-14:00
Guided tour: Sálvora Island
José Antonio Fernández Bouzas and Montserrat Martínez Morán
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Marine Park
 
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Guided tour: Sálvora Island
Susana Marcos Ramos and Javier Ferreiro da Costa
TRAGSA and IBADER - University of Santiago

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