NatureGIS Project

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Nature-GIS Project

• Networking at a National level
• The Spanish case study

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National context

• In Spain there are about 200 protected areas,
  including National Parks, Natural Parks, Nature
  Areas, Nature Reserves, Nature Areas of Spatial
  Interest, etc.
• Up to now, we have contacted
• about 30 protected areas
• several national organisations that distribute
  information to most spanish protected areas (ex.
  Europarc-Spain)

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Information

• What kind of information have we provided to
  these organisations?
• Presentation of the Nature-GIS project
  (http//www.gisig.it/nature-gis)
• Distribution of the Nature-GIS Newsletter
• Invitation to participate in the Nature-GIS
  workshops (Lyon, 2003) and other key seminars

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Dissemination

• We have published an abstract of the Nature-GIS
  project in the Europarc-Spain Newsletter
• 80 of the Spanish protected areas are members of
  this organisation.
• We are about to add a link of the Nature-GIS
  project in our home page
• http//sigte.udg.es

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Dissemination

• As soon as we will have the Nature-GIS brochure
  we will distribute it among
• Spanish stakeholders
• Autonomous Region Environmental departments
• Key organisations in the protected areas field
  (Fundació Territori i Paisatge, Fundació Natura,
  DEPANA, etc.)
• Other consortiums/organisations that can be
  interested in getting more information about the
  project (ex UNIGIS International, etc.)

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Forthcoming events

• Organise the Spanish Nature-GIS Workshop, La
  Coruña, 24 June, 2003
• Linked to the 9th EC GIGIS Workshop, La Coruña,
  25-27 June, 2003 (http//wwwlmu.jrc.it/Workshops/9
  ec-gis/menu.html)

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• Hoping to see you in La Coruña...thanks!
• Aurora Armesto (aurora_at_giscampus.udg.es)
• Irene Compte (Irene_at_giscampus.udg.es)