Asociación Biodiversidad Atlántica y Sostenibilidad

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ABAS is a Canarian NGO aiming to cooperate for the proper management and conservation of natural values, while promoting sustainable development in the geographic regions in which it operates. It will address issues such as conservation of biodiversity, promotion of sustainable activities, responsible tourism development, recovery of natural heritage and integrated management of coastal areas. Since 2011, ABAS cooperates with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) and the University Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (IU-ECOAQUA), in the development of joint educational and training activities related to valorisation of marine species and ecosystems, mainly in the Canary Islands.

Asociación Biodiversidad Atlántica y Sostenibilidad (ABAS)
Canary Islands, Spain

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Members

Ricardo Haroun Tabraue

Anchor project co-coordinator

Ricardo Haroun Tabraue is a Marine Biologist, expert on Systematics, Sustainable Uses and Conservation of Marine Biota. Full Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), with more than 140 scientific publications related to biodiversity, ecological processes and sustainable use of marine resources. Member of the Ecosystem Management Commission of IUCN and expert for the Canarian Regional Government on Island Biodiversity. Actively working on marine spatial planning, environment interactions and marine aquaculture, climate change and its effects on benthic communities, and ecological services. Research projects coordinated include: Canary Islands Marine Biota, Canarias por una Costa Viva, Ecological Status of Macroalgae and Climate Change in Canaries, Prevent Escape, EcoAqua and MarSP (Macaronesian Marine Spatial Planning) with active participation in some marine sciences networks, mainly with researchers in European Outermost Regions and nearby geographic areas.

Email: ricardo.haroun@ulpgc.es

Francisco Otero-Ferrer

Anchor project coordinator

Francisco Otero-Ferrer is a Marine Sciences PhD working at ABAS (Asociación Biodiversidad Atlántica y Sostenibilidad – Spain), and as associate researcher of IU-ECOAQUA (University Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems at the ULPGC). During his professional life, he has long been involved through research and professional activities and projects, in multidisciplinary sectors of excellence (aquaculture, marine biodiversity, technical diving and public aquariums) and across various European countries (United Kingdom, France and Portugal and Monaco). His current research focuses on the functioning of different ‘ecosystems engineers’, such as rhodoliths seabeds or black coral forests (B-CHARMED project), and the effect of environmental drivers affecting benthic communities associated with these ecosystems. Moreover he is also involved in the development of tools for mapping and assessment of Marine Ecosystem Services. He has published more than 30 scientific works.

Email: francesco_25@hotmail.com

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Partners:

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover

Regional Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement