Events

Action and Volunteering Day + Workshops – Paseo Princesa de Asturias (Cala Racó)

WEDNESDAY, 28/10

10:00 AM | Opening | Event kickoff (RCNC), featuring remarks by Ana Mª Sala Fernández (Mayor of Calp), Pere Moll Leuchter (Councilor for the Environment and Beaches), and Mireia Ripoll Barber (Councilor for Tourism Planning).

10:30 AM | Presentation | Blue Tourism and the Coastal Law – Fernando Rojas Martínez-Parets (Professor of Administrative Law at UMH and Director of the Interuniversity Chair in Blue Economy).

11:00 AM | Break

11:30 AM | Roundtable | Blue Tourism in Spain: Challenges and Opportunities for Calp – José Perles Ribes (Head of Economic Promotion, Calp City Council), Adelaida Lillo Bañuls (Professor in the Department of Applied Economic Analysis, University of Alicante), and Covadonga Ordóñez García (Professor in the Department of Applied Economic Analysis, University of Alicante).

12:30 PM | Roundtable | Biodiversity: A Natural Defense Against Climate Change – Charo Beresaluze Sánchez (Marine Biologist, Auditor, and Environmental Educator for ADEAC Blue Flag).

THURSDAY, 29/10

10:00 AM | Presentation | Water Landscapes as a Strategic Green Infrastructure – Nacho Díaz Torrijos (Professor of Landscape and Territorial Planning, UPV).

11:00 AM | Break

11:30 AM | Presentation | "Brut de Ifach" as a Model for Future Marine Ecosystem Restoration – José Rafael García-March (PhD in Marine Biology and Researcher at IMEDMAR-UCV).

12:30 PM | Presentation | Project for the Renaturalization of Ravines. Clara González (architect specializing in urban planning and landscape, Calco Territorio) and Jorge Martínez (biologist, Biodiversity Node)

FRIDAY, OCT 30

10:00 AM | Presentation | Best practices in underwater tourism. Arancha Mattheus Jiménez (Sports Director at DIVE&DIVE)

11:00 AM | Break

11:30 AM | Roundtable Discussion | Sustainability in tourism businesses. José Perles Ribes (Head of the Economic Promotion Department, Calpe City Council)

SATURDAY, OCT 31

10:30 AM | Activity | Seabed cleanup, coastal cleanup, and a session on attaching *Posidonia* fragments; Paseo Princesa de Asturias, Cala del Racó.

Workshops on marine fauna and *Posidonia oceanica*