September 29, 2013 at 8:05 pm
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Last spring, Enrique Doblas Miranda, consultant of our project Sistemas Efímeros, published an article entitled The Mediterranean forest in the face of global change in the scientific magazine Investigación y Ciencia. His text contains valuable information concerning our transdisciplinary project Sistemas Efímeros as it focuses on how mediterranean ecosystems react to climate change. Enrique explains that these ecosystems are able to slightly mitigate some of the changes, such as the rise in temperature, the biological invasions and the atmospheric pollution, and he points out that in some cases they are able to alter some of the effects of climate change affecting, among others, the availibility of water for vegetation and for human supply. The full article is available in Spanish here.
Water catchment area where the project Sistemas Efímeros focuses on.
Enrique Doblas Miranda (PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Granada) works in Barcelona at the CREAF (Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications), where he is the coordinator of the MONTES-Consolider project concerning the interactions between Spanish woodlands and global change and soon he will be the director of the MENFRI project, looking for the creation of a Mediterranean network of forest research and innovation.
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September 17, 2013 at 5:38 pm
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Joya: arte + ecología prestents the award ¡TOMA!…
The ¡TOMA! AWARD is asking artists to submit proposals for works which sustainably utilise natural material found within the rain water catchment system described in Joya: arte + ecología’s project Sistemas Efímeros. The proposed works should reference the scant resource of water in the arid climate of Almería, Andalucía, whilst celebrating the subtle virtues of alpine desert ecosystems. The artist chosen by the selection committee will be awarded a three week residency at Cortijada Los Gázquez, the home of Joya: arte + ecología, to manifest the proposal with the help of assistants (where necessary).
CLOSING DATE: 31st December 2013
Please visit this link to find out more about ¡TOMA! and the application process. You can also download the document as a PDF.
Joya: arte + ecología presenta el premio ¡TOMA!…
El PREMIO ¡TOMA! busca propuestas de artistas para realizar trabajos que hagan uso del material natural que se encuentra en el sistema de captación de agua descrito en el proyecto Sistemas Efímeros. Los trabajos propuestos deben hacer referencia a la escasez de recursos hídricos de la provincia de Almería, Andalucía, y al mismo destacar las sutiles virtudes de los ecosistemas semiáridos. El artista elegido por el comité de selección será premiado con una residencia de tres semanas en Los Gázquez, sede de Joya: arte + ecología, para llevar a cabo su propuesta con la ayuda de asistentes en el caso de que su proyecto lo requiera.
FECHA LÍMITE: 31 de Diciembre de 2013
En este enlace puedes encontrar toda la información sobre ¡TOMA!. Las bases completas también están disponibles en PDF.
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