The Association of Palentine Naturalists has presented the book "Technical basis for the conservation of threatened lepidoptera in Spain"

The Association of Palentine Naturalists has presented the book "Technical basis for the conservation of threatened lepidoptera in Spain", a project that has the collaboration of Aquona, Hidraqua, Suez Spain, the University of Valladolid, the Biodiversity Foundation, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Generalitat Valenciana.
Insects such as lepidoptera, commonly known as butterflies, play an important role for human life and that is why it is essential to bet on their conservation and the preservation of all the biodiversity that surrounds them. This is the objective of "Technical Bases for the Conservation of Threatened Lepidoptera in Spain", a book published by the Association of Palentine Naturalists with the collaboration of Aquona, Hidraqua, Suez Spain, the University of Valladolid (UVA), the Foundation Biodiversity, the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Generalitat Valenciana.
The presentation was held this morning in the grading room of the Palencia campus of the UVA and was attended by Fernando Jubete, project coordinator of the Association of Naturalist Palentinos; Amalia Rodríguez González, Vice Chancellor of the Campus of Palencia of the UVA; Javier del Sol, Aquona Manager in Palencia, and Juan Antonio Marcos, Delegate Councilor for Environment and Neighborhoods of the Hon. Palencia City Council.
The manual is part of the project 'Development of the technical bases for the conservation of nine threatened lepidopteran species' of the Association of Palentine Naturalists and has the participation of twelve authors who have written about ten of the thirteen species of this insect threatened in our country, which are contained in Royal Decree 139/2011 for the development of the List of Wild Species under Special Protection Regime and the Spanish Catalog of Endangered Species.
During the event, Aquona manager Javier del Sol referred to the relationship between “climate change and loss of biodiversity” and recalled the company's commitment to the preservation of biodiversity in 100% of its facilities, with projects like 'Biobserva' that in Palencia develops by the hand of Naturalist Palentinos and that is part of the Suez group's commitment to involve all workers in the conservation of species and the fight against climate change. Another of the measures that Aquona has in place to reduce its environmental impact is the elimination of the use of phytosanitary products in facilities and invasive species.
For his part, Juan Antonio Marcos, thanked all participants for their presence and involvement in this initiative and stressed the importance of "preserving biodiversity" for the well-being of "future generations."
During his speech, Fernando Jubete, has warned about "the reduction of 25% of the insect population by 30%" and therefore highlighted the need to make a cataloging of species for conservation or "we will not arrive on time."
This book aims to "provide information for managers" and specialists in the field and "give guidelines and management indicators" for the conservation of species threatened by climate change such as the Apollo butterfly, said Jubete.