Sofía Capellán

Sofía Capellán

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Nature Restoration Officer- BirdLife Europe and Central Asia

  • Education

    • Universidad de Alcalá

      2004 - 2009
      Bachelor Degree in Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Biology, Environmental Sciences and Chem
    • Universidad de Granada

      2014 - 2015
      M.Sc. Biodiversity, Conservation and Ecological Restoration Honors thesis: "Interactions between vultures and facultative scavengers in the African savannah
  • Experience

    • University of Alcala

      Feb 2009 - Jun 2009
      Intern

      Scholarship of introduction to research. Ecology´s department. Project: Causes and consequences of alien plant invasions in the Iberian Peninsula. Field and laboratory tasks.

    • Logroño City Council

      Oct 2009 - Feb 2010
      Environmental Technician

      Edition of a Nature Guide of vegetation and avifauna. Publication: LR-35-2011. Cooperation in environmental education campaign "Schools and Recycling” .

    • Parapanda Farm School

      Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
      Environmental instructor

      Education and awareness at farm school.

    • Ornithological Station of Padul (Natural Park of Sierra Nevada).

      Aug 2010 - May 2011

      Development of environmental activities with all age groups, Padul´s wetland. Conservation and awareness tasks. Instructor of the National Field Work "Tracking of migrating birds in Padul´s wetland".My other tasks were to monitor the impact of a wind farm on raptors, transects and surveys of fauna (mammals, amphibians, reptiles), bird ringing, updating the station´s database, customer service at the Interpretation Center, etc…

      • Environmental instructor and nature guide

        Oct 2010 - May 2011
      • Trainee

        Aug 2010 - Oct 2010
    • Soluciones para el Medio Ambiente

      Feb 2011 - May 2011
      Environmental instructor

      Coordination and development of environmental activities, as well as guided tours within the Natural Park of Sierra de Huétor (Granada).Programme managed by Andalusian Environment Agency.

    • UNEP-WCMC

      Jun 2011 - Dec 2011
      Leonardo da Vinci Intern,Species Programme

      Research on Invasive Alien Species. Participation in the preparation of analysis related to global multilateral agreements, specifically CITES and CMS. CITES database updating.

    • Iberian Lynx Ex situ Conservation Programme

      Mar 2012 - Jul 2012
      Intern

      Ethological study through video-system . Data analysis for the elaboration of the project “Environmental enrichment within the Iberian lynx breeding programme”. Organization of veterinary data and keepers support.

    • SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

      Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
      Intern(European Voluntary Service).

      - Collaboration in the organization, development and evaluation of the III Sagres Birdwatching Festival. Search for project funding opportunities.Preparation of project proposals for research funds. Document translation (Portuguese, Spanish and English).- Collaborations within the Marine Programme: boat census for FAME project (Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment), RAM census (Marine Birds and Mammals Observation Network) and island fieldwork data collection for the study of oceanodroma castro.- Collaborations within the Terrestrial Programme: Power Line Impact on Bird populations and census for the Project “Atlas of wintering birds in Portugal”, Tras-os-Montes. Show less

    • Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)

      Apr 2013 - Apr 2013
      Technician

      LIFE + project MarPro (LIFE09 NAT/PT/000038). Conservation of marine protected species in Mainland Portugal. Census of cetaceans and seabirds.

    • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association

      Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
      Conservation Science Trainee

      International training program at world- class biological field station. Four months of training for young conservationists in the monitoring and conservation of migrating raptors in the world.

    • LIFE+ CUBOMED project (LIFE08 NAT ES 0064), University of Alicante, CSIC,ICM.

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Collaborator

      "Development and demonstration of eradication and control methods for an invasive species: Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa), Mediterranean"

    • BirdLife International

      Feb 2016 - Jun 2023

      My projects:- Enhancing the conservation of coastal wetlands: Saltpan Initiative and Socioeconomic Valuation http://mava-foundation.org/oaps/enhancing-the-conservation-of-coastal-wetlands/ - LandSense, A Citizen Observatory and Innovation Marketplace for Land Use and Land Cover Monitoring https://landsense.eu/ My projects:- LIFE EuroSAP - Coordinated Efforts for International Species Recovery

      • Conservation Officer, Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas(IBA)

        Oct 2016 - Jun 2023
      • Species Conservation Assistant for Europe and Central Asia

        Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ornithology guide-intructor

      Ornithological Station of Padul
    • Woman and Leadership Programme

      IESE Business School
      May 2022
    • Monitoring programme for soaring birds

      Fundacion Migres
      Sept 2019
    • Conflict Transformation Course

      Global Conservation Solutions
      Apr 2024
    • Project Management for Wildlife Conservation

      WildTeam UK
      Jan 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Management Development Programme

      PRIOR CONSULTING LTD
      May 2021
    • MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy 2020

      MAVA Foundation
      Jan 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sofía Capellán
      Iberdrola Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies Iberdrola Foundation Jun 2014 Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies