Sofía Capellán

Experience

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  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.

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  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” .

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  Parapanda Farm School

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

  Environmental instructor

  Education and awareness at farm school.

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  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
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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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"

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  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