On November 26th and 27th, 2025, the UPV team participated in the II Conference of the Albufera Scientific Commission, which took place in Valencia, Spain, to discuss the current conditions of the Albufera wetland, which has significant environmental, social and economic importance for the region. Several sectors were represented at this conference, including associations of rice farmers, fishermen and tourism activities, universities and other scientific institutions, NGOs, environmental agencies, and public administrations.
The objectives of the conference included:
- to present the results of recent research carried out by diverse scientific institutions;
- to assess the impacts of the 2024 massive floods caused by DANA phenomena on the socio-ecological system of the Albufera wetland;
- to evaluate the recent slowdown in the long-term trend of ecological recovery of the Albufera, identifying the key problems and knowledge gaps;
- to assess the effects of climate change on its recovery process;
- to share the reflections and recommendations with society and with public administrations to help revitalize the recovery of the wetland.
Vanessa A. Godoy and Miguel Martín gave an oral presentation on the renaturalization of wetlands for the reduction of nitrates from groundwater springs, and Rafael Magnabosco presented a poster entitled: "Optimization of water resources for the improvement of water quality in the Albufera wetland through the implementation of nature-based solutions".
If you are interested in the conference content, live stream records are available on the links below, and all the presentation abstracts were aggregated in a PDF book attached.
Wednesday, November 26
• Morning: https://youtube.com/live/gOtTGXEqlnI?feature=share
• Afternoon: https://youtube.com/live/RHweFiG1ZjM?feature=share
Thursday, November 27
• Morning: https://youtube.com/live/Im9UgbnDq6E?feature=share
• Afternoon: https://youtube.com/live/At_WKJ9mybQ?feature=share
