Association for the Defense of Nature

Associació per a la Defensa de la Natura (Catalan)
Association for the Defense of Nature

Founded	1986
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Environmentalism
Location	Andorra Andorra la Vella
Area served	Andorra
Website	adn-andorra.org

The Association for the Defense of Nature (ADN) was born in 1986 as a result of the concern of a group of people for the environment. It is an NGO that aims to protect and study nature in Andorra.^[1] The ADN pursues its aims through three basic lines of action: conservation, study and information.

Conservation

ADN carries out direct action of nature conservation:

• Promotes planning to streamline the human presence (industrial, tourism, etc..) In the Valleys of Andorra.
• Work for the creation of protected natural areas, suggesting areas, management measures, ways of sustainable use, etc..
• Vigil for the safeguarding of endangered species, both animal and vegetable.
• Claim effective solutions to the problems of pollution and waste.
• Collaborate with other institutions to create, adapt and apply the laws of environmental protection.

Study

ADN contributes to research on the environment and this protection:

• Promotes and develops scientific basis for conservation actions and proposals.
• Learn lesser known natural elements of our country, analyzing the situation and proposing measures for their protection.^[2]

Information

The ADN is to discover and appreciate nature and therefore:

• Organizers:

Check educational tours to the mountain and protected natural areas Conferences, symposia and debates. Shares of environmental education with a solid scientific basis, in coordination with other institutions.^[3]

• Edit and spreads:

Informative publications on the natural heritage of Andorra and the need to preserve it. The periodical "Aigüerola".

Collaboration

It is affiliate to BirdLife International.^[4]

BirdLife is the most important world organization for the study and protection of birds and their habitats.^[5]

Maintains contact and exchanges with many international organizations with similar objectives.^[6][7]

Participates and organizes symposia and international conferences.^[8]

References

1. "ADN organitza una projecció de fotografies del sud-est d'Àsia". Diari Bondia Andorra (in Catalan). 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "La petjada ecològica d'Andorra: càlcul i educació ambiental" (PDF). UNESCO Andorra (in Catalan). 2005. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "ADN obre el debat entre el jovent sobre l'alt nivell d'insostenibilitat". Diari Bondia Andorra (in Catalan). 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
4. "L'Associació per a la Defensa de la Natura is the BirdLife Affiliate". Birdlife International. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "About BirdLife". Birdlife International. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "Pour un plan global de restauration et de cohabitation avec l'ours dans les Pyrénées". Pays de l'ours (in French). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Les pro-ours se retrouvent en Andorre". Pyrénéesinfo.fr (in French). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "2010 Any Internacional de la Diversitat Biològica - Programa d'activitats" (PDF). UNESCO Andorra (in Catalan). 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

External links

• Official website