9:30 Opening ceremony

10:00 Protocol signature of the collaboration agreement between the Universitat de València and the Ruling Bodies of the Biosphere Reserves of the Alto Turia and the Valle del Cabriel.

Pilar Serra, Vice-Principal for Sustainability, Cooperation and Healthy Life at the Universitat de València,

Ramiro Rivera, President of the Ruling Body of the Biosphere Reserve of the Alto Turia,

Sergio de Fez, President of the Managing Body of the Biosphere Reserve of the Valle del Cabriel.

10:15 Guest conference

MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE UNESCO PROGRAMME (MAB) AND THE SPANISH BIOSPHERE RESERVES NETWORK

ï Francisco Cantos, Secretary of the Spanish Committee of the Man and the Biosphere UNESCO Programme

11:00 Guest conference

"10 YEARS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA AND BIOSPHERE RESERVES: ACCOMPLISHED GOALS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES”.

ï Jorge Hermosilla, co-director of the AVANT-UV Chair (Anti-depopulation Valencian Agenda) and vice-president of the Ruling Body of the Biosphere Reserve of the Alto Turia.

11:30 Coffee break

12:00 Technical session with UV researchers and technicians from the Biosphere Reserves.

13:00 Closing ceremony.