Conservation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Chelonia Association Projects
Below there is a list of the projects carried out by the Chelonia Association to contribute to the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems, biodiversity and promoting a more sustainable development. Click on the projetc title to access a summary file for each project.

Action Area: Spanish National Parks.
Funding: Autonomous Body of National Parks (Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge).
Main supports: Doñana National Park, Atlantic Islands of Galicia Maritime-Terrestrial National Park and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Action Line: Volunteering and Conservation.
Year: 2022-23.
Country: Spain.





Action area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Cádiz.
Co-Funding: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana and University of Valencia.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Years: 2021-24.


Action Area: Spanish National Parks.
Funding: Autonomous Body of National Parks (Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge).
Main supports: Doñana National Park, Atlantic Islands of Galicia Maritime-Terrestrial National Park and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Action Line: Volunteering and Conservation.
Year: 2021-22
Country: Spain.





Action Area: coastal and aquatic environments of Spain and Portugal.
Co-Funding: The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
Main supports: Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food (MAPA) and Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO).
Year: 2021.
Action Line: Marine Litter.
Country: Spain and Portugal.




Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean and Gulf de Cadiz.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation (Ministry for the Ecological Transition).
Main supports: Junta de Andalucía.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2020-21.


Action Area: coastal and aquatic environments of Spain and Portugal.
Co-Funding: The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola European Partners.
Main supports: Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food (MAPA) and Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO).
Year: 2020.
Action Line: Marine Litter.
Country: Spain and Portugal.




Action area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Cadiz.
Co-Funding: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia and XALOC Association.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Sea Turtles.
Year: 2019-20.

Country: Spain and Portugal.

Year: 2019.
Action Line: Marine Litter.
Action Area: coastal and aquatic environments of Spain and Portugal.
Co-Funding: The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola European Partners.
Main supports: Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food (MAPA) and Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO).




Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean sea.
Co-Funding: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia and XALOC Association.
Country: Spain.
Year: 2018-19.
Action line: Marine Turtles.


Country: Spain and Portugal.
Year: 2018.
Action Line: Marine Litter.
Action Area: coastal and aquatic environments of Spain and Portugal.
Co-Funding: The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola European Partners.
Main supports: Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food (MAPA) and Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO).




Action Area: Andalusian coast.
Co-Funding: Fundación Daniel & Nina Carasso.
Main supports: University of Huelva.
Action Line: Fishing Sustainability.
Year: 2017-18.
Country: Spain.


Action Area: Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe.
Co-Funding: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
Main supports: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja and Natural Reserve "Madrigal del Podocarpus".
Country: Ecuador.
Action Line: Amphibians.
Year: 2017-18.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea and SpanishAtlantic Ocean.
Co-Funding: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia and XALOC Association.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Sea Turtles.
Year: 2017.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Cádiz.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment).
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia, XALOC Association and Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Year: Spain.
Action Line: Sea Turtles.
Year: 2017.


Action Area: Urabá Region.
Co-Funding: Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Urabá (CORPOURABÁ).
Main supports: CORPOURABÁ.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Sustainable Development and PAs.
Year: 2016.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment).
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia, XALOC Association and Oceanographic of Valencia.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2016.


Action Area: Veracruz State (Gulf of México).
Co-Funding: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
Main supports: University of Veracruz.
Country: México.
Action Line: Marine Environment.
Year: 2016.



Action Area: Municipality of Necoclí (Antioquia).
Co-Funding: Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Urabá (CORPOURABÁ).
Main supports: CORPOURABÁ.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Sustainable Development and PAs.
Year: 2015.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea and Spanish Atlantic Ocean.
Co-Funding: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia and XALOC Association.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2015-16.


Action Area: Spanish Atlantic Ocean and Strait area.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment) and European Fisheries Fund.
Main supports: Junta de Andalucía.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles/Elasmobranchs.
Year: 2014.



Action Area: Spanish North Atlantic Ocean.
Co-Funding: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
Main supports: Vigo Port Authority (Galicia, Spain).
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2014.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Funding: Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco.
Main supports: Generalitat Valenciana, University of Valencia and XALOC Association.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2014.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation (dependent on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment).
Main supports: Vigo Port Authority and Oceanographic of Valencia.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Elasmobranches.
Year: 2013.


Action Area: Llanos del Orinoco.
Co-Funding: Christmas Croc Festival - Florida December 2012.
Main supports: Regional Autonomous Corporation of Orinoquia (Corporinoquia) and Protected Natural Areas Corporation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Crocodilians.
Year: 2013.
Christmas Croc Festival
Florida December 2012

Action Area: Llanos Orientales del Orinoco.
Co-Funding: Fonds de Dotation pour la Biodiversité - Save Your Logo and Lacoste.
Main supports: Autonomous Regional Corporation of the Orinoquia (CORPORINOQUIA), Natural Protected Areas Corporation and Forest Conservation and Development Foundation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Crocodilians.
Year: 2010-12.






Project: Improvement of the living conditions of the inhabitants of Necocli, Antioquia, through strengthening of community, women and children and economic development based on ecotourism.
Action Area: Municipality of Necoclí (Antioquia).
Co-Funding: Unnim Obra Social.
Main supports: Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Urabá (CORPOURABÁ), Natural Protected Areas Corporation and Forest Conservation and Development Foundation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Sustainable Development.
Year: 2011.





Action Area: Municipality of Necoclí (Antioquia).
Co-Funding: Obra Social Cajasol.
Main supports: Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Urabá (CORPOURABÁ), Natural Protected Areas Corporation and Forest Conservation and Development Foundation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Sustainable Development.
Year: 2011.





Action Area: Municipality of Necoclí (Antioquia).
Co-Funding: Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Urabá (CORPOURABA).
Main supports: CORPOURABÁ and Protected Natural Areas Corporation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Sustainable Development.
Year: 2011.



Action Area: Llanos Orientales del Orinoco.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation.
Main supports: Autonomous Regional Corporation of the Orinoquia (CORPORINOQUIA), Natural Protected Areas Corporation and Forest Conservation and Development Foundation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Crocodilians.
Year: 2011.





Project: Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) Conservation Project in Colombia. Phase I. 2009.
Action Area: Llanos Orientales del Orinoco.
Co-Funding: Biodiversity Foundation.
Main supports: Autonomous Regional Corporation of the Orinoquia (CORPORINOQUIA), Natural Protected Areas Corporation and Forest Conservation and Development Foundation.
Country: Colombia.
Action Line: Crocodilians.
Year: 2010.





Action Area: Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León.
Co-Funding: Caja España.
Main supports: Forest Tracking Service (SERAFO).
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Amphibian.
Year: 2010.



Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Financer: Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles/Elasmobranchs.
Year: 2010.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Funding: Caja Mediterráneo.
Year: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2010.


Action Area: Spanish Mediterranean Sea.
Co-Funding: Caja Mediterráneo.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2010.


Action Area: Community of Valencia.
Co-Funding: Caja Mediterráneo.
Main supports: Valencian Herpetological Society (SOHEVA).
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2009.



Action Area: Valencian and Andalusian seaside.
Co-Funding: Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2009.


Action Area: Spanish South Atlantic Ocean.
Co-Funding: Junta de Andalucía.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Marine Turtles.
Year: 2009.


Action Area: Principado de Asturias.
Co-Funding: Government of Principado de Asturias.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Iberian Amphibians and Reptiles.
Year: 2009.


Action Area: Principado de Asturias.
Co-Funding: Government del Principado de Asturias.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Amphibians and Reptiles.
Year: 2008.


Action Area: Province of Tarragona.
Co-Funding: Caixa Tarragona.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Amphibians and Reptiles.
Year: 2008.



Action Area: Catalonia.
Co-Funding: Caixa Catalunya.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Amphibians and Reptiles.
Year: 2008.



Action Area: Catalonia.
Co-Funding: Caixa Tarragona.
Country: Spain.
Action Line: Amphibians and Reptiles.
Year: 2008.

