Association for the Defense of Nature explained

Association for the Defense of Nature
Native Name:	Associació per a la Defensa de la Natura
Native Name Lang:	ca
Type:	Non-governmental organization
Founded Date:	1986
Location:	Andorra la Vella
Focus:	Environmentalism
Homepage:	adn-andorra.org

The Association for the Defense of Nature (ADN) was founded in 1986 as a result of the concern of a group of people for the environment. It is a non-governmental organization 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 largest 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ADN organitza una projecció de fotografies del sud-est d'Àsia . Diari Bondia Andorra . 2009-04-20 . 2011-04-23 . ca.
2. Web site: La petjada ecològica d'Andorra: càlcul i educació ambiental . UNESCO Andorra . 2005 . 2011-04-23 . ca . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025949/http://www.unesco.ad/imagenes/publicacions/butlleti13.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: ADN obre el debat entre el jovent sobre l'alt nivell d'insostenibilitat . Diari Bondia Andorra . 2009-06-10 . 2011-04-23 . ca.
4. Web site: L'Associació per a la Defensa de la Natura is the BirdLife Affiliate . Birdlife International . 2011-04-23 .
5. Web site: About BirdLife . Birdlife International . 2011-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514003940/http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/index.html. 14 May 2011 . live.
6. Web site: Pour un plan global de restauration et de cohabitation avec l'ours dans les Pyrénées . Pays de l'ours . 2010-05-11 . 2011-04-23 . fr . 2012-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024858/http://www.paysdelours.com/fr/pour-un-plan-global-de-restauration-et-de-cohabitation-avec-l-ours-dans-les-pyrenees.html?cmp_id=50&news_id=737 . dead .
7. News: Les pro-ours se retrouvent en Andorre . Pyrénéesinfo.fr . 2010-05-11 . 2011-04-23 . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024922/http://www.pyreneesinfo.fr/actu/pyrenees-les-pro-ours-se-retrouvent-en-andorre/ . 2012-03-23 . dead .
8. Web site: 2010 Any Internacional de la Diversitat Biològica - Programa d'activitats . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024937/http://www.unesco.ad/imagenes/biodiversitat.pdf . dead . March 23, 2012 . UNESCO Andorra . 2010-05-08 . 2011-04-23 . ca .