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The Scientific Expedition that the Royal European Academy of Doctors-Barcelona 1914<\/strong> (RAED) has organized with the cooperation of National Geographic<\/strong><\/a> to the Galapagos Islands for September 2020, on the occasion of the celebration of the 6th International Congress<\/strong> of the institution, has already reached its first objective: cover the 95 available places. A waiting list is now open for those interested who hadn’t reserved their place in the event of eventualities. The capacity has been completed in less than three weeks, which attests to the interest of a single call, both for the exclusivity offered to the expedition by the hand of National Geographic and the Government of Ecuador<\/strong><\/a>, and for the presence of five Nobel prizes that haven’t missed the occasion either.<\/p>\n This 1st Scientific Expedition has as destination one of the best preserved places in the world in terms of biodiversity, but which nevertheless is also suffering the consequences of climate change and aggressions to its ecosystem. This theme will be the central axis of the conferences and discussions that will take place among the participants in the expedition, which given the multidisciplinary nature of the Academy will be complemented with other conferences of cultural and scientific interest.<\/p>\n Given that climate change is nowadays one of the main axes of social and scientific debate due to the problems and uncertainties it generates and the certainty of what it may entail if the effects of global warming on the atmosphere aren’t remedied, the Royal Academy has considered that an expedition to one of the world’s best preserved paradises in terms of fauna, flora and protected species is the best scenario to discuss, observe and agree on a scientific document that will be presented to international organizations that debate on the matter. It’s a way, too, to assume the scientific leadership required of institutions involved in the development and dissemination of science and knowledge.<\/p>\n Attendees included Nobel laureates and honorary academicians of the RAED Aaron Ciechanover<\/strong><\/a>, Barry Barish<\/strong><\/a>, Richard Schrock<\/strong><\/a>, Frances Arnold<\/strong> and G\u00e9rard Moreau<\/strong>, as well as honorary academic Rosal\u00eda Arteaga<\/strong><\/a>, former president of Ecuador and president of the Foundation for the Development of Latin America<\/strong><\/a>, a group of naturalists specializing in various aspects of the environment of the Galapagos Islands and a group of thinkers and visual artists that complement this unique group thanks to the collaboration of the Quo Artis Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, an international institution dedicated to the promotion of science through art and with which the Royal Academy has begun to collaborate closely.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/raed.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Cambio-climatico-y-biodiversidad-int.jpg” url=”https:\/\/galapagos.raed.academy\/” url_new_window=”on” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.22.7″ locked=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.7″]<\/p>\n The Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific, a thousand kilometers from the South American subcontinent, are one of the most important natural history destinations on Earth. The islands were the first place considered a World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve<\/strong> by Unesco<\/strong><\/a>. The archipelago consists of 19 islands of volcanic origin and a surrounding marine reserve. Its flora and fauna make up a living laboratory of evolution, unique in the world. It’s located at the confluence of three ocean currents and concentrate a great variety of marine species. Its seismic and volcanic activity illustrates the processes of its geological formation. The extreme isolation of the archipelago has facilitated the development of a unique fauna with species such as the land iguana, giant tortoise and numerous species of finches, whose study inspired Charles Darwin<\/strong> his theory of evolution by natural selection after his trip to these islands in 1835.<\/p>\n The trip will also add a filmmaker of National Geographic. The expedition aboard the ship of this renowned scientific society will be led by a merchant marine captain experienced in navigating the islands for more than 30 years, Eduardo Neira<\/strong>, who in addition to his profession and seamanship is a biologist, teacher, composer and musician. The capacity of the boat is limited to 95 passengers due to legal limitations of the National Park of the Galapagos<\/strong><\/a>. It has all the comfort and luxury typical of large yachts and will be the setting for experiences, discussions, debates and seminars that will illustrate the expeditioners every night. The twice-daily departures to the different islands of the route will offer an unforgettable opportunity to see unique animal species that illustrate the evolutionary theories and prove how a rigorous conservation of a unique ecosystem can be realized when there is political will and is left this aspect in the hands of the most qualified scientists.<\/p>\n One of the most important points of this trip will take place on Santa Cruz Island, home of the Darwin Foundation<\/strong><\/a>. It’s the place where scientific experiments of high impact are developed and that the Royal Academy will have the unique opportunity to visit in a deep and detailed way. There will be an academic meeting that will be the culmination of those that have already taken place in the previous days in the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador, a city declared a World Heritage Site with one of the most beautiful and best historical centers preserved from South America. The academic activity will take place at the University of San Francisco<\/strong><\/a>, whose auditorium will host the entrance as honorary academicians of two of the Nobel prizes present still elected, as well as that of other elected academicians. The expedition will also visit The Half the World<\/strong>, the place where the line of the Equator passes and where you can see the phenomena linked to the magnetic attraction of the terrestrial poles in the so-called Coriolis<\/strong> effect.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Royal Academy completes the capacity of its scientific trip to the Galapagos Islands and opens a waiting list The Scientific Expedition that the Royal European Academy of Doctors-Barcelona 1914 (RAED) has organized with the cooperation of National Geographic to the Galapagos Islands for September 2020, on the occasion of the celebration of the 6th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":73072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" La Expedici\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica<\/strong> que la Real Academia Europea de Doctores-Barcelona 1914<\/strong> (RAED) ha organizado con la cooperaci\u00f3n de National Geographic<\/strong><\/a> a las Islas Gal\u00e1pagos para septiembre de 2020, con motivo de la celebraci\u00f3n del VI Congreso Internacional<\/strong> de la instituci\u00f3n, ha alcanzado ya su primer objetivo: cubrir las 95 plazas disponibles. Se abre ahora una lista de espera para los interesados que no hab\u00eda reservado su plaza ante posibles eventualidades. El aforo se ha completado en menos de tres semanas, lo que da fe del inter\u00e9s de una convocatoria \u00fanica. Tanto por la exclusividad que ofrece a la expedici\u00f3n ir de la mano de National Geographic y del Gobierno de Ecuador<\/strong><\/a> as\u00ed como por la presencia de hasta cinco premios Nobel que tampoco han desaprovechado la ocasi\u00f3n.<\/p> Esta primera Expedici\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica tiene como destino uno de los mejor preservados lugares del mundo en cuanto a biodiversidad, pero que sin embargo est\u00e1 sufriendo tambi\u00e9n las consecuencias del cambio clim\u00e1tico y de agresiones a su ecosistema. Ese tema ser\u00e1 el eje central de las conferencias y discusiones que tendr\u00e1n lugar entre los participantes en la expedici\u00f3n, que dado el car\u00e1cter multidisciplinar de la Academia se complementar\u00e1n con otras conferencias de inter\u00e9s cultural y cient\u00edfico.<\/p> Dado que el cambio clim\u00e1tico es hoy en d\u00eda uno de los principales ejes de debate social y cient\u00edfico por los problemas e incertidumbres que genera y por la certeza de lo que puede conllevar si no se remedian los efectos que el calentamiento global tiene sobre la atm\u00f3sfera, la Real Academia ha considerado que una expedici\u00f3n a uno de los para\u00edsos del mundo mejor conservados en cuanto a fauna, flora, y especies protegidas es el mejor escenario para discutir, observar y consensuar un documento cient\u00edfico que ser\u00e1 presentado ante las organizaciones internacionales que debaten sobre la material. Es una forma, tambi\u00e9n, de asumir el liderazgo cient\u00edfico que se exige a instituciones implicadas en el desarrollo y difusi\u00f3n de la ciencia y el conocimiento.<\/p> Entre los asistentes se encuentran los premios Nobel y acad\u00e9micos de honor de la RAED Aaron Ciechanover<\/strong><\/a>, Barry Barish<\/strong><\/a>, Richard Schrock<\/strong><\/a>, Frances Arnold<\/strong> y G\u00e9rard Moreau<\/strong>, adem\u00e1s de personalidades como la tambi\u00e9n acad\u00e9mica honoraria Rosal\u00eda Arteaga<\/strong><\/a>, expresidenta de Ecuador y presidenta de la Fundaci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo de Am\u00e9rica Latina<\/strong><\/a>, un grupo de naturalistas especialistas en diversos aspectos del entorno de las Islas Gal\u00e1pagos y un grupo de pensadores y artistas pl\u00e1sticos que complementan este grupo singular gracias a la colaboraci\u00f3n de la Fundaci\u00f3n Quo Artis<\/strong><\/a>, una instituci\u00f3n internacional dedicada al promoci\u00f3n de la ciencia a trav\u00e9s del arte y con la que la Real Academia ha empezado a colaborar de forma estrecha.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Las Islas Gal\u00e1pagos, situadas en el Pac\u00edfico, a unos mil kil\u00f3metros del subcontinente sudamericano, son uno de los destinos de historia natural m\u00e1s importantes de la Tierra. Fueron el primer lugar considerado Patrimonio Mundial y Reserva de la Biosfera<\/strong> por la Unesco<\/strong><\/a>. El archipi\u00e9lago se compone por 19 islas de origen volc\u00e1nico y con una reserva marina circundante. Su flora y su fauna conforman un laboratorio vivientes de la evoluci\u00f3n, \u00fanico en el mundo. Est\u00e1n situadas en la confluencia de tres corrientes oce\u00e1nicas y concentran una gran variedad de especies marinas. Su actividad s\u00edsmica y volc\u00e1nica ilustra los procesos de su formaci\u00f3n geol\u00f3gica. El extremo aislamiento del archipi\u00e9lago ha facilitado el desarrollo de una fauna singular con especies como la iguana terrestre, la tortuga gigante y numerosas especies de pinzones, cuyo estudio inspir\u00f3 a Charles Darwin<\/strong> la su teor\u00eda de la evoluci\u00f3n por selecci\u00f3n natural tras su viaje a estas islas en 1835.<\/p> Al viaje tambi\u00e9n se sumar\u00e1 un realizador cinematogr\u00e1fico de National Geographic. La expedici\u00f3n a bordo del barco que esta reconocida sociedad cient\u00edfica estar\u00e1 comandado por un capit\u00e1n de marina mercante experimentado en navegar por las islas durante m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os, Eduardo Neira<\/strong>, quien adem\u00e1s de su profesi\u00f3n y vocaci\u00f3n marinera es bi\u00f3logo, profesor, compositor y m\u00fasico. La capacidad del barco est\u00e1 limitada a 95 pasajeros por limitaciones legales del Parque Nacional de las Gal\u00e1pagos<\/strong><\/a>. Posee todo el confort y el lujo propio de los grandes yates y ser\u00e1 el escenario de experiencias, discusiones, debates y seminarios\u00a0 que cada noche ilustrar\u00e1n a los expedicionarios. Las salidas que dos veces al d\u00eda se efectuar\u00e1n a las diversas islas del recorrido ofrecer\u00e1n una oportunidad inolvidable de ver especies animales \u00fanicas que ilustran las teor\u00edas evolutivas y comprobar c\u00f3mo se puede hacer realidad una conservaci\u00f3n rigurosa de un ecosistema \u00fanico cuando hay voluntad pol\u00edtica y se deja este aspecto en manos de los cient\u00edficos m\u00e1s cualificados.<\/p> Uno de los puntos m\u00e1s importantes de este viaje tendr\u00e1 lugar en la Isla Santa Cruz, sede de la Fundaci\u00f3n Darwin<\/strong><\/a>. Es el lugar donde se desarrollan experimentos cient\u00edficos de alto impacto y que la Real Academia tendr\u00e1 la oportunidad \u00fanica de visitar de una manera profunda y detallada. Alll\u00ed se celebrar\u00e1 un encuentro acad\u00e9mico que ser\u00e1 el colof\u00f3n a los que ya se habr\u00e1n llevado a cabo en los d\u00edas anteriores en la ciudad de Quito, capital del Ecuador, una ciudad declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad con uno de los centros hist\u00f3ricos m\u00e1s bellos y mejor conservados de Am\u00e9rica del Sur. La actividad acad\u00e9mica se desarrollar\u00e1 en la Universidad de San Francisco<\/strong><\/a>, cuyo paraninfo acoger\u00e1 el ingreso como acad\u00e9micos de honor de dos los premios Nobel presentes a\u00fan electos, as\u00ed como el de otros acad\u00e9micos electos. La expedici\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n visitar\u00e1 La Mitad del Mundo<\/strong>, el lugar donde pasa la l\u00ednea del Ecuador y en donde se puede apreciar los fen\u00f3menos vinculados a la atracci\u00f3n magn\u00e9tica de los polos terrestres en el denominado efecto Coriolis<\/strong>.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-6","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nWebsite of the expedition<\/a><\/h3>\n
La Real Academia completa el aforo de su viaje cient\u00edfico a las Islas Gal\u00e1pagos y abre una lista de espera<\/h2>