I am going to Gran Canaria and planning to collect some invertebrates. Do I need permission for that and what should I do for getting the permission? I will collect for natural history museum of Estonia.
I don't know, but I guess that the answer is yes. In any case, if you are visiting someone else's country, it is a good idea to ask, and to keep in touch with local biologists: don't be a scientific imperialist!
There is the La Laguna University on the Canaries. Google its website and find an ecologist/entomologist staff member and ask. I think you would find a helpful attitude, and some hot tips about good places. There are National Parks/nature reserves where you would need consent anyway, for sure
I don't know, but I guess that the answer is yes. In any case, if you are visiting someone else's country, it is a good idea to ask, and to keep in touch with local biologists: don't be a scientific imperialist!
There is the La Laguna University on the Canaries. Google its website and find an ecologist/entomologist staff member and ask. I think you would find a helpful attitude, and some hot tips about good places. There are National Parks/nature reserves where you would need consent anyway, for sure
Yes, you need permit, especially if you plan to collect in nature conservation areas and especially if you plan to collect for Tartu Museum.
Please refer to the Nagoya Protocol (I am not sure Estonia is a part of it but in any case it is to be considered when collecting everywhere abroad): https://www.cbd.int/abs/about/
You definitely need aurorization since in Spain the species of fauna are protected by law 42/2007 of natural heritage.
You can contact the local government on this website:
http://cabildo.grancanaria.com/contactenos
You can write to this address or contact by email or phone.
You must indicate the names of the people who will collect the insects, the destination of the captured specimens, the species (or families), places and dates of capture and also the number of specimens.
Here is the form to fill out
http://cabildo.grancanaria.com/documents/10180/458599/Solicitud+de+Autorizaci%C3%B3n+para+actividades+con+Fauna+Silvestre/730ff2f2-e336-4b36-b3e6-60c1d496f616
Yes, you need it. The Museum must contact with the University of Gran Canaria and request permission to your name next to a small report of the study. If they need more information about it, they will contact with the intitution.
I did not find any helpful contact from University of Gran Canaria - there is no ecology or biology related faculty. Can you please suggest a contact?
There is no university of biology in Gran Canaria, but only in Tenerife.
Anyway the university has nothing to do with the permission you need but the local government. .
Please, read my two previous answers more slowly..
Regards
Dear Alfonso Balmori, I already did what you suggested, there has been no answer from email aadress '[email protected]'
Can you please help me detect if this is the right email adress to send the form and questions?
Dear Lennart Lennuk: I think that e-mail address is correct.
Best regards!.
Lennart, you might know contacts with officials are sometimes slow. Not all countries are so efficient in their bureaucracy as Estonia is.
I would recommend you to accelerate the bureaucracy process as much as you can. That way you could obtain a proof of your permit request that may be valid in front of an officer in case you don't jet have the good one. I had to work in that conditions (waiting for the permit) and I have never had any bad news.
In Spain it is necessary to request permission for the collection of any animal. In addition, both national and regional catalogs include a list of species for which specific authorization is required.
In protected natural areas (the Canary Islands have protected much of their territory), you will also need permission from those responsible for the protected area.
If it is marine invertebrates, you will surely also need the permission of the National Coastal Authority.
Perhaps I could give you a contact in the Canary Islands administration to inform you in more detail. You can write me to [email protected].
Hi Lennart:
Pedro Oromí could be a contact. In researchgate searcher you can find it and talk with him.
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