SUNCINE – International Environmental Film Festival collaborates in the 4th Conference on Nature Conservation in the Alt Pirineu and Aran, to be held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in La Seu d’Urgell, under the theme “Unknown Fauna and Climate Change”.
As part of the event, the festival will present the world premiere of the documentary Beasts in Miniature in Spain, directed by Carlos Pérez, a production that highlights the richness and fragility of the smallest and often overlooked wildlife in our surroundings.
Through this participation, SUNCINE reaffirms its commitment to environmental outreach, scientific culture, and public awareness, building bridges between cinema, science, and society to inspire positive change for the planet.
The Conference on Nature Conservation celebrates its fourth edition in 2025, and La Seu d’Urgell is now firmly established as a reference hub for environmental communication and debate in the Pyrenees, thanks to its privileged setting between the Alt Pirineu Natural Park and the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park.
This unique environment makes the city an ideal meeting point to reflect on the major environmental challenges we face, while also connecting scientific knowledge, territorial management, and civil society.
The main theme of this year’s edition is unknown fauna and its connection to climate change. It focuses on animal groups often missing from mainstream conservation narratives —such as bats, small mammals, reptiles, and insects— yet essential to ecosystem functioning: they pollinate, control pests, renew the soil, disperse seeds, and ultimately sustain the natural balance.
Through panel discussions, lectures, and cultural activities, the conference will bring together scientists, managers, communicators, and artists, offering a broad and interdisciplinary vision. And, as always, the audience is not a passive observer, but rather the heart of the discussion: each session is built around their active participation, promoting knowledge exchange and collective proposals toward a more sustainable future.
Programme of the Conference on Nature Conservation
“Unknown Fauna and Climate Change”
La Seu d’Urgell – 15th and 16th November 2025
Saturday, November 15
09:15 – Institutional Welcome
Opening by local authorities.
Presentation of the conference and sound immersion by David Manzanera (director and moderator).
Introduction of the keynote speaker: Cori Calero.
10:00 – Opening Lecture
By Cori Calero, environmental journalist and communicator.
Topic: Bringing nature to the centre of the media and social discourse.
11:00 – Coffee Break
11:30 – 14:00 – Round Table: Unknown Fauna and Climate Change
Speakers: Adrià Miralles, Júlia Valera, Robert Manzano, Lídia Freixas.
This session will highlight the role of often invisible species in the environmental narrative.
It will address how climate change alters habitats, life cycles, and distribution,
and how their disappearance could directly affect our daily lives.
16:00 – 19:30 – Round Table: Unknown Fauna and Culture (Myths and Stories)
Speakers: Jordi Casamajor, Pol Guardis, Marina Baltà.
A reflection on how unknown species have been part of our cultural imagination through myths, legends, and folk tales.
The discussion will explore how popular culture and phobias have shaped perceptions of animals such as bats, reptiles, or insects,
with insights from a specialised psychologist.
20:30 – Special SUNCINE Festival Screening
Premiere of the documentary “Beasts in Miniature in Spain”, directed by Carlos Pérez.
A production that explores the richness and fragility of lesser-known fauna, presented by SUNCINE – International Environmental Film Festival (32nd edition).
Sunday, November 16
10:00 – Session: Climate Change – What We Don’t See (Other Evidence)
Introduction and presentation of speakers.
11:00 – Coffee Break
11:30 – Continuation: Climate Change – What We Don’t See
Analysis of the less visible effects of climate change:
phenological alterations, loss of pollinators, changes in flowering periods and pollen concentration,
and their implications for health and biodiversity.
13:00 – Closing Session
A theatrical performance will serve as a symbolic conclusion, linking science and art to share a collective message about the future we want
