Barcelona City Council's Commission for Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility gives initial approval to the Strategic Plan for Barcelona Zoo’s New Model.

At its meeting of 13 February 2019, The Commission for Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility gave its initial approval to the document entitled “Strategic Plan for Barcelona Zoo's New Model: a look to the future”, promoted and drafted by the Barcelona Zoo's Management The agreement was published in the Butlletí Oficial de la Província  [Official Provincial Gazette] of 15 February 2019.

Still pending final approval from a Full Barcelona City Council Meeting, the strategic plan is aimed at making the Zoo a centre for preserving biodiversity which actively contributes to conservation, scientific research and disseminating information on wild animals and their natural habitats, placing special emphasis on Mediterranean fauna and endangered species. Loss of habitats, over-exploitation, invasive species, pollution and climate change are just a few of the problems that seriously compromise biodiversity preservation. However, dramatic losses can still be averted if real conservation efforts are increased.

You can download the Strategic Plan for Barcelona Zoo's New Model here, as well as the summary entitled "This is Your Zoo Too", which briefly explains this look to the future we are proposing.

The Strategic Plan for Barcelona Zoo's New Model will be on public display from18 February to 29 March, first and last days included. The document will be on public display for a period of 30 work days at the Department of Information and Documents at the Manager's Office for Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility (Av. Diagonal, Nº. 230, second floor, Mondays to Fridays, 10 am to 1 pm). It will also be on display on the City Council website together with other documents:  https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/en/administrative-information/public-display. Challenges and claims may be presented during this period at any of the offices of Barcelona City Council's General Registry, and in general, by any means permitted under Act 39/2015, of 1 October, on Common Administrative Procedures for Public Authorities. Information on the electronic and face-to-face channels to present challenges/claims to the General Registry can be found in: https://seuelectronica.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/ca/registre-electronic