Robert Manzano Rubio

KTT specialist

PROGRAM / Conservation biology

Graduated in Biology from the University of Barcelona, specializing in Biodiversity, and currently pursuing a Master’s in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Open University of Catalonia. Certified expert bird ringer, with additional training in ArcGIS applied to environmental management (TYC Formación) and Environmental Impact Assessment (Geoinnova Formación).

Independent biologist working on the design, execution, and reporting of wildlife inventories (birds and bats) for Environmental Impact Assessments of wind energy projects in Catalonia. He has also worked as a nature guide across the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco (Naturetrek, UK) and conducted bird surveys in aquatic and mountain areas of Catalonia.
He served as Technical Coordinator of Fauna for three Catalan airports at Minuartia and as Conservation Manager at the Alderney Wildlife Trust (UK). Former responsibilities have included coordinating, designing, and conducting habitat, bird, flora, bat, and invertebrate surveys; drafting management plans for nature reserves; supporting wildlife monitoring programs and habitat management; coordinating environmental volunteer programs; and organizing events, exhibitions, and guided tours.