Narcís Ribes Besalú

Researcher (M)

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Director of ELFOCAT (association of local forestry owners). He owns an agricultural property with forestry and livestock activities. He has worked as a mountain/forest engineer as a freelance professional consultant. He has been an entrepreneur and managing director of a consulting company that carries out studies, projects and technical assistance in forestry, environmental, agricultural and gardening engineering, where he has carried out and directed numerous projects and studies. He has also worked, as a senior official, on an interim and occasional basis in the administration, with positions of high technical and political responsibility (conservative director of natural parks, responsible for specific programs, executive presidency of consortia and others...). Prior to his university education, he carried out different jobs, mostly in the forestry field. He has founded, chaired and/or managed several consortia, professional and social associations.

He has also held several important public positions (mayor of a city council, president of a public consortium, president of associations, dean of the professional college...) His work has largely been carried out in Catalonia and Spain, but has also carried out numerous works in other states (Andorra, France, European Community, Tunisia...)