Eduard Durany

Eduard Durany specialises in urban biodiversity and the interaction between wildlife, people and the built environment. His work focuses on creating healthier cities where biodiversity supports environmental resilience while reducing pest-related risks. He advises municipalities and organisations on biodiversity-friendly strategies that balance conservation, public health and sustainable urban development.

Eduard has more than twenty years of experience managing wildlife in urban and industrial environments. His expertise includes bird management, protected species, habitat restoration and humane wildlife control. He develops science-based solutions that allow wildlife and human activities to coexist safely while complying with environmental legislation and conservation objectives.

Eduard promotes Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as the foundation of sustainable pest control. Rather than relying on routine pesticide applications, he advocates prevention, monitoring, risk assessment and targeted interventions. His work helps organisations reduce biocide use while maintaining effective, long-term pest prevention through data-driven decision making.

Eduard develops rodent management programmes that minimise environmental impact while maintaining high levels of pest control. His work includes designing monitoring systems, improving bait station placement and protecting non-target species through ecological risk assessments. He has led projects where biodiversity monitoring directly informed rodent control protocols, reducing chemical use and supporting healthier urban ecosystems. This approach is demonstrated in initiatives such as the Barcelona metropolitan parks project, where indicator species helped improve pest management practices.

Eduard is internationally recognised for his work on urban birds, particularly the long-term recovery of peregrine falcons in Barcelona. He has spent decades studying how birds adapt to cities and how urban infrastructure can support biodiversity. His conservation work demonstrates how scientific research, habitat management and collaboration can successfully restore wildlife populations within densely populated urban environments.