Virginia Yuste

Coordinator of the Blue Flag Program at ADEAC (Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor)

Coordinator of the Blue Flag Program and National Operator (since 2004)
Director of Institutional Relations (since March 2024)
Association for Environmental Education and Consumer Affairs (ADEAC)

Previous positions and professional activities
Vice President of ADEAC (January 2009 - March 2024).

Academic background

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences. Autonomous University of Madrid (1997-2001)
  Final Project: "Effects of animal populations on fruit production and impact on the economy." Autonomous University of Madrid – Complutense University. 2001
• Master's Degree in Teacher Training. Complutense University. 2002
• Master's in Occupational Risk Prevention. IMF. 2003
• Course in protocol and event organization. 2022

Publications

• Effects of fruit thinning on the characteristics of fruits and seeds. In C. Ladanfer. J.A. Delgado, E. Obis, V. Yuste. Plant Ecology 2010. Springer
• Merino, F., Prats, M. A. & Yuste-Abad, V. (2022). Strategies for beach management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(3), 352-356.

Speaker at national and international conferences

• 2024: Marina meeting in Málaga
• 2023: Sun and Blue, Almeria
• 2023: Istanbul, Turkey
• 2021: Madeira, Portugal
• 2019: Blackpool, England
• 2019: Oman
• 2018: CEACMA congress, Málaga
• 2018: Zakynthos, Greece
• 2017: Nentaya, Israel
• 2016: San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 2015: Crete, Greece
• 2014: Cancun, Mexico
• 2013: Tenby, Wales
• 2011: Usedom, Germany
• 2010: Zagreb, Croatia
• 2009: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2008: Antalya, Turkey
• 2007: Toronto, Canada
• 2006: Budva, Montenegro
• 2005: Ventspils, Latvia
• 2004: Malahide, Ireland
• 2003: Rhodes, Greece
• 2002: Vilamoura, Portugal