The Educational and Scientific Committee (Comité Educativo y Científico, CEC) is an advisory body in the scientific and educational field of the Geopark. Its members may inform about or take an active part in activities such as the following:
- Promoting scientific studies to improve or protect the geological, natural, or cultural values of the Geopark or its social and economic development.
- Giving scientific visibility by means of publications, seminars, and events of a scientific nature.
- Guaranteeing the educational project of the Geopark.
- Defining the protection criteria of the Geopark and proposing the compilation of the geological heritage of Villuercas-Ibores-Jara.
The members of the Committee are as follows:
- Dr Teodoro Palacios Medrano. Geologist. Lecturer at the University of Extremadura.
- José María Barrera Martín-Merás. Biologist. Cáceres County Council.
- Juan Gil Montes. Geologist. Geological Association of Extremadura.
- Dr Susana Schnabel. Geographer. Lecturer of the Universidad of Extremadura.
- Pedro Muñoz Barco. Geologist. General Director of the Environment. Regional Government of Extremadura.
- Javier López Caballero. Geographer. APRODERVI. Lecturer at the University of Extremadura.
- Fernando Durán Oliva. Biologist. Secondary School Teacher.
- Jesús M. Vázquez Domínguez. Fine Arts. Secondary School Teacher.
- Dr José Julio García Arranz. Archaeologist. Lecturer at the University of Extremadura.
- Eduardo Rebollada. Geologist. Regional Government of Extremadura.
- Dr María Teresa de Tena Rey. Geologist. Lecturer at the University of Extremadura.
- Dr Sören Jensen. Palaeontologist. Lecturer at the University of Extremadura.
- Dr Iván Cortijo Sánchez. Palaeontologist. Team of the Geopark.
- Dr Isabel Rábano Gutiérrez del Arroyo. Palaeontologist. Spanish Geological and Mining Institute.
- Dr. Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Marco. Palaeontologist. Geoscience Institute, Council for Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC)
- Francisco Fernández de la Llave. Geologist. Public Works.
- José Antonio Montero. Agronomist. Companies.