The deadline to participate in the second edition of the “Responsible Beach Bars Awards”, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation, will remain open until September 15.

The deadline to participate in the second edition of the “Responsible Beach Bars Awards”, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation, will remain open until September 15.

These awards are part of its “Conservation Actions on the Coast” program, an award that seeks to join forces for the improvement and conservation of the coastline in Spain. In addition to the “Responsible Beach Bar Awards”, it has outstanding actions such as the “Decalogue of Good Environmental Practices” or the “Beaches, Volunteering and Land Stewardship” Program.

The “Responsible Beach Bar Awards” are aimed at all beach establishments of this type that adhere to the Decalogue and present actions that they have developed or are going to develop in favor of sustainability. They will be able to present initiatives already developed or ideas that promote this vision among their associated beach bars. In each category, up to a maximum of three prizes will be awarded: a first prize endowed with 4,000 euros, a second prize endowed with 2,500 euros and a third prize that will amount to 1,500 euros.

In the first edition of the Responsible Beach Bar Awards, which took place last year, a total of 526 beach bars adhered to the Decalogue of Good Environmental Practices and 55 beach bars participated in the Awards. The Decalogue guides beach bars in terms of better use of resources, pollution prevention and waste management, as well as advising them on environmental education and awareness and social responsibility.

This initiative highlights the importance of the coast in Spain, which has a length of almost 8,000 km, and an important variety of ecosystems that must be preserved. In addition, they are presented as an ideal space for the development of economic activities that generate wealth and employment that, properly ordered, can contribute to their conservation.

The rules of the awards can be consulted here.