The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, a public foundation of the Government of Spain, under the Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, Ana Leiva, has signed today, in Madrid, four collaboration agreements with representatives of the State Federation of Transport, Communications and the Sea of UGT, of the National Association of Aggregate Manufacturing Entrepreneurs (ANEFA), the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) and the Association for Spanish Forest Certification (PEFC), for a total amount of 1,960,553.55 euros. This investment will be used to develop four projects that will promote employment and good environmental practices in a large part of the Spanish territory.

With the State Federation of Transport, Communications and the Sea of UGT, they will work together on a project for sustainable transport. More than 600,000 euros will be invested in the preparation of a diagnosis of the current situation and for the development of training tasks for delegates and workers in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Valencia, Catalonia and Madrid.

Just over 475,000 euros will be allocated to the Comprehensive Strategic Program for the improvement of the environmental management of SMEs in the aggregates sector, which will be carried out by the National Association of Aggregate Manufacturing Entrepreneurs in a large part of the national territory.

The project “Creating a better environment” of the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has a budget of 471,235 euros. The aim is to initiate a process of change in the agricultural sector towards more sustainable farms in the provinces of Córdoba, Almería, Albacete, Cáceres, Badajoz, Murcia, Valladolid and Valencia.

The Association for Spanish Forest Certification (PEFC), for its part, will carry out the project called “Training and awareness of workers in the forestry sector and companies in the forest value chain. From sustainable forest management to responsible consumption”. 400,000 euros will be allocated to training tasks and for the development of eco-innovation proposals that ensure the future of our forests in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, Extremadura, Asturias, Murcia, Ceuta, Melilla, Castilla y León, Valencia, the Canary Islands, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Madrid, Navarra, the Basque Country and La Rioja.

The four initiatives launched today are aimed at improving the environment and promoting the development of sustainable business activities in sectors such as agriculture, forestry, construction and transport.