The initiative aims to raise awareness among the inmate population in prisons about the values of care and respect for the environment, for which biodiversity classrooms have been set up in two prisons in the Community of Madrid.

The initiative aims to raise awareness among the inmate population in prisons about the values of care and respect for the environment, for which biodiversity classrooms have been set up in two prisons in the Community of Madrid.

During this 2011-2012 academic year, the conferences of the Biodiversity Classroom will have a practical aspect, without forgetting the theoretical axis that has supported them since the 2007-2008 academic year.

The project is being developed in the Madrid I Penitentiary Center (Alcalá Meco) and in the Madrid IV CP (Navalcarnero). In the first, the monthly environmental awareness conferences that Solidarios para el Desarrollo has been giving so far will take place.

In the second, it is worth highlighting a novelty with respect to previous editions since, with the collaboration of the Versus Association and other entities and researchers, in addition to developing a cycle of training talks on topics such as climate change, energy resources, the current agri-food model and agroecology as an alternative to this model, practical workshops will be developed. In them, the inmates will be able to apply what they have learned and will set up a collective organic garden in the center itself.

The initiative provides inmates with a framework for reflection and analysis of the environmental reality, which they can feel in their surroundings, and also promotes environmental values, especially those related to responsible consumption.