The MAPAMA (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment), through the Biodiversity Foundation, has launched the “Beaches, Volunteering and Land Stewardship” programme, which aims to involve 5,000 citizens in the comprehensive protection of the quality of beaches through 35 actions related to their improvement and conservation. thirteen of which are planned for this month of August in Andalusia, Asturias, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia and the Valencian Community.
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Federico Ramos, considers that “this programme is an example of the necessary coordination between administrations, NGOs and citizens. The beaches belong to everyone, we must also protect and take care of them all.”
This project is developed in collaboration with 30 land stewardship entities in all the Autonomous Communities located on the coast, and includes activities related to the removal of waste and cleaning of beaches, conservation and restoration of vegetation for the stabilization of dune systems, improvement of the landscape of urban beaches, recovery of deteriorated areas, control of invasive alien species, improvement of the habitat of native fauna, restoration of elements linked to sustainable traditional uses, and training, communication and environmental awareness activities on the coast.
The activities planned for the month of August will take place on the beaches of Eucaliptus and Paella (Tarragona); ports of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Marina Port d’Aro, Marina Palamós, Llafranch, Fornells i Estartit (Girona); El Campello (Alicante); beaches of Los Lances and Camposoto (Cádiz); beaches of the cliffs of Maro-Cerro Gordo: Calaiza, Cantarriján, Molino de Papel, Maro, Las Alberquillas and El Cañuelo (Malaga and Granada), Espigón beach (Huelva); El Tostadero beach and the dune system of Merón beach (Cantabria) and the beaches of San Antolín and Ballota (Asturias).
The map with the actions planned along the entire coast can be found on the microsite of the Biodiversity Foundation.
