“You are a candidate for the Biodiversity Foundation Awards”. With this motto, the Biodiversity Foundation, a public foundation of the Government of Spain, under the Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, opens today the deadline to participate in the first edition of the Biodiversity Foundation Awards, awards that aim to recognize the work of all those people and organizations that, with their work, contribute to the sustainable development of the rural and fishing environment. as well as the conservation and knowledge of natural heritage and biodiversity.

Endowed with a total amount of 100,000 euros, the awards are presented in partnership with a campaign that encourages entrepreneurs and creators to publicize their environmental projects: “If you have undertaken an economic activity that contributes to maintaining the ecological values of your territory; if you belong to an organization that is developing a project linked to the conservation of the environment; if through a photograph, a documentary, a report or a literary work you have managed to capture the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable development. You are a candidate for the Biodiversity Foundation Awards”.

From today until July 31, those interested will be able to send their applications through the www.premiosfundacionbiodiversidad.es website, which will also serve as a platform for communication and environmental awareness. This page will show all the works and projects of the creators of the moment who participate in this contest.

According to Ana Leiva, director of the Foundation: “Our organization intends these awards to be a stimulus for the many professionals who strive daily to maintain the natural heritage and improve the quality of life of rural populations. They also aim to be a recognition for all those who actively participate in the environmental awareness of society through their reports, photographs, documentaries, literary works and short films”.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES

Leadership and innovation: Entrepreneurs; Women in rural and fishing areas; Innovation in action.

Communication and creation: Photography; Report (written press and online media/radio and television); Documentary and short film; Literary creation.

ENDOWMENT OF THE PRIZES

Leadership and innovation: Entrepreneurs €15,000; Rural women €15,000; Innovation in action €20,000.

Communication and creation: Best cinematography €10,000; Best report in the written press or online media: €10,000; Best radio or television report: €10,000; Best Literary Creation Work: €10,000; Best Documentary or Short Film €10,000.

JURY

President: Ana Leiva. Director of the Biodiversity Foundation

Leadership and innovation: Esteban Barroso. Managing Director of Triodos Bank. Jesús Casas. Director of Sustainable Rural Development of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs. Sonia Castañeda. Director of International Studies at the Antonio García Allut Biodiversity Foundation. President of the Lonxanet Foundation for Sustainable Fisheries. Alicia Langreo. Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics. Ángeles Parra. Secretary General of the Healthy Life Foundation. Julia Vera. Director of Training, Communication and Awareness of the Biodiversity Foundation.

Report: Silvia García. Head of environmental information at Antena 3 Noticias. Luis Guijarro. President, Association of Environmental Information Journalists. Josefina Maestre. Radio 5 RNE. Miguel Ángel Oliver. Editor and presenter of Noticias Cuatro de Semana.

Photography: José Luis Amores. Director of the photography school, Efti. Claude Bussac. Director of Photo Spain. Juan Manuel García-Bartolomé. Head of the Information and Documentation Area of the Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs. Cristina García Rodero. Photographer. Ouka Leele. Photographer.

Short Film/Documentary: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson. Film director. Joaquín Gutiérrez Acha. Director of nature documentaries. Andrés Luque. Executive Producer of Documentaries at RTVE. Bernardo Sánchez. Screenwriter and professor of Film History at the University of La Rioja. Cristina Sutherland. Film producer.

Literary creation: Germán Alonso. Director of Studies and Projects of the Biodiversity Foundation. Joaquín Araujo. Writer and naturalist. Miguel Delibes. Biologist and environmental communicator. Jaime Izquierdo. Advisor to the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs. Odile Rodríguez de la Fuente. General Director of the Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Foundation.

Complete information on the Biodiversity Foundation Awards can be found at www.premiosfundacionbiodiversidad.es