Fundación Biodiversidad: 20 years of nature conservation
Thursday, November 1, 2018 @ 8:58 PM
Yesterday, Fundación Biodiversidad celebrated its 20th birthday. Spain's first and only public foundation with the aim of conserving the country's natural heritage and biodiversity, it is dedicated to the conservation of the natural environment, acting against climate change and promoting a green economy.
It started life in 1998 as the Institute of Environmental Studies and celebrated its 20th birthday in its new headquarters in Madrid - built using sustainable materials and to maximise energy efficiency - by highlighting its achievements and looking to the future.
Since its launch two decades ago, Fundación Biodiversidad has been involved in over 2000 individual projects and has led 11 major European multi-stakeholder programmes, which have brought in over 77€ million for biodiversity conservation in Spain. In total, the foundation has invested over 300€ million in the environment. It is currently coordinating the biggest ever European marine conservation project - LIFE Intemares - a 50€ million project that has managed to fulfil an international commitment to protect over 10% of a country's marine surface area - Spain's protected area now extends to 13%.
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