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| Presentation of the program 'Murcia, ecology of a city', aimed at the educational community and municipal associations | The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the councilor for Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, and the mayor of Education and Infant Schools, Belén López, presented this morning the program 'Murcia, ecology of a city', a wide range of activities to raise awareness and sensitize the boys and girls of the municipality about caring for the environment, with school gardens, 'Eco-classrooms', workshops, talks, environmental itineraries and exhibitions.“Caring for the environment, the definitive commitment to sustainable development, must be a commitment of all, without distinctions or differences, from the field of competences that correspond to us, promoting, in this case, activities for the smallest of the house , a program aimed primarily at schoolchildren in the municipality.During the event, held at the Federico de Arce College, the Murcian councilor pointed out that “since the City Council joined the Covenant of Mayors in 2008, it promised to reduce emissions in the municipality by one fifth by 2020, a objective that has been achieved and exceeded: last year we lowered greenhouse emissions by 20.6%.
This serves as an incentive to continue advancing on this path and to reach the goal of reducing our emissions by 40% by 2030 ”.The program will allow participants to enjoy different games and dynamics, motivating them to investigate, discover and act for the conservation of nature, with days outdoors that enhance their creativity and empathy with the environment.Silver anniversary: ??25 years of 'Murcia, ecology of a city'It is an initiative that was launched 25 years ago.
Among the activities offered in this edition, which will be developed under all the measures of the sanitary protocol, the following stand out:-Eco-classroom.
In it, talks and workshops will be held, through ten environmental themes, with climate change, water and responsible consumption being the star themes.-Green schools, where actions to improve air quality and curb climate change will be promoted, which will be carried out in classrooms, function rooms, sports courts, etc.-Environmental itineraries, an opportunity to consolidate classroom learning with outdoor experiences, with which they will be able to get to know places like La Contraparada.
Expert guides in the flora and fauna of the municipality will participate.-School gardens.
The Network of school gardens of the municipality of Murcia (RHEMU) will focus its attention on the organization of the II Conference for the exchange of experiences of the School Gardens of Murcia.-Itinerant exhibitions.
The objective of this tool is to provide the center with interpretive and exhibition materials, illustrating the environmental problems of the municipality, needs and alternatives to improve the environment.Since the registration period was opened - last Friday, October 16 - more than thirty schools have already signed up for the activities of Green Schools and School Gardens.
Likewise, a score of centers have requested 'Ecoaulas', environmental itineraries and exhibitions."Today more than ever, air quality is health"All those interested in the campaign that is developed under the slogan 'Today more than ever, air quality is health', can contact the telephone number 968 636 205.
Specifically, the initiative is aimed at educational centers and associations of the municipality that already They have received the explanatory brochures of the program.70 schools served during the 2019/2020 academic yearDuring the 2019/2020 academic year, the program activities were carried out in 70 educational centers, as well as in 4 associations that also requested them - it should be noted that in March all activities were suspended due to the health crisis.A total of 4,800 people participated in the 'Ecoaula'; 1,200 in the environmental itineraries and 2,050 in the traveling exhibition.
Likewise, 28 educational centers carried out the activity of 'Green Schools' and 47 schools the School Gardens.During the 2018/2019 academic year, a total of 11,397 people participated in the 'Ecoaula'; 3,673 in the environmental itineraries and 3,795 in the traveling exhibition.
In addition, 25 educational centers carried out the 'Green Schools' activity and 44 schools the School Gardens.
In total, 19,250 participants were registered.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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