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    CATALOGUE OF GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES IN

    With the collaboration o:

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    Clubs partners

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPRESIDENT OF THE CATALOGUE:

    Ignacio S. Galn, President of Iberdrola

    DIRECTORS:

    Carmen Recio, Iberdrola Foundation

    Mnica Oviedo, Iberdrola

    COORDINATOR:

    Charo Fernndez, Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad

    ADVISORY COMMITTEE

    Ignacio Iglesia, Aena Airports

    Cristina Juliani, Aena Airports

    Ruth Milln, CEMEX Spain

    Antonio Palau, Endesa

    Isidora Daz, Holcim Spain

    Leticia de Luz, Mahou-San Miguel Group

    Mercedes Gil, Red Elctrica de Espaa

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    5CONTENTS

    6 Letter rom the President o the Clubde Excelencia en Sostenibilidad

    8 Letter rom the President oIberdrola

    10 Introduction

    GOOD PRACTICES

    13 Habitats

    16 Accinatura 18 Aqualogy 20 Baleria 22 Borges

    24 Portland Valderrivas Cements 26 CEMEX Spain 28 Esteve 30 Ferrovial

    32 Banco SantanderFoundation 34 Global Nature 36 Holcim Spain 38 Iberorest

    40 Oceanogrca 42 Rene 44 Starbucks 46 Xarxa de Custodia del Territori

    49 Fauna

    52 Acciona 54 Aena Airports 56 Endesa 58 Calvo Group 60 Iberdrola62 Lumnica Ambiental 64 Naturmanxa 66 PharmaMar 68 Red Elctrica de Espaa

    71 Flora

    74 ABB 76 ACCOR 78 Alcampo 80 Aqualia 82 Atresmedia 84 Bodegas Torres

    86 FCC 88 Spanish Wood Foundation 90 Mahou-San Miguel Group92 NH Hotels 94 Turebe

    97 Aquatic Enironment

    100 AEQT 102 Aquarel 104 CEPSA 106 SENER

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    Spain is the country

    with the highest

    species diversity in

    Europe. The Spanish

    territory is estimated

    to be home to around85,000 dierent

    species and 60% o

    the habitat types o

    interest included in the

    European Directive

    on the conservationo natural habitats and

    wild auna and ora.

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    Letterfrom

    thePresident

    Biodiersity is the ariety o lie on Earth and our existence depends upon it.

    The loss o biodiersity and degradation o ecosystems is increasingly a concern or companies because it directlyand indirectly aects their activity.

    Spain is the country with the highest species diersity in Europe. The Spanish territory is estimated to be hometo around 85,000 dierent species and 60% o the habitat types o interest included in the European Directive on the

    conservation o natural habitats and wild auna and fora.

    Companies benet rom the ariety o ecosystems and species and genetic diversity, both in terms o raw material extraction and production and in terms o distribution and marketing o products. Thereore, it is necessary or

    business policies to establish a new model that considers biodiversity conservation as an investment or an asset and

    not an expense.

    The International Conention on Biological Diersity determines the involvement o the business sector in biodiversity conservation, its 2011-2020 Strategic Plan consisting o 5 objectives and 20 Aichi Goals to pursue biodiversity

    conservation, the sustainable use o its components and the air and equitable sharing o the benets arising rom

    the use o genetic resources (Nagoya Protocol).

    As a result o its interest in biodiersity conseration, the Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidadhas produced thisCatalogue o Good Business Practices in Biodiversity Management, highlighting the good practices being carried

    out in the eld by 40 companies rom various sectors operating in Spain.

    Thanks to the inolement o the Fundacin Biodiversidad(Biodiversity Foundation), this guide will give publicity

    to the good work o many o our businesses in this area, placing biodiversity in the action strategies o the businesssector o our country.

    Jos Longs PellicenaPresident

    Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad

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    Iberdrola is historically

    linked to clean energy

    and environmental

    protection. We

    believe that respect

    or biodiversityand ecosystems

    should occupy a

    central position

    in entrepreneurial

    strategies and

    management, as well asin public policy.

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    Letterfrom

    thePresident

    ofIberdrola

    It gives me great satisfaction to present this Catalogue of Good Entrepreneurial Practices in the Management of

    Biodiversity, a showcase o several projects being carried out in Spain by 40 companies with operations in various eco

    nomic sectors.

    This publication was coordinated, under the direction o Iberdrola, by the Club or Excellency in Sustainability. Through

    it, we seek to inorm regarding the progress o companies in managing biodiversity, share experiences and stimulate

    new initiatives that are critical to the preservation o ora, auna, habitats and the hydro-environment o our planet.

    Iberdrola is historically linked to clean energy and environmental protection. We believe that respect or biodi

    versity and ecosystems should occupy a central position in entrepreneurial strategies and management, as well as

    in public policy. Initiatives such as the Biodiversity Pact endorsed by the Ministry o Agriculture, Nutrition and Envi

    ronment through the Biodiversity Foundation are the key to orging sustainable economic development, acilitating

    cooperation between companies and public administrations and combining eorts towards improving and preserving

    the natural capital o Spain.

    Iberdrola has had a Biodiversity Policy in place for several years, through which we articulate our two-old commitment to responsibly addressing the impact on biodiversity resulting rom planning, implementing and operating our

    energy inrastructures, along with creating a culture o social awareness in this sphere. It has driven our active partici

    pation in developing this Catalogue of Good Practices and our involvement in several very innovative projects. One

    example you will fnd in these pages is the Bird Migration Project, which was launched by the Iberdrola Foundation in

    cooperation with the Spanish Ornithological Society.

    Our Company will continue its leadership in developing strategies or ostering sustainability. Through them, Iberdro

    la achieved the highest ranking and was listed as the Global Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index or 2012.

    We are constantly mindful of our role in ensuring a future for the planet and determining our legacy or genera

    tions to come. It motivates us daily to share our experience with society, oster sustainable initiatives and pave the way

    or others.

    Ignacio S. Galn

    President of Iberdrola

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    Collaboration

    between the public

    and private sector is

    essential in order or

    companies to achieve

    ull business activity in

    a manner consistent

    with the protection

    and conservation o

    biodiversity.

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    Introduction

    In response to growing international concern about the loss o biodiversity, at the tenth meeting o the Conerence othe Parties (COP-10) o the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Strategic Plan or 2011-2020 was adopted, setting

    the objectives Aichi Goals or this period, including the Nagoya Protocol on Benet Access and Sharing.

    The loss o biodiersity in Spain ollows the global trend. Considering that Spain is the country with the highest species diversity in Europe and that its territory is home to almost 60% o the habitat types o interest included in European

    Directive 92/43/EEC, o May 21 1992, on the conservation o natural habitats and wild auna and fora, this is cause orrefection and calls or urgent action.

    Thereore, the State Strategic Plan or Natural Heritage and Biodiersity 2011-2017 and the National Businessand Biodiersity Initiatie are intended to help Spanish companies understand and incorporate the objectives o theConvention on Biological Diversity and the Aichi Goals. Collaboration between the public and private sector is essential

    in order or companies to achieve ull business activity in a manner consistent with the protection and conservation o

    biodiversity. It is the responsibility o the latter to include in their business strategy the protection o the biodiversity,

    ecosystems and environments in which they operate, which may also provide new business opportunities and income

    arising rom their conservation and improvement.

    This Catalogue o Good Business Practices in Biodiersity Management highlights the good practices being carriedout in the eld by 40 companies rom various business sectors operating in Spain, including SMEs and tertiary sector

    organizations and institutions that support and help companies in the development o good practices.

    We hae diided good practices in biodiersity into our main sections: Habitats, Fauna, Flora and Aquatic Medium.

    In order to guide and acilitate its reading, general inormation is given on each company and business sector, number o employees and, in some cases, contact person, as well as specic inormation relevant to the practice itsel: the

    proposed objectives and indicators used, the economic resources used and time spent, the place o implementation and

    a detailed description o each practice with the results obtained.

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    16 Accinatura 18 Aqualogy 20 Baleria 22 Borges24 Portland Valderrivas Cements 26 CEMEX Spain 28 Esteve

    30 Ferrovial 32 Banco SantanderFoundation 34 Global Nature

    36 Holcim Spain 38 Iberorest 40 Oceanogrca

    42 Rene 44 Starbucks 46 Xarxa de Custodia del Territori

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    Habita

    CompensaNatura

    has already

    managed to

    conserve 485,163 m2

    o tropical orest

    in Mexico, an

    area equivalent to

    about 49 ootball

    felds, thanks to the

    involvement o 13

    companies and 14

    individuals

    Accinatura proposes that organizations should compensate or the area o land (insquare metres) occupied by their activity by buying and protecting an area o wildlie habitat at least as large in one o the richest, but also most threatened, natural areas on earth(a biodiversity hotspot): the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. The objectiveo conserving this biosphere reserve is the creation, along with other NGOs and oundations, o a biological corridor to allow ree migration and dispersal o endangered specieso fora and auna and thereore their conservation and evolution.

    The CompensaNatura initiative is part o the corporate responsibility o businesses, being an opportunity or practical action which oers the companies involved a rst responseto perhaps the most basic impact o any organization on biodiversity: land use. As arule, the sealing o land completely, and virtually irreversibly, eliminates the environmentalservices and biodiversity provided by nature in the area concerned under normal conditions, such as agriculture, the planting o trees, a habitat or the indigenous species o thearea, and the circulation o nutrients, substances and water. One square metre o poroussoil, i.e. unoccupied, can hold between 100 and 300 litres o water, an amount which canbe reduced by up to 35% by the sealing o land.

    By April 22, 2013, CompensaNatura has already managed to conserve 485,163 m2 otropical orest in Mexico, an area equivalent to about 49 ootball elds, thanks to the involvement o 13 companies and 14 individuals.

    The companies already inoled in CompensaNatura are:

    Accinatura (945 m2), OneBigRobot (350 m2), La Isla Sostenible (130 m2), BrunoRemou&Associats (490 m2), Tiendas Natura - Natura Selection (14,035 m2), BotanicaSARL (20,702 m2), Xarxa Custdia del Territori (71,142 m2), Euquality Network (142 m2),Abet S.A. (105,260 m2), Grques Ortells SL (812 m2), Tiendeo (1,000 m2), The DisneyStore Spain (29,400 m2) and Meli Hotels International (229,566 m2).

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    Habit

    The project is

    achieving its goals. An

    example o this is that

    ornithologists haveobserved specimens

    o species listed as

    insufciently known

    and rare, such as

    the white-cheeked

    pintail, the commonshoveller and the

    black-headed duck

    As a result o the enironmental impact study o the La Farana Treatment Plant,Aqualogy and Aguas Andinas dened the construction o the La Farana EnvironmentalLake, designed by the Chilean Ornithologists Union.

    With a capacity o 50 hm3 in 7-hectare area o the 15 hectares constructed or the conservation o fora and auna in the area, the lake is an articially created swamp, home toa wide diversity o birds in an ecosystem suitable or the lie and development o thesespecies.

    This lake was designed with criteria or the conservation o wildlie, particularly waterowl, some o which have been declared in various states o conservation according tolocal legislation.

    Around 15 dierent species have been observed in the lake and the number o specimens, which varies seasonally, ranges rom 300 to 700.

    The project is achieing its goals. An example o this is that ornithologists have observed specimens o species listed as insuciently known and rare, such as the whitecheeked pintail, the common shoveller and the black-headed duck, among around teen species o waterowl such as the chiloe wigeon, the speckled teal, the red-crestedpochard, the white-tuted grebe, the red-gartered coot, the neotropic cormorant, thewhite-winged coot, the silver teal, the silvery grebe, spot-ranked gallinule, the yellow

    billed pintail and the Andean duck.Thus, the lake has become a habitat or waterowl with conservation problems andother birds o the region. Bird breeding processes have also been observed to take placein the lake, which is also visited by other migratory birds, such as the black-necked swan,which use it as a resting place.

    The lake is isited annually by students rom the Faculty o Science o the Uniersityo Chile, who analyse the results o the monitoring carried out there, or the analysis andmodelling o water quality and the analysis o the behaviour o the birds that requent it,

    thereby providing support or academic training in the areas o modelling and management o ecosystems.

    Meanwhile, the results o the monitoring o the lake have allowed collaboration withstudies on bird movements in the Metropolitan Region o Santiago de Chile, whose purpose was to study the movement o birds among the wetlands in the region.

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    Habit

    Baleria

    Ecobaleria

    Sector: OBJECTIvESTransport and logistics Commitment to the environment and biodiversity.

    Number o Employees:

    950

    INDICATORS

    Number o volunteers involved in the activity.Institutional Website: Number and variety o species sighted.www.balearia.com Number o animals recovered.Contact Person:

    Ricard Prez Iars

    Number o trees planted.Tonnes o rubbish collected.Lists or reports prepared and published.

    Place o Implementation: Impact in the media (press, radio and television).Mediterranean Sea

    Economic Resources:58,500

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    Habit

    Baleria works

    on various

    R&D&Innovation

    projects aimed at

    reducing the uelconsumption o its

    vessels and their

    emission o pollutants

    into the atmosphere.

    The objecties o the actiities carried out by Baleria are based on its commitment to theenvironment, on the principle that the world we live in is not and inheritance rom our parentsbut a loan rom our children.

    The setting in which the company operates -the sea- is a particularly sensitive medium,as refected in its business strategy and pollution prevention practices. Besides implementing and collaborating in environmental protection activities, Baleria works on variousR&D&Innovation projects aimed at reducing the uel consumption o its vessels and theiremission o pollutants into the atmosphere.

    Baleria collaborates with arious organizations, providing human, material and nancialresources or the recovery and protection o autochthonous habitats, fora and auna. In thisregard, the ollowing experiences are worth mentioning:

    Coastal clean-up operations in which Baleria, in collaboration with Voluntarios sin Fronteras(Volunteers without Borders) and providing its own volunteers, has cleaned up the coasts oPort de Sant Antoni (Ibiza), Canutells (Menorca), Pollena and Santa Eulalia (Mallorca) andDenia (Alicante), among other locations. In these activities, which have been taking placeor ten years, hundreds o divers have taken part and tonnes o rubbish, such as doors, car

    axles, rudders and industrial bins have been collected. This activity is listed in the internationalproject, Clean up the Med.

    It collaborates with the Colectivo Ornitolgico Cigea Negra (Black Stork OrnithologicalCollective, COCN) in the Martil wetland (Morocco), where an ecological disaster occurred killing thousands o birds and now aecting mammals, plants, amphibians and the entire naturalhabitat. As many animals as possible, especially birds, are collected and recovered or laterrelease; the animals, water and soil being analysed to nd the causes o the disaster.

    Baleria has oered the scientic community the erries operating between the Balearic

    Islands and Valencia and its network o volunteers to analyse the causes o the increase in jellysh and other gelatinous organisms in the Mediterranean, in conjunction with the Universityo Alicante and the CSIC (Superior Council o Scientic Research). The increase in this speciesindicates a worsening o pollution in the Mediterranean and its study makes it possible topromote measures to preserve the marine ecosystem.

    It also collaborates with ECOIMA (Ecology & Environment Study Association) in bird andcetacean watching on the Barcelona-Mallorca crossing, in order to study the most characteristic biodiversity (particularly cetaceans) throughout the year and prepare a list o species andother data to improve environmental education.

    The marine resere o Les Rotes, Denia, hosts the land stewardship week, in whichBaleria volunteers perorm beach cleaning work, replanting with native plants and orestmaintenance. The idea is to take responsibility or the conservation and recovery o an areaor o a species o fora or auna.

    This practice o olunteer work and collaboration with NGOs o dierent types and in thedierent territories where the company operates, means that the actions are carried out yearby year and in most cases have been taking place or several years. This ongoing collaboration allows the company to reduce the impact o its activities and share objectives, which insome cases become shared projects.

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    Habi

    Aorestation withnatie species

    Sector:

    Food

    Number o Employees:836

    Institutional Website:

    www.borges.es

    Contact Person:

    Cristobal Luque

    Place o Implementation:

    El Carqu estate. Municipality o valle de Zalab(Granada, Spain)

    Economic Resources:

    3,000 per hectare

    Time spent:

    15 to 20 days per hectare

    Borges

    OBJECTIvESThe aim o the aorestation, with an average o 5 x 4: 500 plants

    per hectare, is to prevent erosion and keep the soil in place,

    while signicantly improving the habitat in the area and there

    ore the auna.

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    Habi

    All the proposed

    objectives o this

    initiative have beenmet and it has not

    only helped improve

    the quality o the land,

    but has also worked in

    beneft o the wildlie.

    The company, FRUSANSA (Andalusian Nuts), ater inorming the Government o Andalusia and requesting help and advice, has reorested 49 hectares with native speciesQuercus Ilex(60%) and Pinus Halepensis (40%)on non-arable land in order to recoverthe natural habitat o the area.

    The tree planting was carried out in an area o the El Carqu estate with limestoneterrain and steep slopes, at an altitude o 1,100 metres. It is an area subject to constanterosion due to rain.

    The initial planting was 49 hectares oQuercus Ilex(60%) and Pinus Halepensis (40%),ater which 24.22 have been planted with Pinus Halepensis only. Currently there are a totalo 73.22 hectares.

    All the proposed objecties o this initiatie have been met and it has not only helpedimprove the quality o the land, but has also worked in benet o the wildlie, such as the

    rabbits and deer that come down rom the mountains.The project has been superised at all times by the Government o Andalusia and theinitiative has been joined by armers on adjoining properties. On an annual basis, theGovernment o Andalusia examines the land to ensure that aorestation is carried out tooset the losses and that the proposed objectives are met.

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    Hab

    The initiatie has consisted o the restoration o the El Porcalgravel pit, located in themunicipality o Rivas Vaciamadrid (Madrid, Spain). The use and restoration o the gravel pithas created articial lakes (12 lakes and water tables amounting a total surace o 2,100,000m2) by allowing the aquier to rise to the surace.

    Sterile soil has been deposited in the Las Tablas lake to reduce its average depthto just 1 metre. In this way, it is perectly prepared to be naturally colonized by reeds andbulrushes. This system improves the diversity index o the area and creates an area or thenesting, resting and protection o the birds that inhabit the lake. At the same time, in the ElSomormujo lake, a number o coves and islands have been created to increase the overall

    length o the shore.

    The banks o these bodies o water are spontaneously colonized by white poplar, Lombardy poplar and tamarisk, the most representative trees o the area, which provide shelterto many small birds such as woodpeckers, goldnches and serins, and even bats.

    The property has become a wetland o great importance, declared an Integral Reserveor its high ecological value in the protected space o the Community o Madrid, within theSoutheast Regional Park, as well as Priority Habitat at the Habitats Directive.

    It is also part o the Site o Community Importance (SCI) o the Plains, Slopes and Moorso Southeast Madrid, with over 35 species o birds protected by the Birds Directive Annexand 30 migratory birds.

    During the winter months, over 100,000 black-headed gulls rom northern Europe congregate in the lakes. Every year, birds ringed in Poland, Russia, Belgium, Luxemburg, Hollandand many other countries are collected.

    The cormorant, a bird that breeds on sea clis and eeds on sh, also spends the winterhere, approximately 400 individuals being counted.

    In the cold months, these lakes are also requented by thousands o waterowl, mainlyshovellers, pochards and tuted ducks and in the breeding season, cinammon teals, mallardsand great crested grebes, a species o great beauty, an excellent diver and with a beautiulcourtship display.

    The slopes let by the machines are used as a nesting place by the elusive kingsher, a birdo great interest in that its presence indicates the good health o the area.

    There are 17 species o mammals, including the badger and otter, increasingly rare carni

    vores in the autonomous region. There are also 147 species o birds, 15 o which are includedin the Regional Catalogue o Endangered Species. As a curiosity, there are regional endemicspecies such as the wasp beetle, Plagionotus marcorum.

    This setting has proided a site or the deelopment o, 184 vertebrate species, 15endangered species, 150,000 gulls, 2,000 storks and 4,000 waterowl.

    During the winter

    months, over

    100,000 black

    headed gulls romnorthern Europe

    congregate in the

    lakes.

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    Hab

    CEMEX Spain

    Soto Pajares, an example o biodiersitymanagement at CEMEX

    Sector:

    Construction materials and serices

    Number o Employees:1,187

    Institutional Website:

    www.cemex.es

    Place o Implementation:

    Soto Pajaresgrael pit (Madrid, Spain)

    OBJECTIvESEstablishment o cooperation agreements with leading bio

    diversity associations.

    Development o the Biodiversity Scoping Study in collaboration with Birdlie International.

    Development o a methodology or preparation o Biodiversity Action Plans (BAP).

    Publication o the CEMEX Biodiversity Policy.Preparation and implementation o the BAP in the Soto Pajares quarry.

    Biodiversity Management.

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    Hab

    Estee

    Attention to Biodiersity

    Sector:

    Health, welare and pharmaceutical industry sector

    Number o Employees:

    2,000

    Institutional Website:

    www.estee.es

    Place o Implementation:

    Catalonia (Spain)

    Economic Resources:

    20,000

    OBJECTIvESCare and protection o nature. Development o prevention

    and environmental policy based on the principles o sustain

    able development and aimed at prevention and the protection

    o people and the environment.

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    None o the Esteve

    Estee assesses the possible enironmental impacts o its activity as part o its environmental management in each o its production centres and implements the preventivemeasures identied in the analysis. None o the Esteve production plants is located inprotected natural areas, but because o its proximity to some areas o interest it conducts activities or the conservation and improvement o riparian orests (willow, alder andpoplar) in El Ter (Girona) and in the torrents emerging rom the Parc Serralada Litoral inMartorelles (Barcelona).

    Estee, along with the companies that comprise the Council o Companies or Nature(CEN), has contributed and continues to contribute to the protection and restoration othe ollowing natural habitats:

    Mediterranean wetlands in Sils (Girona) and the Ullals de Panxa (Ebro Delta, Tarragona). Steppe environments and temporary lakes in El Clot de la Unilla (Lleida). Atlantic forest in Serra do Lucindo (Brazil). High Andean wetlands and polylepis woodlands in Lucre (Peru). Mixed deciduous oak, birch and maple woodland in As Nogais (Lugo, Galicia).As a result o its strong commitment to the protection and conservation o biodiversity, Esteve participates in the Business and Biodiversity Programme promoted by theGlobal Nature Foundation and AcciNatura and unded by the European Social Fund.

    production plants is

    located in protected

    natural areas.

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    Banco SantanderFoundation

    Restoration o mountain ecosystemsthrough beekeeping

    Sector:

    Tertiary sector, oundations

    Number o Employees:14

    Institutional Website:

    www.undacionbancosantander.com

    Related Link:

    www.abejasenaccion.com

    Contact Person:

    Borja BaselgaPlace o Implementation:

    Cantabrian region o Libana (Spain)

    Economic Resources:

    175,000

    OBJECTIvESTo try out an innovative beekeeping system with a double

    objective: environmental and economic.

    To create a working model whose purpose is environmentalrestoration through beekeeping and which also:

    Involves a direct benet in conserving endangered species;in this case the bear and the grouse.

    Promotes sustainable economy in the area o operations.Fully integrates with the new CAP (Common Agricultural

    Policy) guidelines, producing biodiversity through agricul

    tural activity.Shows the need to introduce a new line o vocational train

    ing linked to environmental beekeeping.

    INDICATORSDegree o pollination o blueberry plants.Honey production.Degree o satisaction with the perormance o mobile polli

    nation units.

    Social and proessional acceptance o the actions taken.

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    Each mobile unit has

    20 hives and each

    hive is home to an

    average o 40,000

    bees, meaning that

    800,000 bees are

    entering the natural

    environment with

    each unit.

    The practice aims to extend and recoer the mountain ecosystems that are essentialto the conservation o two endangered species: the brown bear and the grouse.

    Moreoer, since the beekeeping sector has been in crisis or approximately 25 yearsor various reasons (o which the disappearance o bees is perhaps the most crucial), theidea is to promote and disseminate the important role these insects play in nature and,specically, in the production o ruit which is a basic ood source or many species obirds and animals.

    To this end, the productiity o these ecosystems -both woodland and grassland

    and areas o intermediate vegetation- is being increased by using mobile pollinationunits, specially designed or this project, which can be transerred to ollow the waveso blossoming in dierent areas and are not vulnerable to predation by bears. Bearingin mind that wild swarms are gradually disappearing, the mobility o these units andseasonal high altitude transhumance with which they are distributed across the territorysignicantly encourage the essential pollinating role o bees. Also worthy o mention isthe high number o bees that are mobilized by this measure, since each mobile unit has20 hives and each hive is home to an average o 40,000 bees, meaning that 800,000 beesare entering the natural environment with each unit.

    In each o the rst two years o operation, 10 mobile units have been installed indierent sites in the municipalities o Camaleo, Vega de Libana and Pesaguero, laterbeing transerred to other areas o the Cantabrian Mountains in subsequent years. Thechoice o this region was based on the act that it is a dry and sunny enclave in the middle o the Atlantic mountains, with abundant woodland in the higher parts which arehome to the last surviving Cantabrian bears and grouse.

    These areas are considered o interest or these two animal species within the BrownBear Recovery Plan, and have been declared SCIs (Sites o Community Importance)

    and SBPAs (Special Bird Protection Areas), in Red Natura 2000, under the CommunityHabitats Directive.

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    Global Nature

    Biodiersity audits or the integration obiodiersity parameters and ecosystemserices in the management o companies

    Sector:

    Business serices

    Number o Employees:

    19

    Institutional Website:

    www.business-biodiersity.eu

    Contact Person:

    Amanda del Ro

    Place o Implementation:Throughout Europe

    Economic Resources:

    Approx. 7,500 / company

    Time spent:

    Approx. 300 h /company

    OBJECTIvESThe audit is the rst step to determine the impact o compa

    nies on biodiversity. It is based on the objectives o the United

    Nations Biological Diversity Convention:

    Conservation o biodiversity.

    Sustainable use o resources.

    Fair and equitable sharing o the benets arising rom the

    use o genetic resources.

    Once identied, the proposed actions are aimed at minimizingimpacts and continuous improvement o business manage

    ment in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services.

    INDICATORS Number o companies involved in the biodiversity audit.

    Number o communications and documents generated by

    companies to communicate their biodiversity management.

    Number o projects and/or actions conducted by companiesto improve the biological diversity management associated

    with their business activity.

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    The Global Nature Foundation, in collaboration with companies such as Cepsa, Ence,Herdade do Freixo do Meio, Cooperativa Agraria de Viver, Iberdrola and Red Elctrica deEspaa, has carried out audits (50% o the cost nanced by the LIFE project and 50% bythe Foundation) in which it conducts and analysis o the relationship between the companyand the biodiversity that aects its business, then providing the basis or integrating biodiversity in the environmental management o the company and undertaking actions aimedat the sustainable use o resources and protection o nature. The audit is condential, butthe impacts described and their solutions are discussed openly. The audit assesses, in ac

    cordance with the environmental management procedure o the EMAS III and ISO 14001systems, the potential negative impacts o the individual business units, manuacturing acilities, products or processes, and identies potential risks and opportunities. It also usesdiagrams and indicators set out in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guide.

    Following the implementation o the audits, the companies have developed actionsto improve their business management o biodiversity, both in terms o communicationwith their stakeholders and with specic actions in the ecosystems related to their businessactivity. This has led to an improvement in terms o biodiversity conservation. As a recentexample, Cepsa has nanced a communication and awareness campaign on the conservation o bats in the Canary Islands, which extends the range o environmental actions itcontinuously maintains in the Doana Foundation.

    Not only hae the companies ound ways to incorporate or improve biodiversity management in their business, but the audit has also oered them new lines o business usingthe resources associated with their business activity in a sustainable way.

    As a result o this, new partnerships hae emerged between the Global Nature Foundation and the companies receiving the audit, or joint participation in environmental projectswith an emphasis on the protection o biodiversity.

    The acceptance o the companies to undergo the biodiversity check is, in itsel, a contribution to the development o the general objectives o the LIFE project European Business & Biodiversity Campaign. Moreover, the audit tool is dynamic and the companiesthemselves have contributed to its improvement.

    The audit tool

    is dynamic and

    the companiesthemselves have

    contributed to its

    improvement.

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    Holcim works actively

    to ensure that its

    quarries are properly

    restored, so

    that the site regains its

    environmental quality

    and is returned to the

    community in an even

    better condition than

    it was in originally.

    The Jamilena quarry ceased operations in Noember 2008, ater which its restorationprocess started. For many years, this quarry generated economic activity and employmentin the region and now that it has reached the end o its useul lie, it is still o interest to theinhabitants o the region.

    This project is in line with Holcims commitment to sustainable development, in accordance with which it works actively to ensure that its quarries are properly restored, sothat the site regains its environmental quality and is returned to the community in an evenbetter condition than it was in originally.

    The rehabilitation o a natural enironment is always good news or a region. In the caseo the ormer Jamilena quarry, it is even more so because besides the restoration o theenvironment it has an area developed to attract new industries and jobs and serve as arecreational area or the local community.

    This has been possible to achieve this rehabilitation model thanks to the integration oenvironmental, social and economic aspects in the restoration o the two operating areas:the limestone quarry and the marl quarry.

    In the area o the marl quarry, part o the mining concession with an area o 4 hectares,

    works have been carried out to adapt the quarry yard as a recreational area or the residents o Jamilena. The surrounding banks have been replanted with native species.

    Meanwhile, the old limestone quarry has been conditioned or lling with sterile materials rom a construction and demolition waste treatment plant promoted by the JamilenaTown Council, thus providing or the creation o employment. In the surrounding areastree and shrub growth has been enhanced, while the areas o dicult access have beenhydroseeded using native plant seeds, collected as recommended by the UICN. A total oaround 200,000 species have been planted.

    The old crushing plant has been rehabilitated to house the Mining and Biodiversity Interpretation Museum. The new museum has been built according to energy sustainabilitycriteria and maintaining an industrial style.

    The end result is an area or economic deelopment, education and leisure, or thebenet o the residents o Jamilena and the region, as well as uture generations.

    During the implementation o the project, two collaboration agreements were established; one with the UICN to ensure the integration o environmental and social aspects inthe restoration o the quarry, and the other with the Jamilena Town Council or the transer

    o the quarry land once restored.

    All companies that hae participated in the process o rehabilitation o the quarry arelocated within the area o infuence o the region.

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    These audits are

    a good tool or

    environmental

    conservation, they are

    specifc to each issue

    and do not involve a

    large investment o

    time or resources or

    businesses.

    IBERO-REST is a young company that develops new international environmental management techniques, which are encompassed in the methodology known as EcologicalRestoration, whose main objective is to ensure that environmental management servesas a tool capable o creating wealth or society in a sustainable way.

    The arm estate is a unique agrosilopastoral system in Europe, home to a greatdiversity o species, where human activity has existed in harmony with the conservation

    o the natural environment or generations. However, its commercial viability is compromised when the environment is damaged.

    The Biodiersity Audit in which IBERO-REST collaborated with the Global NatureFoundation took place on the La Mula arm estate in Cceres, owned by Herlusa S.L.The aim was to analyse the impact o the companys activity on local biodiversity in orderto seek new business opportunities and increase productivity.

    Following the audit, specic improement proposals were developed based on ecosystem restoration techniques, such as the natural regeneration o holm oaks by the encing o land, the creation o a livestock pond and the building o cairns, among others.

    These audits are a good tool or environmental conservation, they are specic to eachissue and do not involve a large investment o time or resources or businesses. Theyconclude with specic, easily applicable recommendations aimed at increasing production in a sustainable way.

    The project was conducted in collaboration with the Global Nature Foundation. TheGlobal Nature Foundation is a private national non-prot organization o an educational

    nature. Its aims are the conservation, protection and management o the environment.The biodiversity audits are encompassed in the campaign Business and Biodiversity,unded by the European Social Fund and the Programa Emplea Verde (Green Jobs Programme). It was developed by the partners o the LIFE project, European Business andBiodiversity Campaign.

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    The Nature Trainexperience has been

    run every year with

    more than 3,500

    schoolchildren

    since 1991. It is

    an environmentaleducation

    programme which

    started in May 1991.

    The Nature Train experience has been run eery year with more than 3,500 schoolchildren since 1991. It is an environmental education programme which started in May1991, carried out in the ramework o a collaboration agreement established between theDepartment o Environment and Land Management o the Community o Madrid andthe RENFE local train network or Madrid, which transports the students to the Sierra deGuadarrama.

    The actiity consists o a train trip to the mountains o Madrid and a workshop on thebiodiversity o the area given by instructors rom the Valle de la Fuenra EnvironmentalEducation Centre, in special conditions or primary school, secondary school and sixthorm pupils.

    The project led to the deelopment o a collaboration agreement between the Department o Environment and Land Management o the Community o Madrid and the RENFElocal train network or Madrid.

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    The company wants

    to encourage this

    type o protected

    species as they play a

    key role in the naturalbalance by regulating

    the populations o

    micro mammals

    and are also

    emblematic species

    in ecosystems.

    This project is designed to benet certain species o protected wildlie: nocturnal anddiurnal birds o prey and occasionally bats. To do this, 500 nesting boxes are being installed in dierent acilities o the Company (evacuation line towers, water treatment

    plants, renewable energy acilities, vineyards, etc.).The company wants to encourage this type o protected species as they play a keyrole in the natural balance by regulating the populations o micro mammals and are alsoemblematic species in ecosystems.

    The lack o suitable nesting sites is a limiting actor or these species and, as a result, theyare using less suitable and exposed locations, suering a high level o predation.

    For the manuacture o these boxes, made with certied wood, ACCIONA has had the

    collaboration o the Special Employment Centre o the Prodis Foundation, a non-protinstitution whose purpose is to improve the social and proessional integration o youngpeople with intellectual disabilities.

    The assembly process began in July 2012 and, beore starting, ACCIONA gave thegroup a practical training and awareness session to explain the importance o their work inprotecting the environment. Moreover, halway through the assembly process the youngpeople were able to attend a alconry show at the Prodis Foundation Centre to see at rsthand the birds the boxes are intended or.

    With this project, the Company contributes to enironmental balance and social progress, osetting their environmental impacts and promoting the integration o peoplewith disabilities.

    Today, oer 160 boxes are installed in dierent ACCIONA acilities.

    Throughout 2013, more nesting boxes will be installed and monitoring o the nesting inthose already installed will be carried out to veriy the success o the project. The intentionis also to extend the scope o the project to an international level.

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    74 ABB 76ACCOR 78Alcampo 80 Aqualia 82 Atresmedia84 Bodegas Torres 86 FCC 88 Spanish Wood Foundation

    90 Mahou-San Miguel Group 92 NH Hotels 94 Turebe

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    Hidrosiembra en la EDAR de Lleida

    Sector:

    Water. Inrastructure

    Number o Employees:

    6,146

    Institutional Website:www.aqualia.es

    Contact Person:

    Joan Albert Lpez

    Place o Implementation:

    Lleida (Spain)

    Economic Resources:

    8,000

    Time spent:

    150 hours

    OBJECTIvESThe main objectives o hydroseeding are the control and pre

    vention o soil erosion, the stabilization o slopes or poorly con

    solidated soils and landscape restoration. Hydroseeding stabi

    lizes the soil, especially in steeply sloping areas or poor soils with

    very low concentrations o organic matter and nutrients, poorlyconsolidated or inaccessible to the usual planting machinery.

    INDICATORSVisual inspection o planting.

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    FCC

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    Transplante de especiesSector:

    Construction and real estate

    Number o Employees:

    Oer 1,000

    Institutional Website:www.cc.es

    Contact Person:

    Antonio Burgueo Muoz

    Related Links:

    www.elarbolesida.es

    Place o Implementation:

    Site o the Gran Canaria Airport terminal (Spain)

    OBJECTIvESThe specic objectives o this good practice are to minimize the

    amount o vegetation that may be aected by the work and, in

    the event that or reasons o the project this vegetation has to

    be removed rom its current location, to transplant it to other

    areas where it can continue to perorm its photosynthetic andaesthetic unctions and provide shelter or the wildlie associ

    ated with the habitat concerned.

    INDICATORSThe practice o carrying out these Good Practices on all sites and

    reporting their degree o implementation periodically through

    out the execution o the work allows us to use the knowledge

    generated to improve and transorm the established system

    and is a key indicator or measuring the application o each oneand assessing its results, in order to share experiences and im

    prove the implementation o preventive measures.

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    Spanish Wood Foundation

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    Trees are Lie ProjectSector:

    Business serices

    Number o Employees:

    430

    Institutional Website:www.undacionespanoladelamadera.es

    Related Links:

    www.elarbolesida.es

    Contact Person:

    Beatriz del Castillo Parra

    Place o Implementation:

    SpainResources used:

    Depending on donations. Sponsoring companies can applythe maximum benets proided by law in the corporatetax rate, recoering up to 90% o their donation to theeent, through the deduction o the adertising expensesincurred or the promotion o the eent and within theterm established in the additional proision.

    OBJECTIvESTo plant 10 million trees.To promote the culture o trees, wood and wood products in

    society.

    To ensure sustainable orest management.To help mitigate climate change.To consolidate a key sector or the economy and employment.

    To create about 2,000 direct jobs.INDICATORSTrees planted: 10 million.Hectares: 8,000-10,000.Employment created:

    Employment Days (total project)nursery 16,133

    planting 18,696

    OT, management and PRL 4,620

    TOTAL 39,450

    Annual growth in wood equivalent: 74,000 m3/year (productiveand protective).

    CO2 xed: 150,000 T CO2/year (this magnitude is quite sensitive because you have to calculate the emissions produced by

    the change o land use, machinery, etc.).

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    Trees are Lie is a planting and environmental awareness programme included in the2012 State Budget Act as an event o outstanding public interest, thus allowing the spon -sors o the event to benet rom tax incentives.

    Its main purpose is to promote the alue o trees or lie on the planet by planting 10million trees. Other objectives are to ensure sustainable orest management, help miti-

    Its main purpose is gate the climate change, and consolidate a key sector or the economy and employment.

    to promote the value The orestry wealth o Spain and its productie sector need to highlight the environ-o trees or lie on the mental and socioeconomic benets o trees, promoting new sustainable industrial de-

    velopments essential or the uture. In this respect, only the wood and urniture sectorplanet by planting 10 is present throughout the State, being the economic engine o many areas o Spain and

    million trees. providing modernization and innovation criteria to rural areas.The programme responds to the need to use wood rom sustainably managed oreststo promote sustainable economy. It will generate savings in emission allowances in Spainequal to 2.2 million tonnes o CO2 over a period o 40 years.

    The consortium that will manage the project, consisting o the Spanish Wood Foun-dation and the Ministries o Agriculture, Food and Environment and Finance and PublicAdministrations, was signed in March 2013, ater which the project was ocially launched,although work had already begun on the issue o planting (location o land, species to be

    planted), project communication (website, social media presence, press releases on thecollaborations established), and the presentation o the event to dierent companies and/or organizations with a view to them participating.

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    Reorestation Enironmental volunteers

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    Sector:

    Food and beerages

    Number o Employees:

    2,607

    Institutional Website:www.mahou-sanmiguel.com

    Contact Person:

    Beatriz Herrera and Leticia de Luz Pontn

    Place o Implementation:

    Guadalajara and Barcelona (Spain)

    Economic Resources:

    1,500Time spent:

    Guadalajara: 6 olunteers or 5 hoursBarcelona: 15 olunteers or 5 hours

    OBJECTIvESThis project aims to reorest areas with native species, in order

    to work on decreasing CO2 concentrations rom climate change

    and carry out sustainable development activities while encour

    aging the development o social skills among sta with disabili

    ties so that they can be integrated in the social and workingenvironment (verbal communication, interpersonal relationships

    and social autonomy).

    INDICATORSNo. o species repopulated: In Guadalajara, 80 and in Barcelona, 50.

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    on the one hand,

    at environmental

    awareness based on

    training in tree-planting

    and reorestationcriteria and actions

    perormed with

    ecological silvicultural

    techniques and

    ecological techniques

    or conservation othe environment

    and, on the other

    hand, at promoting

    the development o

    the social skills o the

    disabled.

    According to its Corporate Responsibility Policy, the MSM Group is a business projectcreated with a vision o long-term sustainability, supported not only by the good economic

    perormance achieved year ater year, but also by the results obtained in environmentalmatters and those arising rom the social action we carry out. Thereore, the objectives othis practice are aimed, on the one hand, at environmental awareness based on training intree-planting and reorestation criteria and actions perormed with ecological silviculturaltechniques and ecological techniques or conservation o the environment and, on theother hand, at promoting the development o the social skills o the disabled.

    From the enironmental point o iew, the results obtained during the volunteer daysare as ollows: in Guadalajara, 80 trees o the ollowing species were planted: holm oak

    (Quercus ilex), oak (Quercus robur) and pine (Pinus pinaster) and in Barcelona, 50 treeso the ollowing species were planted: holm oak (Quercus ilex), broom (Retama sphaerocarpa), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and g (Ficus carica).

    From the social point o iew, in Guadalajara, 14 disabled persons beneted rom theactivity and 6 volunteers were involved, and in Barcelona, 15 disabled persons and 15volunteers participated.

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    TUREBE consists o Protected Natural Area management bodies, public authorities involved in the environmental and tourism management thereo, business associations connected with the ecotourism sector in natural areas, innovation entities (universities, oundations and associations) and consulting rms in the eld o tourism and technologicalinnovation, oering services to tourist companies and the companies that manage the areas.

    TUREBE was created in order to combine eorts, expertise and investment to design anddevelop advanced projects with a strong innovative and collaborative component, aimed

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    Protected NaturalArea management

    bodies, public

    authorities involved in

    the environmental and

    tourism management

    thereo, businessassociations connected

    with the ecotourism

    sector in natural areas.

    at improving competitiveness, strengthening positioning and opening new national and international markets or the sectors that make up the so-called ECOTOURISM product, andgenerally improving the sustainability o any tourism taking place in protected natural areas,reaching a critical mass that allows their sustainable development and tourism managementin general.

    TUREBE was created to promote innoatie projects. As an Innovative Business Group,TUREBE has developed projects in the ramework o the calls or AEI, with other groups oralone, with many or ew partners, always seeking to create value, innovation and sustainability. TUREBE works in alignment with the tourism strategies o the Spanish government andwith the responsibility inherent to the tourism it promotes, in natural destinations and undersustainability criteria. The TUREBE AEI provides a STRATEGIC platorm and meeting placebecause it covers the national territory, bringing together Spanish ecotourism companiesand public authorities with competencies in tourism, environment and rural development, todevelop and promote the ecotourism product.

    Since its creation, TUREBE has implemented several innovative projects: iCairn project: www.icairn.org is a web 3.0 and app. allowing virtual signage and interpreta

    tion o the landscape through augmented reality and geolocation.

    Marine Stewardship and Biodiversity Project: creation of pro-biodiversity tourism products.The app. www.icairn.org/custodiaMarina can be used to catalogue biodiversity.

    A TU RITMO(at your own pace) Project: the technology called Interactive CommunicationPoint allows you to download inormation about trails, routes and itineraries to mobile

    devices. Ecotourism Payback Experience Project: creation of exciting ecotourism experiences linked

    to the biodiversity conservation actions o NGOs, and system or the return o revenues(payback) rom tourism to biodiversity conservation and promotion through www.soyecoturista.com

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    Sector:

    Chemicals and plastics

    Number o Employees:

    Oer 5,000

    Institutional Website:

    www.aeqt.com

    Contact Person:

    ngel Lozano

    Place o Implementation:

    Tarragona (Spain)

    Economic Resources:42 million in the construction o the plant and 6 mill ion in the adaptation o the companies

    OBJECTIvESThe main objective ocused on continuous reduction o dis

    charges and their loads and the rational use o water. This ob

    jective has been achieved through the construction o a plant

    or the tertiary treatment o water rom the sewage plants o twotowns, allowing industries to reuse a total o 6.8 cubic hectom

    eters o wastewater per year, thus releasing the same volume o

    resh water to be used or other purposes.

    The aim is to increase the wastewater reuse capacity to 20 cubic

    hectometres/year in two new phases, which will mean that 80%

    o the water consumed by the chemical industries belonging to

    AEQT will recovered rom urban wastewater.

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    Sector:

    Electricity, gas, oil and deriaties

    Number o Employees:

    >12.000

    Institutional Website:

    www.cepsa.com

    Place o Implementation:

    San Roque (Cdiz, Andalusia, Spain)

    Contact Person:

    Manuel Pacheco Marn

    Economic Resources:276,650 up to 2011

    Time spent:

    6,000 hours

    OBJECTIvESThis is a completely voluntary action. The objectives arise rom

    the Basic Environmental Policy and the implementation o the

    Biodiversity Standard, which states that at industrial sites the

    ultimate goal is to generate no net negative impacts on thebiodiversity o their environment.

    To achieve the unctional emulation o the Fontetar lake, closeto the project and drained in the 1950s.

    INDICATORSNo. o species.No. o visitors.

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    Sector:

    Engineering

    Number o Employees:

    2,358

    Institutional Website:

    www.sener.es

    Related Link:

    www.undacionsener.es

    Place o Implementation:

    Nicaragua

    Contact Person:Juan Seijas

    Economic Resources:

    10.422 (two engineers or two and a hal weeks, withtrael to Nicaragua)

    Time spent:

    200 hours

    OBJECTIvESThe work o this project or irrigation in agricultural areas o

    cused on supporting the drip irrigation pump consultancy cre

    ated in Nicaragua, which aims to ensure that water is properly

    distributed to all points o the cultivated area.

    INDICATORSChanges in agricultural production: increased agricultural pro

    duction or the same amount o available water (measured in

    kg. o bananas).

    Change in production costs: reducing the number o incorrectly assembled or unsuitable components leads to reduced

    costs (measured in dollars).

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    possibility o spending

    two or three weekso their holidays in

    engineering projects

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    an irrigation project

    in agricultural areas

    o Nicaragua under

    the structure o the

    CODESPA Foundation.

    Despite the countrys wealth o resh water in the orm o lakes, rivers and underground

    reservoirs, the population o Nicaragua has a serious water shortage problem, with anurgent need to develop the necessary inrastructure or the collection and distribution owater.

    The SENER International Cooperation volunteer Programme oers SENER sta thepossibility o spending two or three weeks o their holidays in engineering projects tocontribute their engineering, technical or management skills and help with the development o an irrigation project in agricultural areas o Nicaragua under the structure o theCODESPA Foundation.

    It is a project or the irrigation o agricultural areas based on the design o a methodological guide or the use o the low-pressure irrigation manual and or the installation oirrigation systems in dierent crops.

    The work inoled preparing the spreadsheet and guidelines or use, the end product being a tool or dimensioning the IDEal drip irrigation system (name derived romEquipment Development Techniques), taking into account the data obtained rom theplot where the system is to be implemented, as well as data on soil type, crop and climatezone.

    The spreadsheet results are agronomic (plantation water consumption, evapotranspiration, etc.) and hydraulic (rictional pressure losses in the pipe, required pump fow etc.),and there is also a list o the equipment required according to the SDI irrigation system(pipe, grommets etc.) to acilitate the work o the installer and distributor.

    In addition to the spreadsheet itsel, a manual explaining its use was produced, describing the ormulation used and the assumptions made or calculation. It also includeda model sheet or data collection and another sheet or testing o the irrigation system,which includes a list o potential causes o system ailure and how they can be solved by

    the user.

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