The election campaign does not satisfy environmental groups. they are sorry to stay issues they deem necessary, outside of political debates and even electoral programmes., such as regional laws for nature protection or climate change; lack of remediation plans for most threatened species; intensive farming and animal husbandry practices; or poor conservation status of a large part of protected areas.
SEO/BirdLife responded to this “overlook” and said “Low environmental profile of the election campaign in the era of climate and environmental crisis“.
“Things like biodiversity and nature conservation, fires, drought, air and groundwater pollution, green taxationHE land use, regional planning waves renewable energy it is largely the responsibility of autonomous communities and municipalities and is excluded from political discussions,” complains the NGO.
Worst of all, it’s all At the same time, the scientific community warns that this decade is key to avoiding the worst effects of climate change and loss of biodiversity.. But the environmental group that says “the majority of the political parties don’t seem ready to challenge” is outrageous.
“Policies promoted in recent years have allowed significant economic and social developments, always at the expense of nature and climate. But the truth is stubborn. We are already living it. Resources as vital as water are being depleted in quantity and quality.. Not to mention the air we breathe. We must change our lifestyles and the governments that allow it.“says Asunción Ruiz, Executive Director of SEO/BirdLife.
environmental ambition
“Citizens should be demanding at the ballot box. A fundamental change in public policy is needed. This environmental ambition should be central to all political parties. An election program without recommendations that improves nature and addresses climate change is not good for improving people’s lives,” exclaims Ruiz.
NGO, directly autonomous communities, because they have most of the powers in nature conservation and therefore they consider it “very important” to ensure its conservation, management and restoration in the next legislature. For this reason, the conservation association presents five proposals for future regional managers:
1 Law on Nature Conservation and Climate Change: “All autonomous communities should have an updated nature conservation law and a regional biodiversity strategy, as well as an ambitious climate change law and a regional energy and climate plan.”
2 Sector Plans for Nature: “The branch’s ministries, together with the environment, should approve sectoral plans for agriculture, livestock, energy and water, which guarantee the compliance of these policies with nature conservation.”
3 Regional Restoration Plans: “They must have a plan to ensure that at least 30% of degraded habitats have effective restoration actions by 2030.”
4 Responsible Renewables: “It is necessary to have a spatial planning that guarantees that the development of renewable energies is carried out in areas with low environmental sensitivity (especially urban or industrial lands, as well as degraded and degraded lands) and with equitable social measures in the area “.
5 Public Participation: “Efficient environmental advisory councils, where the administration does not have a vote, and they should ensure adequate public participation in environmental issues.”
sustainable policies
This town hallswhich, for their part, are the closest to the citizen and the urban environment; where human beings live and spend most of their time. Therefore, SEO/BirdLife recommends five more:
1 Urban biodiversity: “Municipal councils should approve a regulation for biodiversity conservation and conservation that ensures compliance of municipal policies with maintenance and improvement.”
2 Climate Change: “Local organizations should sign the ‘Convention of Mayors for Climate and Energy’ and approve an Action Plan for sustainable energy (PACES)”.
3 green areas: “Increase green and wooded areas by 10% and manage in favor of biodiversity (gardens for biodiversity)”.
4 Colleges: “It is necessary to initiate a program to naturalize education centers (and adapt to climate change) and to ensure that all students know the inherent values of their environment.”
5 Pets: “They should ensure that pets do not pose a risk to nature, reduce the feral cat population, and ban stray animals in environmentally sensitive areas.”
“Citizens should include environmental proposals among their criteria to decide their votes. Different parties and candidates. The future of us and our children and grandchildren depends on sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry, energy and municipal policies, etc. it depends.. Worrying about the environment isn’t just about protecting a few protected areas, said Juan Carlos Atienza, head of SEO/BirdLife Environmental Governance.
Urban biodiversity actions: https://seo.org/biodiversidad-urbana/
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