The University of Navarra and the Pamplona City Council sign an agreement agreement of partnership in the conservation of the natural environment.
La Universidad de Navarra y el Ayuntamiento de Pamplona firman un acuerdo de colaboración en la conservación del medio natural
The University of Navarra and the Pamplona City Council sign an agreement agreement of partnership in the conservation of the natural environment.
The agreement is supported by four areas on training, research, volunteer activities and the Museums of Education Environmental and Natural Sciences.
The School of Sciences of the University of Navarra and the area of Urbanism, Housing and Sustainable development of the City Council of Pamplona have signed a agreement of cooperation for the conservation of the natural environment. This agreement is the attempt of both institutions to raise awareness among citizens to achieve the maximum level of sustainable development . The duration of the agreement is one year, extendable for annual periods up to a maximum of five years.
The cooperation between the University of Navarra and the Pamplona City Council is articulated in four strategic areas: Education, research, volunteer activities environmental and partnership between the museum centers. One of the actions initially planned is the partnership between the Museum of Natural Sciences of the University of Navarra and the Museum of Environmental Education of the Pamplona City Council. Numerous primary and secondary school classes visit these two museums every year as part of the school visit program.
The research on the urban environment of Pamplona is another priority of this partnership. The University of Navarra is currently developing programs of study related to the conservation of natural resources, the assessment of environmental impact and the study of urban animal and plant biodiversity. The City Council's Museum of Environmental Education offers these university students the possibility of doing internships and participating in the publications Biodiversidad Urbana de Pamplona, an initiative of diary 21 Pamplona.
From the point of view of volunteer activities, the University of Navarra has been promoting since 2001 a group of 60 students and environmental volunteers who have participated in river cleanup work. The City Council supports these activities with the goal to involve citizens in the conservation of the natural environment and to raise awareness of the problems that affect our immediate environment.
All this infrastructure serves as a base for the training of students and professionals in subject environment. The University of Navarra will offer from next year two new diplomas in Environmental Biology and Chemistry Environmental, in addition to the training postgraduate master's degree in Biodiversity, landscape and sustainable management .