Environment

Program that promotes the social and labor integration of vulnerable women, promoting healthy school meals and preventing school dropout.

BioGenerations promotes sustainability, inclusion, well-being and personal growth through intergenerational environmental activities organized in seven educational areas with numerous activities.

The Non-Motorized Mobility Corridors Program in Mexico City encourages the use of bicycles through bike lanes and events such as “Sunday Bike Rides”, promoting health, inclusion and reducing emissions.

Urban parks evolve as multifunctional spaces, integrating leisure, culture and coexistence. In Barcelona, the City Council created an area in Ciutadella for families, promoting free and dynamic play and environmental education.

The experience promotes citizen integration through urban gardens, where retirees cultivate plots, creating green spaces. In addition, it improves the quality of life, promotes organic agriculture and offers educational activities for schoolchildren.

Senior volunteers carry out guided tours for school groups in the Parque Grande of Saragossa in order them learn and appreciate nature. This activity contributes, at the same time, to an active and healthy ageing of the elderly.

Katowice Youth House offers extracurricular activities for young people in sports, art, science, IT and more. It includes courses in ecology, human rights and art therapy, and organizes local and international events.

The City Council of Rosario set up this program in 2009 with the goal of dealing with the waste management from a cross-disciplinary, participatory perspective, opting for a cultural change.

In Medellín, walks and races, such as the Half Marathon, are promoted to preserve traditions, promote health, respect for nature and recover public spaces, taking advantage of their natural environment.

In 1998, Pamplona created the Energy Agency to promote renewable energy. The “photovoltaic school network” project installed solar panels in schools, integrating pedagogical applications and promoting the use of solar energy in the city.

In the path to sustainability it has been sought the maximum involvement of citizen groups, in order to work in all areas of urban reality. Barcelona Agenda 21 is the Agenda 21 of the whole city.

The León City Council implemented a battery collection program to prevent improper disposal, promote recycling and reuse, and promote environmental awareness through education and dissemination campaigns.

The Esposende City Council seeks to preserve and enhance the cultural and oral heritage of its districts by collecting stories, legends and knowledge. The project involves young people and adults, promoting participatory education and the sustainable development of the municipality.

The Lisbon City Council initiative transforms non-recyclable waste into useful or artistic objects, promoting creativity, reuse and teamwork, while highlighting the value of manual work in workshops.

With laboratories and recreational science and renewable energy workshops, this Museum is a permanent structure for science education, with the aim that children and adults can enjoy and learn about science in an entertaining and fun way.