An important budget item in the form of aid, specifically 73 million euros, is what has decided to invest the Biodiversity Foundation, to promote the bioeconomyas well as the projects encompassed in what is known as green employment.
From the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge they have defended that with this economic amount the need for «Promote sustainable activitiesprovide the market with work profiles necessary for ecological transition and support science and research for the search for Nature -based solutions«.
These funds will be distributed through four subsidy calls within the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEMPA), the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) and of course, the Biodiversity Foundation.
The Biodiversity Foundation approves 73 million in aid to Bioeconomy and Green Employment
The Biodiversity Foundation has approved just over 73 million euros for Bioeconomy aidsResearch in Marine Medium, the sustainability of fishing and aquaculture activity and green employment for ecological transition, as reported on Tuesday by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.
The aid, approved at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Biodiversity Foundation, which has been chaired by the Third Vice President and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, come from different European funds, according to a statement from the Ministry.
The funds will be channeled through four calls for subsidies managed by the Biodiversity Foundation, which acts as an intermediate agency for the management of several structural funds, such as the European Regional Development Fund (Feder), the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEMPA) and the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+).
Of the total, 39.6 million will allow to boost bioeconomy through projects of a maximum of three years Duration that encourage sustainable uses of the territory, the diversification of forest exploits, agroecological transition and the creation of opportunities that contribute to the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity in rural environments.
They may be presented to this call for subsidies, local administrations, entities and non -profit organizations, research agencies and professional organizations and associations.
According to the Ministry, the aids give continuity to the support that has been given in recent years to this important sector, through which challenges such as the demographic and fire preventionand recalled that in 2021 and 2023 two calls were agreed to boost bioeconomy and forest bioeconomy, which total 91 million and have allowed the implementation of 70 projects throughout the national territory.
In addition, subsidies endowed with 6 million have been approved for research projects for the conservation and restoration of the marine environment up to three years, with the aim of improving scientific knowledge about Marine Biodiversity and the pressures and threats that affect him.
This seeks to contribute to promoting the declaration, management and efficient monitoring of protected spaces, as well as the improvement of the state of species and habitats conservation, and their effective restoration, an open call for universities, scientific organisms, technological centers or non -profit entities, which may occur individually or in a group of several entities.
Another 14.5 million have been approved in aid to strengthen the environmental sustainability of fishing and aquaculture activities, improve the management of the Natura 2000 Marina Network, reduce marine pollution and promote the awareness of the sector and society.
Another part of aid will dedicate 13.2 million to the training and training of unemployed or workers to provide them with labor skills necessary for the employment and entrepreneurship in sectors linked to the ecological transition.
Aids are part of the Employee+ programco -financed by the FSE+ that in this new call will make “special reference” to the threats associated with the impacts and risks derived from climate change and the loss of biodiversity, such as DANAS or forest fires.
Sectors such as Energy rehabilitation of buildings, electric mobility, renewable energy production, ecological restoration and natural heritage management or circular economy.
From the Ministry they ensure that “it is necessary to promote sustainable activities, provide the market with work profiles necessary for ecological transition and support science and research for the search for nature -based solutions.” EFE / ECOTICIAS.com