The environmental association ANSE collaborates in the Respect for water project promoted by Hero, together with the Alcantarilla City Council, to offset the water and carbon footprint of the company Hero España SA
Last week, the first performances of the Respect for water project promoted by Hero SA, and in which ANSE and the Alcantarilla City Council participate. The action is based on the intention of offsetting part of the water and carbon footprint produced by the company.
This will be done by generating environmental improvements in the public use areas around its facilities and promoting the involvement and participation of the company’s staff and the Alcantarilla City Council through volunteer actions for the “Respect for water” project.
What will be done within the framework of the Respect for water project?
Firstly, the planting of 35 trees and 75 native shrubs has begun on the river bank along 525 m of the lane, using hackberry (Southern Celts), and interspersing different species of shrubs.
Secondly, the replacement of 1,000 m2 of common cane with a patch of 200 native shrubs, such as mastic (Pistacia lentiscus), aladier (Rhamnus alaternus), ballad (Nerium oleander) myrtle (Common myrtle), among others, which as a whole presents staggered flowering and fruiting that will allow food contributions to different faunal groups present in the environment.
Finally, within the Respect for water project Elements such as nest boxes, blocks for pollinators or mounds of dead wood, etc., will be installed with the intention of favoring birds or pollinators such as solitary bees.
In addition to the actions described, the Respect for water project It aims to have a social impact in the surroundings of Hero SA’s own facility in the municipality of Alcantarilla, generating a small peri-urban climate island. The planting of trees and shrubs in the alignment in more than 500 m of the river bank will improve the soil and microclimate conditions in this space, in turn favoring the infiltration of the agua.
The use of a deciduous tree species such as hackberry will provide shade to the path, reducing the thermal sensation during the summer months, and will allow the sun to enter in the autumn and winter months; This will make this space a more walkable and friendly area for passers-by, promoting its use as a place for recreation and enjoyment of the river space, giving the action a social character and health promotion through healthy leisure.
It is important to highlight, within the Respect for water projectthe promotion of environmental volunteering that Hero España has carried out in its internal community, raising awareness among its teams about current environmental problems.