2024-07-24 08:03:11
The Caja Ingenieros Company, the expression of the Corporate Social Responsibility work of the Caja Ingenieros Group, has reached an agreement with the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) to promote a study of biodiversity of tropical forests through successful cognitive thinking as bioacoustics and environmental DNA
This initiative underlines the priority of the Caja Ingenieros Foundation for the Environmental protection and sustainability. Established in its commitment to partnership with universities and third-party organizations, this project seeks to continue raising awareness about the importance of take care of life and see solutions for reduce the effects of climate change.
The Caja Ingenieros company will support the Providence + team in the XPRIZE Rainforest World Competition, a challenge that encourages scientists to study in detail the biodiversity of rainforests and use the knowledge extracted to preserve ecological processes of all the rainforests of the world.
Iñaki Irisarri, head of the Caja Ingenieros Foundation, explained that: “It is our honor to continue contributing our grain of sand in caring for the environment and the planet. We are very proud that Team Providence + is one of the 6 final teams, out of 300 that started the competition “.
This is the Providence+ project, a unique approach to rain forest conservation
The Providence+ team is made up of engineers, scientists, physicists and scientists from the Bioacoustics Materials Center of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia – Barcelona Tech (UPC-Spain), Home -Mamirauá Sustainable Development project (Brazil) and Pompeu Fabra University.
Their proposed solution is based on a sensor box that has been deployed in different areas to collect biodiversity data, including the entire Mamirauá Reserve, in the Central Amazon (Brazil). It is the first secure area in the Amazon to be completely monitored by an automated system of this type.
Michel André, professor at UPC and director of the Bioacoustic Materials Laboratory, comments: “Being a finalist in the XPrize Rainforest Competition is an opportunity for Providence + to understand the challenges facing rainforests and devise solutions to preserve these ecosystems. The competition to achieve these goals requires joining forces with the scientific community, professionals and governments to offer a ready business response that is with Nature and contributes to the future of humanity“.
In addition to UPC, Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute (IDSM) in Brazil, Pompeu Fabra University and in collaboration with Lobelia Earth participate in the project. The 6-team competition starts on July 17 and the committee will decide the winning team in autumn 2024.
Caja Ingenieros Foundation, more than 12 years committed to sustainability and the environment
This collaboration is part of the mission of the Caja Ingenieros Foundation: to provide sustainable value to professional communities and contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of members and society by establishing relationships based on character, commitment and trust .
Therefore, in more than these 12 years, the Caja Ingenieros Foundation, through many partnerships, has also contributed to the preservation of forests in several regions of Spain, to guarantee the use of water in underdeveloped countries, to reduce the risk of forest fires, or to support technical solutions to reduce the carbon footprint or greenhouse gas emissions, among others.
Source: Caja Ingenieros Foundation
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