Fronteira Huella Zero
Province of Salamanca, Region of Beiras and Sierra Estrela
Social Services
Description
Fronteira Huella Zero 2030 is a cross-border cooperation project that aims to contribute to achieving European climate change and sustainability goals by 2030. The initiative promotes a comprehensive sustainable development model based on the circular economy, renewable energy, and the efficient management of organic and plant waste. It also fosters the creation of green jobs for people facing particular barriers to employment, encourages technological innovation, and strengthens collaboration between public and private entities on both sides of the border.
Goals
- Promote innovative models for integrated climate and energy management
- Foster the transition to a low-carbon economy through the use of renewable energy and the circular economy
- Encourage the creation of green and inclusive jobs for people facing barriers to employment.
- Promote research and innovation in the utilization of waste and byproducts.
- Raise public awareness of environmental challenges and climate change.
- Develop public-private governance models for the sustainable management of resources.
Activities
- Creation of a Reference Center for Integrated Management of Plant Waste, Renewable Energies, and the Circular Economy in Salamanca.
- Implementation of a Smart Urban Compost Network and a Cross-Border Center for Environmental Interpretation and Valorization in Portugal.
- Development of training and employment pathways in the field of green jobs aimed at people with disabilities and those at risk of social exclusion
- Implementation of applied research programs for the valorization of compost and other byproducts derived from organic waste.
- Development of forestry initiatives aimed at carbon dioxide absorption.
- Implementation of environmental education programs and social and therapeutic horticulture.
- Transfer and dissemination of innovative sustainability models developed during the project.
Participating entities
- Asociación ASPRODES
- Gerencia de Servicios Sociales de la Junta de Castilla y León
- Associação de Municípios da Cova da Beira
- Enerarea
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidade da Beira Interior