The City has received this award for local initiative Ecopuerto, accession to the Covenant of Mayors and obtaining energy certificate European Energy Award.
"This award recognizes our commitment to sustainable development and respect for the environment through policies that extend to all areas of our town," the mayor explained.
He has also received an award ecological rural farmhouse accommodation "Los Nopales" for contributing to the development of an exemplary model of tourism exploitation based on the diffusion of natural values ​​in the vicinity of Cabeza de la Jara in Puerto Lumbreras.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has been honored by the local initiative Ecopuerto, accession to the European Covenant of Mayors initiative and the implementation of the European Mediterranean Energy Certificate "European Energy Award", the award for eco-efficiency in the VI Academy Awards for Sustainable Development of the Region of Murcia 2013.
Councilor Presiencia, Manuel Campos, has delivered the award this morning the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, M ª Ángeles Tunisia.
So, the mayor explained, "This award recognizes our commitment to sustainable development and respect for the environment through policies that extend to all areas of our municipality."
Moreover, he added that "energy efficiency, environmental education and commitment to renewable energy are some of our immediate priorities to promote the development of the green economy and make Puerto Lumbreras in a sustainable city":
Thus, in the sixth edition of the Sustainable Development Awards have been awarded 20 companies, business organizations and institutions in the region, to contribute to its initiatives, projects and ideas to a socio-economic growth linked to environmental sustainability.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has launched more than one hundred specific measures to promote sustainable development in the field of energy efficiency, transportation, water use and waste management, among others, through the Strategic Plan Ecopuerto.
So, has launched various activities related to energy efficiency after becoming the first Spanish town to join the Covenant of Mayors in Europe.
In addition, Puerto Lumbreras has participated in the innovative methodology called "Mediterranean Implementation of the European Energy Certificate-European Energy Award", which rewards cities and towns for their outstanding management of energy (especially energy efficiency) efforts.
Notably, also received an award ecological rural farmhouse accommodation "Los Nopales" contribute to the development of an exemplary model of tourism exploitation based on the diffusion of natural values ​​in the vicinity of Cabeza de la Jara Puerto Lumbreras.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras