Chair of Environment and Sustainable Development

Chair of Environment and Sustainable Development

Chair of Environment and Sustainable Development

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The Institutional Chair of Environment and Sustainable Development was created thanks to the agreement signed between the Tenerife Island Council and the University of La Laguna (ULL). Governing Council meeting of June 17, 2017.

Sponsored by  Area of Sustainable Development and Fight Against Climate Change of the Tenerife Island Council.

Director: Javier Hernández Borges

Secretary: Javier González Sálamo

GOALS

a) Consolidate existing lines of research on sustainability and incorporate new ones.
b) Enhance the environmentalization of the curriculum at ULL (Teacher and student training programs).
c) Promote innovation in teaching on sustainability issues.
d) Provide training to technicians from the administration and companies in the private sector and associative fabric in the field of sustainability.
e) Facilitate the transfer of knowledge, innovation and good practices to administrations, companies and society in general in matters of sustainability.
f) To publicize and disseminate the concept of sustainable development and the economic models compatible with it, responsible lifestyle and consumption habits, as well as raising awareness in society about the sustainability problems it faces in different areas (climate change, waste management, energy, water, agriculture, fishing, soils, biodiversity management, invasive species, etc.).
g) Prepare reports and indicators to support decision-making by all social agents.