It obtains the international recognition of the “Working with Nature” (WwN) Certificate from the PIANC organisation, whose jury has only awarded ten certificates in the last six years worldwide.
The Port Authority of Huelva has obtained the “Working with Nature” certification from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC), for its dredging management, which in addition to maintaining the necessary draught to guarantee safe navigation, provides environmental benefits to the surroundings.
This innovative project for the recovery of habitats and seabirds through the beneficial use of dredging and bio-tools of the Port Authority of Huelva, has as its main objective to enhance ecological connectivity in the estuary of the Port of Huelva through two actions. On the one hand, through the confinement of dredged materials that cannot be dumped into the sea to create new spaces of high value and prevent them from continuing into the ocean, and on the other hand, the recovery of ecological functions in other places through their removal and subsequent restoration.
The president of the Port Authority of Huelva, Alberto Santana, who received the certificate from the PIANC organisation from its president, Francisco Esteban Lefler, wanted to emphasise that “this award endorses the commitment to the environment and the community in a port like ours, which is committed to being a green, sustainable, integrated and respectful port with its surroundings”. “In our commitment to sustainability – he pointed out – we are a point of reference for other Spanish and European ports, with investments of 40 million euros in environmental matters planned for the coming years”.
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