Inazio Martínez de Arano: "There is no forest policy that offers fire management strategies from a holistic point of view".

Inazio Martínez de Arano: "There is no forest policy that offers fire management strategies from a holistic point of view".

The Basque Government has approved the fifth Environmental Framework Program for 2030, which will guide environmental policies, following an extensive participation process involving all stakeholders and sectors of Basque society. The UPV/EHU Summer Courses Foundation (UIK) participated in the program's design phase and will collaborate in the implementation of the plan through the Donostia Sustainability Forum organized under the UIK umbrella.

The Basque Government has approved the fifth Environmental Framework Program for 2030, which will guide environmental policies, following an extensive participation process involving all stakeholders and sectors of Basque society. The UPV/EHU Summer Courses Foundation (UIK) participated in the program's design phase and will collaborate in the implementation of the plan through the Donostia Sustainability Forum organized under the UIK umbrella.

Interview with Aitor Zapirain Larreta, 24 years old, graduated in teaching, but works in the primary sector with dairy cows in his care.

Interview with Aitor Zapirain Larreta, 24 years old, graduated in teaching, but works in the primary sector with dairy cows in his care.

<p> The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.</p>

The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.

<p> Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.</p>

Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.