Solutions and hope for climate action
Matt McGrath is the BBC's environment correspondent, where he has worked since 1997. Between 2010 and 2011 he was a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Knight Programme for Science Journalism, the most prestigious programme in the field. In 2019 he was awarded the first Biophilia Environmental Communication Award by the BBVA Foundation for his contribution to improving public understanding and awareness of environmental challenges. Caty Arévalo is a journalist and communicator specialising in science and the environment at the EFE news agency and has been reporting on the main national and international events in this field for more than two decades. Like McGrath, she was also a researcher at MIT in the Knight Programme for Science Journalism and at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. In 2017 she was awarded the BBVA Foundation Prize for Biodiversity Conservation, in the category of Knowledge Dissemination and Awareness Raising in Biodiversity Conservation.
Matt McGrath is the BBC's environment correspondent, where he has worked since 1997. Between 2010 and 2011 he was a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Knight Programme for Science Journalism, the most prestigious programme in the field. In 2019 he was awarded the first Biophilia Environmental Communication Award by the BBVA Foundation for his contribution to improving public understanding and awareness of environmental challenges. Caty Arévalo is a journalist and communicator specialising in science and the environment at the EFE news agency and has been reporting on the main national and international events in this field for more than two decades. Like McGrath, she was also a researcher at MIT in the Knight Programme for Science Journalism and at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. In 2017 she was awarded the BBVA Foundation Prize for Biodiversity Conservation, in the category of Knowledge Dissemination and Awareness Raising in Biodiversity Conservation.Climate change, loss of biodiversity and bioethics, accessible to all citizens
After a flourishing three years, Donostia Sustainability Forum has reviewed its strategy and launched the new website, along with the autumn programme.
After a flourishing three years, Donostia Sustainability Forum has reviewed its strategy and launched the new website, along with the autumn programme.Restoration and Maritime Heritage
Restoration of the New Anchustegui and the Saltillo. The challenge posed by the comprehensive restoration of a heritage ship.
Restoration of the New Anchustegui and the Saltillo. The challenge posed by the comprehensive restoration of a heritage ship.Environmental monitoring of port waters
This activity is part of the course program: "Universities Looking at the Sea: Navigating Ocean Sustainability on the Training Ship Saltillo".
This activity is part of the course program: "Universities Looking at the Sea: Navigating Ocean Sustainability on the Training Ship Saltillo".Citizen´s assemblies, a new wave of citizen´s engagement in Europe
In this workshop, examples of citizens' assemblies carried out in Europe at different scales were presented in order to learn about the advantages of these processes, as well as the difficulties they face
In this workshop, examples of citizens' assemblies carried out in Europe at different scales were presented in order to learn about the advantages of these processes, as well as the difficulties they faceThe sustainability challenge: are you a witness or an activist? Become a Gazte Ekolider
- The registration deadline for the Gazte Ekoliderrak programme is the 20th of October.
- A total of 30 young people will have the opportunity to participate in this 6-month training.
- Those who register before the 29th of September will receive a 10% discount.
Registration is now open to take part in Gazte Ekoliderrak, a training and life itinerary that seeks to train young people aged between 20 and 35 in sustainability and leadership.
The Cross-border Summer Course sailing on the Saltillo training ship becomes a unique experience for students from the Euroregion
The Cross-border Summer Course "A university that looks out to sea" ended today at the Itsasmuseum in Bilbao.
The Cross-border Summer Course "A university that looks out to sea" ended today at the Itsasmuseum in Bilbao.Los embalses y el cambio climático
"In the Basque Country, water consumption is very moderate. Household appliances are efficient and awareness is very high. You cannot ask more to our society".
In this interview, Iñigo Elosegui delves into issues such as water consumption in the Basque Country and the effect of climate change on reservoirs.
Climate emergency in times of confrontation
Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"
Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"Global change and mega-fires
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".We have participated in the design of the 2030 Environmental Framework Program
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.New edition of Gazte Ekoliderrak, a program that trains young people in sustainability and leadership
This program, driven by Kutxa Fundazioa and the Department of Environment of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, in collaboration with UIK, has selected 21 young people aged 18 to 30 to train them in ecologic leadership and will provide them with scholarships covering 80% of the tuition.
This program, driven by Kutxa Fundazioa and the Department of Environment of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, in collaboration with UIK, has selected 21 young people aged 18 to 30 to train them in ecologic leadership and will provide them with scholarships covering 80% of the tuition.WE ARE PART OF ERRONKA GARBIA
When we talk about sustainability, it is essential to move from concepts to facts. Therefore, and taking into account our responsibility, we wanted to know the ecological footprint of our events. Ihobe provides us with a very effective tool that has helped us to obtain the Erronka Garbia certificate. All this through our agreement with Ihobe - Department of Economic Development and Environment of the Basque Government included in the Donostia Sustainability Forum-Basque Green Deal initiative.
When we talk about sustainability, it is essential to move from concepts to facts. Therefore, and taking into account our responsibility, we wanted to know the ecological footprint of our events. Ihobe provides us with a very effective tool that has helped us to obtain the Erronka Garbia certificate. All this through our agreement with Ihobe - Department of Economic Development and Environment of the Basque Government included in the Donostia Sustainability Forum-Basque Green Deal initiative.Antonio Cerrillo, environmental journalist: "Overcoming eco-anxiety requires measures aimed at building and not continuing to watch and do nothing"
The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.
The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.The COP27 climate change summit. What's new?
COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view.
COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view.The challenge of sustainable mobility: between batteries and hydrogen
"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.
"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.Ana María Alonso - Escuela de Comunicación Ambiental 2022. Crisis ecológica, crisis sanitaria
Leire Artola - Smart Mobility: Hacia una movilidad inteligente y sostenible
"There is a part of the population that needs to be exposed to the real prices of energy, so that they really know what it costs and know how to save"
Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.
Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.Carlos Briones - La domesticación de la energía
The challenge is to decrease in order to adapt to the planet's rhythms
The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.
The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.It's no good going out in the press planting trees without a previous study
"You can't leave forests for recreation and landscape because forests are not just a church that you visit"
"You can't leave forests for recreation and landscape because forests are not just a church that you visit"