The Canarian Foundation, La Palma World Biosphere Reserve, within the framework of the cooperation it maintains with the Cabildo regarding the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, has prepared and published a new edition of the Sustainability Document, noted the Observatory, this year 2023, implemented by the Ocean Reserve. Bio since 2005, in a press release.
He points out that the document, now available for consultation and download through the website www.lapalmabiosfera.es, in the “Sustainability Observatory” section, “reveals the most relevant indicators in La Palma, and develops a data monitoring tool, both insular and municipal, that is able to measure Evolution of the level of development and sustainability, through data variables and comparisons.
The president of the Cabildo La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, emphasizes that this work is “fundamental for the implementation of any policy on the island. Sustainability is a fundamental factor in every one of the actions that we promote from the institution.” He pointed out that the observatory’s indicators constitute a reference for dealing with vital issues such as territorial planning or Environmental policy or demographic challenge.
Added to this edition of the Sustainability Observatory, it addresses around 80 indicators of great importance for the region, with core themes identified from previous years, such as those related to population, territory, environment, agriculture, livestock, employment, tourism, energy, security and health. , urban planning, and transportation.
He pointed out that new indicators have been added for the balance of migration, waste collection in clean points, and electricity consumption in homes and residential properties, as a new matter.
As important data, for previous observatories, “we can highlight the development of some indicators such as increasing population aging, negative vegetative growth, loss of hotel and apartment accommodation, and a significant increase in national tourism,” he stresses. At the same time with the decline in foreign and other tourism.
“Indicator systems are an essential part of data-driven decision-making and impact assessments of conservation and sustainability actions in regions.”
He adds: “Through this work, we have a cognitive tool that allows us to confront the challenges that arise in the present and future of La Palma, and through which we can visualize the evolution of data and indicators, and make diagnostics using them.” With more knowledge and precision.”
All this “supports further progress on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, where the Cabildo La Palma, the Government of the Canary Islands and the La Palma Biosphere Reserve collaborate and join forces to achieve focus in the best possible way and conclude with the policies and actions to be developed.
