Portal de Cartagena
www.portaldecartagena.com
Students of the School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA) will create a mini botanical garden with native plants at the main entrance of the Mediterranean space shopping center in Cartagena.
This is an initiative that will house the municipal habitats and allow citizens to know species such as rock roses, thyme, knapweed and the garbancillo of tailings tallante and chamomile, among many others.
After the creation of the garden, students will design an informative, educational and interactive support with which visitors can learn through a mobile application, existing species in that garden.
On the other hand, students in schools of Architecture and Building and Agronomic UPCT a vertical garden designed for the mall.
This space will be made within the limits of environmental and aesthetic criteria.
The most innovative design will be distinguished through the new "Mediterranean Area" award for the best design of vertical garden that will feature several cash prizes.
The initiative is part of the collaboration agreement signed today by the Vice Chancellor for Internationalisation and Development Cooperation UPCT, Jose Manuel Ferrandez and the manager of the Mediterranean Space Mall, Joan Mas.
out the objective of the agreement out a plan that allows professional biodiversity conservation of native plants in gardens everyday spaces.
But he said it is the first center of the group that performs this plan professional biodiversity and that can be made on others.
Regarding the collaboration with the UPCT has indicated that "the knowledge generated in Cartagena must reverse in Cartagena companies".
The head of the mini botanical garden, Jesus Ochoa, professor of Plant Production, stressed that it is an innovative initiative by its location in a shopping mall.
"So far all actions to conserve nature have been carried out in natural areas and little or no in everyday urban spaces near the society", he noted.
Therefore, "it is very important to bring nature to citizens, as they are shown the benefits they have for our health and welfare."
Preparatory operations for planting the garden have begun this morning in the Mediterranean Area.
Source: UPCT
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies