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GREEN TRANSITION AREA

The Green Transition Area develops the actions, programs, and initiatives of the Vice-Rectorate of Sustainable Development of the Campus related to environmental sustainability and the eco-transformation of the institution.

THE CHALLENGE OF DECARBONIZATION

The Vera Campus Site is a laboratory and test bench for generating knowledge on decarbonization, which can be transferred to its environment. It also provides scientific advice and promotes teaching and research projects in this field.

LAND AND ATMOSPHERE REMOTE SENSING GROUP (LARS)

The UPV researcher Luis Guanter, head of the LARS research group has won The International Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023. His research focuses on the development of methods for the space-based monitoring of bio/geophysical variables of the biosphere to reduce methane emissions worldwide.

SDG 6. Clean water and sanitation

The university needs water for its day-to-day running, and it is their responsibility to implement the necessary measures for its rational and efficient use, as well as for an adequate management of the resource. At the same time, they play an important role in DEGREE PROGRAMS and research on water issues and in the development of more democratic and equitable management models.

SDG 12. Responsible production and consumption

Promoting responsible consumption and sustainable food systems from the University has an impact on local food production, favors job creation and the settlement of small agroecological producers, favors biodiversity and promotes a healthy, viable and sustainable agriculture, among other benefits. Examples of this are the Mercat Agroecològic i de Comerç Just UPV, and the Cistella Responsable managed by the Fundación Cedat UPV.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Organization Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
Bachelor’s Double Degree in Data Science + Industrial Organization Engineering
INCIDE Program

RESEARCH

Materials Technology Institute (ITM)

UPV CHAIRS

UPV-FACSA-FOVASA Chair
Planet and Sustainable Development Chair
AIMPLAS Chair
Jeanology Chair MISSION ZERO
Hinojosa Chair
Agricultural and Food Biotechnology Chair (Sakata)

SERVICIOS UPV

Vice-rectorate for Sustainable Development of Campus
Environment Unit
Vice-rectorate for Internationalization and Communication
Development Cooperation Centre

REPORTS

Good Practice Guides
Waste Management Guide UPV
Environmental Statement 2023 UPV
UPV Environmental Management System
Enviromental Policy UPV
Procedure for Environmental Control to Companies
Procedure for the Control of Green Purchasing and Green Public Contracts

SDG 13. Climate action

The university has the responsibility to minimize the polluting processes in its interior, derived from its activity, and also it contributes decisively in the development of innovative technological solutions to reduce these pollutants, as a result of its research and scientific activity.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Enginyeering
Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
Master’s Degree in Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development
Master’s Degree in Industrial Safety
Master’s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering and Environment
Master’s Degree in Assessment and Environmental Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Master’s Double Degree in Agricultural Engineering + Agrifood and Envionmental Economy
Certificate on Climate Action. ENHANCE

RESEARCH

INGENIO Institute (CSIC-UPV)
Research Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA)
Research Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of the Valencian Agrodiversity
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center – UPV
Synthetic Biology and Biosystems Control Lab (sb²cLab)
LARS Research Group
CRUE’s Sectorial Commission for Sustainability
The Valencian Community Greenhouse Gas Observatory

UPV CHAIRS

Planet and Sustainable Development Chair
Urban Energy Transition Chair UPV
New Green Transition Chair
Climate Change Chair

UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Vice-rectorate for Sustainable Development of Campus
Green Transition Area
Environment Unit
Development Cooperation Centre
Agroecological Market

REPORTS

Environmental Statement 2023
Total CO Emissions
Environmental Management System Review Report 2023
Good Environmental Practices
Strategic Plan UPV_SIRVE (2023-2027)

SDG 14. Life below water

The ocean plays a fundamental role in the Earth’s habitability. It provides resources such as rain, drinking water, climate, coastlines and much of our food supply. It also regulates the supply of oxygen in the air. The university must develop and transfer knowledge that contributes to the sustainable use of marine resources.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Master’s Degree in Enviromental Assessment and Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Master’s Degree in Aquaculture
PhD in Marine and Coastal Science and Technology

RESEARCH

Research Institute of Water and Environment Engineering (IIAMA)
INGENIO Institute (UPV-CSIC)
Institute of Animal Science and Technology (ICTA)
Research Institute for Coastal Zone Management (IGIC)
Ocean Art Project
The IEO-UPV Joint Research Unit in Technology for Marine Studies (UTEM)
Aquaculture and Environment Research Centre

UPV CHAIRS

New Green Transition Area
Climate Change Chair
Citizen’s Earth Chair

UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Vice-rectorate for Sustainable Development of Campus
Green Transition Area
Environmental Unit

REPORTS

Environmental Statement UPV
Environmental Management System Review Report

SDG 15. Life on Land

Life on land, along with life below water (SDG 14), food sources (SDG 2), and health and well-being (SDG 3) provide work for millions of people, especially linked to the rural world (SDG 8). Land ecosystems are very vulnerable to pollution and climate change (SDG 13). Their health—and therefore our health as well—directly depend on a more sustainable production and consumption model (SDG 12).

Universities must work toward a sustainable environmental management of their green spaces, protecting their biodiversity and improving their ecological conditions.

Likewise, they must contribute to the general preservation of life on land by educating thousands of students in environmental disciplines, research and knowledge transfer.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Forest and Environmental Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
Bachelor’s Double Degree in Biotechnology + Agricultural Engineering
Bachelor’s Double in Forest and Environmental Engineering + Environmental Sciences
Master’s Degree in Forest Engineering
Master’s Degree in Forest Fires, Science and Integral Management
Master’s Degree in Advanced Architecture, Landscape, Urban Planning and Design
Master’s Degree in Health and Vegetable Production
Master’s Double Degree in Forest Engineering + Biosystems and Landscape Engineering

RESEARCH

Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute
Research Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA)
Research Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of the Valencian Agrodiversity
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (UPV-CSIC)

UPV CHAIRS

New Green Transition Chair
Climate Change Chair
Planet and Sustainable Development Chair
Citizen’s Earth Chair
Timac Agro Chair
Frutinter Chair
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Chair (Sakata)

UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Vice-Rectorate for Sustainable Development of Campus
Green Transition Area
Environmental Unit

REPORTS

Environmental Statement 2023 UPV
Environmental Management System Review Report 2023
Study Presence of Birds and Evolution of their Populations at the UPV
Previous Study for the Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan of the UPV