Nature has a message for us: the health of people depends on the health of the planet. Human activity has reduced by 30% the wealth of terrestrial habitats, which is the main cause of the loss of biodiversity, and global warming is aggravating this situation.

Protecting biodiversity is a necessity to preserve the health of the planet and, therefore, that of human beings. World Environment Day, which is celebrated today, June 5, calls for us to be aware of the correlation between climate change, biodiversity and health.

Healthy ecosystems favor a balance between species and hinder the spread of pathogens such as viruses. Around a million animal and plant species, of the eight million that exist on the planet, may disappear in the next ten years, according to the United Nations. Spain is the country in Europe with the highest percentage of threatened species.

Ecological way out of the health crisis

Water, an essential element for life, is fundamental in this purpose. SUEZ, a group of companies of which Aquanex is part, has signed - together with more than 150 business groups - a joint statement addressed to governments and political leaders requesting that economic reconstruction to overcome the current crisis be carried out based on ecological plans. sustainable. Relaunching a zero carbon economy and limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5ºC in 2030 are part of a plan for the transition from a gray economy to a green economy.

Green infrastructure

Aquanex's objective is to transform the water cycle facilities into ciclo green infrastructures ’to support the ecosystem in which they are located. For the control of the invasive exotic flora in the facilities, Aquanex has developed the BiObserva STOP-invasive program that offers, through a web platform and an app, the information to train personnel on how to identify species, report observations and execute plans of control.

In addition, the company promotes general measures to preserve biodiversity, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saving water, and reducing and reusing all the waste generated by its activity.