The Vice-Rector’s Office for Sustainable Campus Development plans to put out to tender the work of drafting the Biodiversity Action Plan for UPV Campuses, which include the Vera (Valencia), Alcoi and Gandia campuses.
To promote this plan, it is necessary to have a preliminary study that gathers the information available to date, sets the initial focus of the document and serves as a basis for drawing up the contracting specifications for the drafting of the future Plan;
The preparation of the preliminary study was carried out with the technical assistance of the Imedes Institute, S.L. and is available for consultation:
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