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Angeles Micol states that "if you want to make a serious and rigorous action from an environmental and ecological perspective, it is essential to have the best scientific and technical knowledge , " so that the involvement of the UMU is essential
UMU has outstanding research groups related to these areas, which have been conducted to design the ecological and environmental basis for the restoration of the Segura and its banks
NOW MURCIA be encouraged to propose that the Governing Board to sign a collaboration agreement with the University of Murcia (UMU) for their participation in the design, configuration and determination of actions to be included in Murcia River Project.
The municipal formation also asked to work and publications on the River Segura professionals and research teams of the UMU to defining and define the criteria to be followed and the implementation of that project are taken into account.
With this intention, now Murcia present a motion in Parliament next May 30.
The government team presented the Murcia River Project stating that it is "one of the cornerstones of the new city model, which will revitalize the entire riverbed running through the town (24 km) and, especially, empowerment the urban stretch that runs through the city. "
He also said that "the recovery and integration of spaces Segura environment, both the river itself, its specks and margins along the urban channel, as the old oxbow lakes will take place".
However, the City Council has stressed the part of the recreational use of the spaces associated with the river, but the aspect of environmental improvement and the quality of the waters of the Segura as it passes through the city of Murcia has reduced the assumption by the city of costs and system maintenance recirculation flow, despite the doubts sown legal reports on this issue, and the annual disbursement would be for municipal coffers.
Councilwoman Angeles Micol states that "if it is to the Murcia River project is of a symbolic action for the municipality of Murcia, but also serious and rigorous from environmentally and ecologically, it is essential to have the best scientific and technical knowledge available in the design, configuration, determination of the actions to be included in the project and the criteria to be followed and implementation of the same. therefore, "he adds," it is essential to have the entity that can ensure that knowledge more advanced deep and necessary for the project is actually transformed into a symbolic and respectful performance. This entity is the UMU ".
The mayor indicates that there are several reasons why the UMU is an entity that should play an important role in the design of Murcia River Project: "First of all, the UMU renowned professionals and research groups covering all scientific fields and social issues related to water in general, and the Segura river and its extensive network of tributaries channels, in particular covering a wide range of aspects ranging from the merely physical and natural aspects (hydrology, geomorphology, flora and fauna, ecology etc.) to socioecological (economic environmental services) and ".
Micol also emphasized that the UMU "has research groups in the area of ​​Limnology (ecology of inland water systems such as rivers), with those who do not have many Spanish universities that have been working over 30 years in the Segura knowledge and its environmental peculiarities, which have a long history of projects, studies and reports on our river. "
As recalled by the Councillor, "these groups have actively collaborated with public entities water management, such as CHS, in the design of the control network quality of the waters of the Segura basin, in the proposal and assessment indicators more appropriate for assessing the ecological quality of the river Segura, in preparing control plans and monitoring water quality, etc., promoted by the water Framework Directive, as well as many other studies on the river. "
The mayor of Now Murcia stresses that "among the many works done by research groups in the area of ​​Limnology of the UMU, we must highlight his studies to design the ecological and environmental bases for the restoration of Segura and its banks, bases which they are essential for good orientation Murcia River Project ".
Also, "these research groups of the University of Murcia have actively collaborated with other national and international groups, providing expertise in the knowledge of environmental singularities of Segura, and serving as a reference to demonstrate the peculiarities of the rivers of the Mediterranean area, traditionally forgotten in policies and laws of different nature ".
In short, as Micol says, "many of these groups have pioneered research to value the river Segura and its surroundings, showing Murcia society their natural and social values."
In addition, the fact that "the UMU has always shown its willingness to collaborate with public authorities in designing the best proposals to assist in the management and conservation of the natural environment, providing information and knowledge" is given.
Therefore, concludes Micol, "collaboration with the University of Murcia is an opportunity to serve society Murcia all his wealth of knowledge about the Segura river and its banks."
Source: Ahora Murcia
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