Av. Marià Fortuny 83, 2n 3a 43203, REUS [email protected] www.limonium.org 977 342 069 Presentation LIMONIUM, SOCIETAT d’ACTUACIONS AMBIENTALS, was born as a company on April 1996. It is formed by a pluridisciplinar team of young but experienced professionals, educated in the items of environmental sciences, engineering, biology, land planning and environmental education. Limonium offers its experience to companies, public administrations and individuals, and because of this, two different working teams have been created: environmental consulting and communication and environmental education. Image of ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING AREA OF LIMONIUM: studies, projects, and assessments Image of COMMUNICATION and ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEAM OF LIMONIUM: education for sustainability and environmental concernment, for schools and general public. Limonium spp. Limonium is the latin name of a genus of plants named Sea-Lavanders or Statice in English. They belong to the famíly Plumbaginaceae, being small and generally linked to salty environments (salty marshes, inland and coastal salty soils and first coastal line). They consist morfologically on a basal rosette of leafs, usually fleshy, and long floral stems, with colors that change from white to violet through pink. The essence of genus Limonium defines the philosophy of our company: • Diversity: genus Limonium has more than 100 species in the Iberian Peninsula • Adaptation to local conditions: there is a different Limonium in almost every different cliff or salty marsh. • Adaptation to difficult conditions: Limonium plants always grow in difficult environments, in places that are harsh for other species. • Humility: Limonium are always humble plants, that know their limitations and that only flower when conditions are proper. The Hoopoe - Upupa epops This species is an interesting bird with tropical aspect which, generally, only stays in our lands in summer and spends the winter in sahelian and sabana zones, in Subsaharian Africa, but it is more often seen staying year round in Europe. It uses all kind of habitats, from traditional Mediterranean tree crops, to gardens, bushes, pastures and periurban environments. The hoopoe adds another character to our company: • Adaptation to changing conditions: able to change its vital cycles in answer to environmental and climate changes, in a territory in transformation. 3 Merits and qualifications Limonium S.L. is qualified by the Land Stewardship Network (Xarxa de Custodia del Territori) as an Expert Node. The Expert Nodes is a programme created by XCT in order to promote the participation of companies and professionals who have expertise in items related to Land Stewardship, so to give support to NGOs which are members of XCT and other organizations involved in Land Stewardship. Limonium S.L. is a company which is neutral in CO2 emissions, being certified by Zero CO2 Stamp given by the NGO Acció Natura. In this sense, Acció Natura calculates the emissions of green-house effect gases generated by the activity of Limonium S.L. (energy spent in the offices, trips and paper use). Limonium then compensates these emissions with and economic support to reforestation projects which are certified as CO2 Sinks. In this case, Limonium S.L. collaborates with the reforestation of the Atlantic Jungle of Serra do Lucindo (Brasil). Limonium S.L. has organised the reforestation events inside the campaign 35 Forests “Let’s Plant the Future” as commemoration of the 25 Anniversary of Catalunya Ràdio and 10 years of Fundació Territori i Paisatge de Caixa de Catalunya. The professionals of Limonium S.L., since 2004, are members and participate in Catalan Society of Environmental Education (SCEA). SCEA is an organization created in the year 1985 so to promote a renewed education which includes the social and environmental problems and, at the same time, contributes to educate citizens who are capable to analize these problems and give response to them. SCEA includes professionals interested in environmental education, from very different origins and tasks, and with the same aim: to work towards sustainability from education. Limonium S.L. is inscribed in the General Census of Environmental Education Organizations of Catalunya, created by the Environmental Departament of the Catalan Government through Order of 17th October 1995 (DOGC núm. 2.125 of 8-11-1995). The main aim of this Census comes from the need the Government has to achieve a real and permanent knowledge of the organizations working in environmental education in Catalunya and, at the same time, spread their work and their existence. Limonium S.L. believes that part of the responsability of a company in modern society is collaborating on the formation of future workers. In this sense, Limonium S.L. has established collaboration contracts for practicing in the company with the Universities of Girona and Rovira and Virgili, and also University of Aveiro (Portugal) through Leonardo Programme, and Estonnac School in Tarragona. Moreover, Limonium S.L. has received several students of different Master Degrees and pHD for their compulsory practices. 4 Environmental Consulting Services 5 6 Land Planning Since the approval of Catalan 2/2002 Land Planning Law and the inclusion of compulsory environmental assessment in land planning, Limonium S.L. has been a leader in, first, preparation of environmental land planning assessment and, afterwards, with the approval of DL 1/2005 of strategic environmental evaluation proceedings, having achieved a very important CV. Limonium S.L. is now one of the companies with bigger experience and better prepared to face the challenges of the incorporation of environmental criteria in land planning. Strategic Environmental Evaluation of POUMs (Municipality Urbanistic Planning) SPAIN Participation on the writing of environmental documentation of 43 POUMs all over the Catalan region, specially in the counties of Tarragonès, Terra Alta, Ribera of Ebre, Baix Camp, Alt Camp, Conca of Barberà, Baix Penedès, Alt Penedès, la Cerdanya, Vallès Occidental, Baix Empordà, Osona, Berguedà, Solsonès. 3 year experience on a Plurimunicipal Planning with 13 municipalities in Cerdanya (Consell Comarcal of la Cerdanya). A complete list of all the different works related to environmental land planning of POUMs is now being presented: • POUM of Salou. (2002) • POUM of Tivissa. (2006 - 2007) • POUM of Altafulla. (2002) • POUM of Vespella of Gaià. (2006 - in process) • Non Developable Areas Assessment POUM of • POUM of Catllar. (2006 - 2008) Tarragona. (2002) • POUM of Ulldemolins. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Valls. (2003) • POUM of la Morera of Montsant. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Vilanova of Esconalbou. (2004 - 2006) • POUM of la Vilella Baixa. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of la Riera of Gaià. (2005 - 2006) • POUM of Colldejou. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Alforja. (2004 - 2010) • POUM of Vallclara. (2006 - 2008) POUM of Creixell. (2004 - 2007) • • POUM of el Molar. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Alcover. (2004 - 2010) • POUM of the Lloar. (2006 - 2007) • POUM of Sant Bartomeu of the Grau. (2005 - 2010) • POUM of Bellmunt of the Priorat. (2007 - 2010) • POUM of Banyeres of the Penedès. (2005 -2010) • POUM of Cabacés. (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Passanant. (2006 -2008) • POUM of Masroig. (2007 - 2010) • POUM of Forés. Diputació of Tarragona (2006 - 2008) • POUM of Vilallonga of the Camp. (2007) 7 • POUM of Arnes. (2006 – in process) • POUM of Alp. (2008–in process) • POUM of Horta of Sant Joan. (2007 - 2009) • POUM of Bellver of Cerdanya. (2008–in process) • POUM of Camarles. (2007 - 2010) • POUM of Llívia. (2008–in process) • POUM of Torrelavit. (2007 - in process) • POUM of Olvan. (2009–in process) • POUM of the Pont of Armentera. (2007 - in process) • POUM of La Coma and La Pedra. (2009–in process) • POUM of Avià. (2008 - in process) • POUM of Calonge. (2009-in process) • POUM of la Nou of Berguedà. (2008 - in process) • POUM of Freginals. (2009-in process) • POUM of Vallgorguina. (2008 - in process) • POUM of Tarragona. Assessment on pieces SUD (2009 - 2010) • Supramunicipality POU of la Cerdanya including the municipalities of: Alp, Bellver of Cerdanya, Bolvir, Das, Fontanals of Cerdanya, Ger, Guils of Cerdanya, Isòvol, Lles of Cerdanya, Llívia, Meranges, Montellà and Martinet, Prats and Sansor, Prullans, Riu of Cerdanya and Urús. Jordi Romero (architect) (2007 - in process) Proceedings of Strategic Environmental Evaluation of Urbanistic Director Plans • Coordination and elaboration of environmental documentation of Urbanistic Director Plan of Strategic Residential Areas of Camp de Tarragona (14 AREs), Incasol. (2008 - 2009) • Environmental assessment of the coordination of Urbanistic Director Plan of Strategic Residential Areas of Penedès-Garraf. Jordi Romero architect (2008-2009) PANAMÁ • Environmental assessment in the contract Updating of the Strategic Plan for Touristic and Urbanistic Development of Amador (Corregimiento de Ancón, Provincia de Panamá). Unidad Administrativa de Bienes Revertidos of the Ministry of Economy of Panamá Government. C4T. (2011) 8 Environmental assessment (EA) of Derivative Land Planning Experience of more than 7 years in the Coordination and Elaboration of environmental documents of more than a hundred of Derivative Land Planning Dossiers, amongst which these items can be underlined: PLANNING MODIFICATION PARCIAL PLANNING (PP) ESPECIAL PLANNING (PE) SPAIN A complete list of all the different works related to Environmental Assessment of Derivative Land Planning is now being presented: Alcanar •