Environmental Charter. Busturialdea-Urdaibai. 2025

Environmental Charter. Busturialdea-Urdaibai. 2025

It has been more than forty years since the Oka River basin was designated a Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO, 1984) and thirty-six years since the adoption of Decree 5/1989 on the Protection and Management of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve (Bizkaia, Basque Country). Following the designation of four sites as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and two as Special Protection Areas for Birds (SPAs) within the Natura 2000 network, we must also note its international recognition as a Ramsar Wetland.

From this perspective of positive progress, and following a participatory process involving the various associations and stakeholders who live, work and pursue our life projects in this region, we have drawn up and wish to present this Busturialdea-Urdaibai Ecological Charter.

The publication of this document has been made possible thanks to funding from the Department of Employment, Social Cohesion and Equality of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, the Betiko Foundation and the Gernika Gogoratuz Association for Peace Research.

RED GERNIKA COLLECTION DOC. 26

Director of the Red Gernika collection:
María Oianguren Idigoras.

Editorial coordination:
Mercedes Esteban.

Cover design and illustration:
goikipedia.

Layout:
eMeriel.

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ISSN: 1136-5811

Date

October 2025

Category

Publications Red Gernika, Territories for Life

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