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logo-goronaGorona del Viento – The Wind-Hydro-Pumped Station of El Hierro

The El Hierro Sustainability Plan, approved on the 27th of November, 1997 by the Council of the island of El Hierro, poses the idea of making the island a self-sustained location. This possibility has been backed up in the “White Paper for a Community StrategyAction Plan” developed by the European Commission, which includes the following quote: "[...] a number of pilot communities, regions, citiesislands will be ed from those which can reasonably aim at 100% power supply from renewables[...]". Leia mais…

logo hierro reserva y cabildoEl Hierro Reserva da Biosfera

A ilha de El Hierro, nicknamed the “Meridian Island”, has a population of 11,030 inhabitants and an area of 269 km2. It was declared a biosphere reserve in 2000. It is the smallest island of the Canary archipelago and a sustainability model for the whole region. Leia mais…

logo_enEnergias Renováveis ​​e Alternativas

The global nature of energy challenges requires that local renewable energy resources be appropriately managed and used. As such, the Programme promotes the building of capacities, stimulates the sharing of scientific knowledge and best practices, promotes the development of energy policies, supports pilot initiatives and provides technical assistance, when necessary. Leia mais…

logo_mab_flatUNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme

Lançado em 1971, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.It proposes interdisciplinary research, demonstration and training in natural resources management. Leia mais…

a09d1e5b4dRES Initiatives Viewer (WNICBR)

Island and coastal areas biosphere reserves around the world have different natural, cultural, socio-economic and political characteristics. Porém, they also have similar and specific problems that can be addressed in a common way. Leia mais…

se4all-logoSustainable Energy for All initiative

Em Setembro 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Sustainable Energy for All initiative and shared his vision for how governments, business and civil society, working in partnership, can make sustainable energy for all a reality by 2030. Leia mais…

ren21-logoREN21

REN21 é a rede global de energia renovável política de multi-stakeholder que conecta uma ampla gama de atores-chave do: Governos,As organizações internacionais, Associações da indústria, Science and academia as well a Civil society to facilitate knowledge exchange, desenvolvimento de políticas e acções conjuntas no sentido de uma transição global rápida para as energias renováveis. REN21 promove energias renováveis ​​para satisfazer as necessidades de ambos os países industrializados e em desenvolvimento que são movidos pelas mudanças climáticas, segurança energética, desenvolvimento e redução da pobreza. Leia mais…

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Alliance for Rural Electrification

ARE is an international business association representing the decentralised energy sector working towards the integration of renewables into rural electrification markets in developing and emerging countries. Leia mais…

logo2_enParceria Global Sustainable Electricity

The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation whose members are the world’s leading electricity companies. We proudly promote sustainable energy development through electricity sector projects and human capacity building activities in developing and emerging nations worldwide. Leia mais…

re100_logo190Renewables 100 Policy Institute

Founded to study and advance the global transition to sustainable 100 percent renewable energy.
An immediate transition to 100% sustainable renewable energy sources is necessary, as these in combination can carry civilization into the future and are flexible enough to be technically implemented relatively quickly. Leia mais…

eurosolar_logo_en120Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and…

The European Association for Renewable Energy was founded in 1988. It is a registered non-profit organization that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups. Leia mais…

ITCITC

The Technological Institute of the Canary Islands (ITC) is a public enterprise established by the Government of the Canary Islands in 1992, and attached to the Department of Employment, Industry and Trade of the regional government. Leia mais…

 

 

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Contacts

Dr Osman Benchikh *. Especialista Programa Responsável Energética e Energias Renováveis. Coordenador do projeto RENFORUS.
E-mail: o.benchikh(em)unesco.org
Cipriano Marín **. Assistant for RENFORUS project implementation.
E-mail: c.marin(em)unescocan.org
Addresses: * UNESCO. 1, Rue Miollis. 75015 Paris – France
** Avda. Islas Canarias, 35 - 38007, S/C de Tenerife - Espanha