Institute of Environmental Studies and Natural Resources. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
i-UNAT, founding member of the Network of University Institutes for Research in Environmental Science and Technology (RIMA)
On 23 and 24 October, the First National Meeting of University Institutes for Research in Environmental Sciences and Related Fields was held in Zaragoza, promoted by the University Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences of Aragon (IUCA).
The director, Prof. Dr. José Juan Santana Rodríguez, attended the meeting as a representative of i-UNAT, presenting the main characteristics of our institute from the point of view of research, governance, infrastructure and activities. As a result of this meeting, the creation of the Network of University Institutes for Research in Environmental Sciences and Technologies (RIMA) was formalised, with the aim of collaborating in the search for joint solutions to major environmental challenges and strengthening links between research institutes at different universities.
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The RIMA network has been set up by the University Institute for Environmental Science Research of Aragon (IUCA) at the University of Zaragoza, the Institute for Natural Resources and Land Management (INDUROT) at the University of Oviedo; the Institute of Environment (IMA-UdG) of the University of Girona; the University Institute of Environment, Natural Resources and Biodiversity (IMARENABIO) of the University of León; the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia; the Ramón Margalef Multidisciplinary Institute for Environmental Studies (IMEM) at the University of Alicante; the Institute of Biotechnology and Blue Development (IBYDA) at the University of Malaga; the Aragon Agri-Food Institute (IA2), a joint centre of the University of Zaragoza and CITA; the Institute for Environmental Studies and Natural Resources (i-UNAT) at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; and the Centre for Environmental Studies and Rural Development (CEADIR) at the University of Salamanca.
