Huelva (Spain): The port restores the estuary and explains its environment

Port infrastructures and activities can cause irreversible damage to seabeds and contribute to the disappearance of fauna and flora. By taking into account this environmental footprint and considering ecological engineering and eco-design measures for port infrastructures, this biodiversity can be restored and preserved. Moreover, it is possible to modify infrastructure or build new facilities to protect ecosystems from the negative effects of port/industrial activities. This was the solution taken by Huelva Port; by restoring natural areas, they increased biodiversity in port areas.

This good practice also includes objective 10.4 (Supporting the efforts of civil society to protect fauna and flora in the Port City territory) of the AIVP’s 2030 Agenda.