The Grouping of Poplar Producers of Granada Marjal announced yesterday the celebration on October 21 of the first auction of wood in the history of the province, with a long tradition in the cultivation of this species. The announcement was made by the promoter of the group and manager of the Confederation of Organizations of Foresters of Spain (COSE), Patricia Gómez Agrela, at an event in the Carmen de los Mártires that brought together producers Granada and representatives of the City of Granada, the Junta de Andalucía, the Provincial Council and the University.
The poplar producers' association of Granada, Marjal, now has a website. he website of the association has begun its journey with the launch of the first auction of poplar wood from Marjal wood. Last Friday, September 30, 2022, coinciding with the launching of the Association before society and the administrations in the Carmen de los Mártires in Granada and the first snow of the 22-23 season in Sierra Nevada.
On September 23rd, an interesting and profitable meeting was held between AVRA (Department of Housing, Territorial Coordination and Housing) and the University of Granada (UGR) in the framework of the LIFE Wood for Future project.
They were key to the development of other crops that allowed the province to grow, such as sugar beet and tobacco. Now they are a sure value, with guaranteed environmental benefits.
"Forests that offer some kind of benefit burn worse. We must encourage traditional and innovative uses that keep the forest safe," says Gabriel Gutiérrez, president of the Andalusian Forestry Association.
The coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project gave the inaugural lecture at the opening ceremony of the 2022-2023 academic year at the Royal Hospital, headquarters of the Rectorate, on Saturday, September 10. Under the title "From Góngora's green lyre to industrialized construction with wood: a walk through innovation".
On June 22, the sixth meeting of the Poplar Producers Association (Action C1-E1) was held in the Graduation Hall of the School of Building Engineering (Granada), chaired by the Vice President, Juan Carlos Cano, and Patricia Gómez, manager of COSE, with presentations by Mª Ángeles Ripoll and other members of the Association's Board of Directors, and attended by approximately 30 people.
Sawmills are often small and medium-sized local businesses that process wood for local customers and employ local people, generating employment and local economies in rural areas. They are a perfect example of sustainable rural development, with a positive impact on the regional and even national economy.
After almost a year of the project, the work of extracting the timber required for the regulatory certification of poplar wood for structural use was completed in August. In total, wood has been extracted from 6 sources in Spain, two in the Genil Basin (Fuentevaqueros and Santa Fe in the province of Granada), two in the Duero Basin (Valencia de Don Juan and Villaornate in the province of León) and two in the Duero Basin (Remolinos in Zaragoza and Marcilla in Navarra).
The 'Chopo Activo' project, by architects Ignacio de Teresa, Lucía de Molina, Xianjun Zhou and Ignacio Hornillos, has received a mention in the competition for the design of the temporary pavilion of the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival, launched by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma), in collaboration with the Arquia Foundation.
Generating synergies with the Municipal Chamber of Évora. Networking day between the projects LIFE Água da Prata and LIFE EcoTimberCell and LIFE Wood for Future, taking advantage of the visit of the environmental technician of the City Council of Évora to the PEMADE facilities at the Campus Terra of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
