Acció Ecologista - Agró

Acció Ecologista - Agró is a non-governmental, non-profit environmental association that has been active in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana) in Spain since the 1980s. It was founded in Valencia in 1981 by members of AVIAT and activists from the anti-nuclear movement. In 1987 it merged with the association Agró, adopting its current name. The organisation was officially recognised as a public utility association in 2015. The association operates across various comarcas of the Valencian Community, including La Huerta, Morvedre, La Marina, La Ribera, La Costera, and La Safor in the province of Valencia; La Marina in Alicante; and La Plana in Castellón. It is structured into sectoral commissions covering legal affairs, territory, forests, energy, waste, and environmental education. Urban mobility is addressed through the collective Valencia en bici. Acció Ecologista - Agró is a member of CIDN (Consejo Ibérico para la Defensa de la Naturaleza). Its activities focus on environmental law, direct actions, land-use planning, environmental education, climate change, water, forestry, and sustainable mobility. Notable campaigns include legal challenges against wind energy plans, defence of wetlands such as the Marjal de Pego-Oliva and the Albufera de Valencia, control of invasive species, and promotion of sustainable transport. The organisation publishes news, runs environmental education centres, and engages volunteers in local groups.

Acció Ecologista was founded in Valencia in 1981 by members of AVIAT and activists from the anti-nuclear movement. In 1987 it merged with the association Agró, resulting in the current name Acció Ecologista - Agró. In 2015 it was recognised as a public utility association. The organisation has been active in the Valencian Community since the 1980s, with local groups in various comarcas. It has engaged in numerous environmental campaigns, including legal actions against wind energy plans, defence of wetlands such as the Marjal de Pego-Oliva and the Albufera de Valencia, and control of invasive species. It is a member of CIDN (Consejo Ibérico para la Defensa de la Naturaleza).

• 2015

  Recognised as a public utility association.

• 2012

  Successfully annulled the inclusion of the Eurasian collared dove in the Valencian decree on exotic species.

• 1987

  Merged with the association Agró, adopting the name Acció Ecologista - Agró.

• 1981

  Founded in Valencia by members of AVIAT and anti-nuclear activists.

Non-governmental environmental association focused on nature conservation and environmental justice in the Valencian Community.

1. 1Acció Ecologista-AGRÓ official websiteaccioecologista-agro.org
2. 2Acció Ecologista - Agró - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
3. 3Acció Ecologista - Agró - Wikidatawikidata.org