“A drawing, a tree”. Under this motto, more than 1,000 children have participated in the spring festival in Oviedo, organized by the EDP Foundation. This activity, that took place in Plaza de la Gesta, consists in exchanging drawings, related to nature, for trees. In total, the EDP Foundation has given out 1,000 cherry seedlings.

It is the third consecutive year that the EDP Foundation carries out this initiative in Oviedo. It has a double goal. On the one hand, it improves Asturian biodiversity through the tree planting, and, on the other hand, it raises awareness among the little ones about the environmental care.

In order to make easier the drawing task, the EDP Foundation distributed stencils in the previous days among the schools of the area, and therefore, many children approached with their drawing. To give the opportunity to make the drawing during the activity, the company made available an area with stencils and all the material needed. Characters from the educative program Viva Nuestra Energía also participated.

Fondo para la Protección de Animales Salvajes (FAPAS) collaborated in the distribution of cherry seedlings, as it is an NGO with which the EDP Foundation has developed numerous projects linked to the conservation and protection of Asturias’ environment.

Among the initiatives developed by the EDP Foundation, with the collaboration of FAPAS, it is to highlight the tree planting program. Since it began in 2009, the Foundation has planted more than 80,000 trees in Asturias.

This year, the EDP Foundation will plant 20,000 trees in the region, an initiative that gives priority to those areas that have been affected by the forest fires last December. This program enables to increase the tree mass, enrichen the soil and produce new fruits that feed the fauna of the area, thus contributing to the improvement of biodiversity.

The initiative “one drawing, one tree”, will also take place in Santander (April 12), Bilbao (April 14) and Gijón (April 18). In total, the EDP Foundation will give out 4,000 trees within this action.

About the EDP Foundation

The EDP Foundation aims to reinforce the commitment of Group EDP with society in the geographical areas where it develops its activity. Specifically, its jurisdictions are those regarding social, environmental and educative topics, as well as those related to the investigation, that promote a common sustainable development.