For the sixth consecutive time the Environmental Award is held “Strategic Management for a Sustainable Environment ”GEMAS, an initiative led by the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Atlantic, CRA and the company Ultracem in alliance with the environmental authorities of the Caribbean.

Riohacha, 29 July 2020

The GEMAS award is a recognition granted by an environmental authority of the region, which is carried out with the aim of strengthening the green economy, environmental research and education, through actions that promote the care of our natural ecosystems.

Registrations will be open until 30 September, where they can participate: teachers, researchers, environmental leaders, foundations, Business, green business, journalists and the media.

The initiative called ‘Strategic Management for a Sustainable Environment’Has as a direct area of ​​influence, the Caribbean region, por lo tanto, proposals must originate and be developed in one of the departments or cities that comprise it. Registrations are made only on the web portal www.premiogemas.com.

This environmental award has five categories: Environmental citizen, Environmental Education School version, Environmental Education and Research, Green Business and Environmental Journalism.

The last category was included to promote journalism in the region and promote environmental content in local and regional media.. The winners in each category may receive between $5 and $10 millones.

Samuel Lanao Robles, Director of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, He said that this alliance aims to strengthen and promote the generation of initiatives that aim at the sustainable development of our region.; environmental management of people, organizaciones, The media and entities may be more visible and become a benchmark for environmental leadership in the Caribbean..