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Today, sustainability is a major global issue, but there are many concepts that many people are unfamiliar with or unfamiliar with. At Sostenibiidad UNAB we are committed to make this information available in a clear way to all our community and that is why we present the ABC, where we explain different terms and tips so that everyone has access to these concepts. We invite you to review these capsules with different experts from our university teaching us more about these topics.
Dr. Elizabeth Garrido, Director of Environmental Engineering of the Faculty of Life Sciences at UNAB, presents the topic “Water: Importance and Care”. A relevant fact to consider is that 1 out of every 3 people in our country live in areas with a water shortage decree, so it is essential to protect our water and promote its care.
Do you know what we mean when we talk about Biodiversity? In this capsule, Dr Claudio Azat tells us more about what it is, why it is so important and what our country has done to take care of its biodiversity.
On this occasion, Dr. Pilar Parada tells us more about sustainable development, which meets people’s present needs without impacting the needs of future generations. Dr. Pilar Parada is the director of CSB UNAB She is a biochemist from the University of Chile, with a PhD in Molecular Biology from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He also holds a degree in Strategy and Innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
In this new ABC of Sustainability, we talk to the academic and director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics UNAB, Julio Villalobos, about energy efficiency, which is understood as the ability to obtain the best results in any activity using the least possible amount of energy resources.
Learn more about Greenhouse Gases in this new ABC of Sustainability, What are they and why is it important to know about them? Here we explain it to you. Romina Reyes, Director of Sustainability at UNAB, a biochemical civil engineer and specialist in climate change mitigation, explains more about this important topic.
In a new ABC of Sustainability we talk about the Carbon Footprint, what it is and why it is important. Guido Carvajal (PhD), academic secretary and professor at the Faculty of Engineering UNAB, talks to us about the implications of this important topic.
Let’s talk about Gender Equality, which is also Sustainable Development Goal 5. Gender Equality is linked to the equal opportunities that people have in society and currently there have been great advances in our country as reflected in the Iguala Seal. Lilian San Martín is the director of the School of the Faculty of Engineering at our Concepción campus and has been one of the female voices that has been most concerned about promoting the role of women in STEAM areas and she is the one who talks to us about this important topic.
Waste Management, what to do with them in your home?
Repairing your products such as electronic devices or textiles before discarding them, separating waste for recycling or composting are some of the actions we can take at home to ensure proper waste management.
Ivan Franchi, researcher at the Research Center for Sustainability, professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences and Dr. in Environmental Geography, promotes sustainable waste management and presents this capsule.
In a new edition of our ABC’s of Sustainability UNAB we addressed the issue of “clean production”. Do you know the term? Dr. Edmundo Muñoz explains more in this video. Clean production is a strategy that companies apply to their production processes in order to reduce risks to our health and the environment, among others. This production allows us to save raw materials and energy, in addition to reducing polluting emissions. Edmundo Muñoz is an environmental engineer with a Master’s degree in Natural Resources Sciences and a PhD in Engineering. Currently, he is director of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at the Faculty of Life Sciences of Universidad Andrés Bello.
Sustainable tourism is characterized by how it incorporates the environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects of tourism activity, that is to say, that it contributes to the value of natural resources and biodiversity, but also supports their conservation. Melissa Gutiérrez, professor of the Faculty of Life Sciences, talks to us about this important topic. Gutiérrez is an Ecotourism administrator and holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Management of Tourism Destinations and Projects from UNAB.