| Consejo Asesor de Medio Ambiente (CAMA) c/o Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1 E-28071 Madrid Tel. +34 91 3476726 Fax: +34 91 3475776 vandresh@marm.es http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/el_ministerio/organismos/cama/ (to the Ministry) |
Establishment and Mission
Council Members and Staff Members
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The former CAMA was created by means of Royal Decree 224/1994, of 14 February 1994. Ever since, it has undergone different reforms - both legal and organisational - aiming at improving its activities.
The new CAMA is regulated by the Royal Decree 2355/2004, of 23 December 2004, that reshaped its structure and functions and reorganised its composition, competences and work style.
The council also applies to article 19 of the Law 27/2006, of 18 July 2006, regulating the rights of access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.
The State Council has been created for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, as organ of public participation in the area of the conservation and the sustainable use of natural heritage and biodiversity, this new Council assumes the functions that before the CAMA had in this matter.
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The CAMA aims at participating and following up the general policies related to environment and sustainable development. The CAMA is the advisory council not only to the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, but also to the whole Government in any issue related to environment and sustainable development.
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The multi-stakeholder CAMA has 15 Titular members. The Spanish Local and Provincial Authorities Federation (FEMP) is present at the meetings of the Council with voice but without vote. They are appointed for a two year term that is renewed as long as the organisation they belong to agrees on this..
| Chairman Elena Espinoza Mangana |
Minister for the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs |
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Members NGOs Liliane Spendeler |
Amigos de la Tierra / Friends of the Earth |
| Maria del Sagrario Herrero López | Ecologistas en Acción |
| Juan López de Uralde | Greenpeace |
| Alejandro Sánchez-Perez | Sociedad Española de Ornitología / BirdLife |
| Juan Carlos del Olmo Castillejos | WWF/ADENA |
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Trade
Unions Isabel Navarro Navarro |
General Union of Workers (UGT) |
| LLorenc Serrano Giménez | Workers' Commissions (CC.OO.) |
| Business
Organisations Juan José Nava Cano |
Spanish Federation of Business Organisations (CEOE) |
| Rodolfo Gijón Von Kleist | Spanish Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) |
| Farming
Associations Juan Sánchez-Brunete Sánchez-Brunete |
Young Farmers Association (ASAJA) |
| Andoni García Arriola | Farmers Umbrella Organisation (COAG) |
| Monsterrat Cortiñas González | Small Farmers Union (UPA) |
| Diverse
Associations Agustina Laguna Trujillo |
Consumers and Users Council |
| Belen Ramos Alcalde | Consumers and Users Council |
| Genaro Amigo Chouchiño | National Fishermen Federation |
| Iñigo de la Serna Hernáiz | Spanish Local and Provincial Aurthorities Federation (FEMP) |
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The Secretariat is the General Technical Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Alicia Camacho García, supported by Victoria Andrés Holgado for her functioning, who is a civil servant in the Ministry.
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The Tasks of the Council is to:
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At present, the following Working Groups are active in the CAMA:
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There are no fixed dates for the meetings but the CAMA normally meets once every three months.
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The CAMA issues reports and makes proposals regarding environmental issues following its own initiative or upon request of the different ministries. This prerogative is also applicable to all regional and local administrations.
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The CAMA joined the EEAC 2007.
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The CAMA does not issue advice reports as such but the Council Members make remarks (oral and sometimes in a written manner) from the different subjects under discussion.
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Last update: 29 January 2010