SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Dec. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife has approved in the Island Government Council the contracting file for the drafting of the first phase of the project to improve the island network of infrastructures and equipment for bird watching. This action will go out to tender in mid-January with a budget of 316,985 euros.
The insular director of Tourism, Laura Castro, explained that the objective “is to have the necessary facilities and equipment for the development of bird watching on the island, through a homogeneous image that values our landscape and natural resources, allowing the development of the ornithological offer without harming the territory and its biodiversity”.
Castro stressed that the Cabildo continues to work to diversify the tourist offer and to consolidate Tenerife as a tourist destination committed to sustainability and innovation. In this sense, he wanted to remember that the Island has 31 companies distinguished with the Sustainability Letters, a badge that recognizes those entities committed to promoting practices for responsible tourism and respectful of the natural environment.
The project has a global budget of 3.4 million euros and has been scheduled in three phases, to be carried out between 2023 and 2027. For this first phase, the initial investment will be 316,985 euros, divided into 4 lots.
In this sense, and with the aim of promoting the diversification of successful bidders and ensuring a higher quality in the presentation of the contract, only a maximum of one lot may be awarded to the same bidder.
ISLAND NETWORK FOR BIRD WATCHING
The project includes the priority places to intervene based on their ornithological interest, their tourist potential and possible synergies with other tourist products, such as hiking or astrotourism.
Specifically, the paths of Monte del Agua, Costa de Los Silos and Charcas de Erjos (Los Silos), Las Lagunetas (El Rosario-Tacoronte-Candelaria), the Malpaís de Güímar and El Cabezo (El Médano) will be improved and adapted.
In the same way, the recreational areas of La Caldera (La Orotava), Lomo de la Jara (Tacoronte), Las Lajas (Vilaflor) and Chío (Guía de Isora) will be conditioned, as well as the viewpoints of Pico del Inglés (Santa Cruz). , Los Poleos (Santiago del Teide) and La Grimona and El Lance (Los Realejos).
All actions must comply with the corresponding criteria of accessibility, signage, quality, guarantee of maintenance and integration.
This program of actions is part of the Tenerife Reset project, within the framework of the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plans Program, financed with Next Generation European funds.
