The FAN FUTURA festival begins in San Javier with the planting of the forest that will offset the ecological footprint
The FAN FUTURA Fest, taking place in San Javier from July 26 to 31, will not only sprout Steve Aoki’s electronic dance or Bizarrap’s Latin trap, but also branches and leaves. The organization of the festival, sponsored by LA VERDAD, together with Estrella de Levante, the Autonomous Community and the Municipal Council of San Javier, started this Friday planting the forest that will grow in successive editions to reduce the environmental footprint of the event compensate . In the park on Cabo Huertas Street, in Santiago de la Ribera, the first specimens of planted hackberry trees will grow in an act attended by the Mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, as the first echo action of the first sustainable festival in the Region of Murcia, certified by Evensost.
“It is a commitment that comes from awareness, especially since we are on the edge of the Mar Menor and can reach young people faster with music,” explains the Deputy Director of the FAN FUTURA Fest, José Manuel Jiménez.
From this second edition, the most current music genres have already been branched out on a poster with Soto Asa, Cruz Cafuné, Califato 3/4, Natalia Lacunza, Rojuu and Israel B. Cocco Lexa, Chico Blanco, Maikel Delacalle will also perform on the San Javier stage . , Juancho Marqués, Green Valley, Trashi, Go Roneo, Daniel Sabater and other artists.
All festival promotion is designed with sustainability criteria. “Everything is zero kilometers, bought from local suppliers, with minimal use of plastic and even water-based ink for signage,” emphasizes Jiménez. On the days of the event, which takes place in the sports center and campsite in the pine forest of San Blas, particular attention is paid to the selective collection of waste and the use of energy-efficient lighting.
Both the will to restore spaces with vegetation for the citizens and the contributions to the protection of the lagoon distinguish this festival among the ocean of cultural events in the Spanish south-east. They have already participated financially in the regeneration of the Mar Menor in projects carried out by Ecologists in Action, such as the restoration of the fart in Carmolí and the restoration of the habitats of Las Amoladeras and La Lengua de Vaca, in Cartagena.
From the FAN FUTURA Fest, the park that will bear the name of the festival has just been born. The first heirs are 14 hackberries, the trees Anse has chosen to green this area of San Javier and offset the impact of the first edition, in 2021.
“San Javier will become a hot spot for young holidaymakers this summer for its water sports, music and culture,” said San Javier Mayor José Miguel Luengo at the tree planting act that involved young people from San Javier.
The FAN FUTURA Fest has also promoted a sustainable initiative in San Javier, as from now on the ecological footprint of the jazz and theater festivals will be calculated to compensate for it with environmental actions.
Source: La Verdad
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