Agencia EFEMay 23, 2013 19:15
Madrid, May 23 (EFE).- Spain's Queen Sofia on Thursday presented the Mapfre Foundation's 2012 Social Awards to projects in Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Brazil and to a Spanish physician.
The awards, each of which comes with 30,000 euros (around $39,000), are presented annually to recognize people or institutions pursuing outstanding activities to benefit society.
The queen presented the award for Best Environmental Management to the director of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, Fernando Lloveras, for a project to reduce light pollution in natural habitats.
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