This website has been designed and developed in accordance with the guidelines of the WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative, www.w3.org/wai), which establishes international standards for creating web content that is accessible to everyone. The Biodiversity Foundation is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with Royal Decree 1112/2018, dated September 7, regarding the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications.
This accessibility statement applies to the website: cities2030.es.
Accessibility Guidelines
Various measures have been taken to make the website more accessible, including:
- The logical order in which elements are displayed on the screen.
- Descriptive text for the images.
- Keyboard access to the main options.
a. Compliance Status and Non-Accessible Content
This website is partially compliant with Royal Decree 1112/2018 due to the exceptions listed below.
- Noncompliance with Royal Decree 1112/2018 in the following areas:
- On some web pages, when ICTs display video with synchronized audio, a mechanism must be provided to select the available audio description and play it through the default audio channel; however, this page does not comply with this requirement. [Requirement 7.2.1: Playback of Audio Description from UNE EN 301549:2022].
- Some form controls are unlabeled, and there are consecutive text and image links to the same resource. [Requirement 9.1.1.1, "Non-text Content," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, captions are not provided for audio content recorded within synchronized multimedia content, except when the presentation is an alternative form of multimedia to text and is clearly identified as such. [Requirement 9.1.2.2 Captions (Recorded) of UNE EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, no alternative is provided for time-dependent media or an audio description for recorded video content in synchronized multimedia, except when that content is alternative multimedia to text and is clearly identified as such. [Requirement 9.1.2.3 Audio Description or Alternative Media (Recorded) of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, audio descriptions are not provided for all video content recorded as part of synchronized multimedia content. [Requirement 9.1.2.5, "Audio Description (Recorded)," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- The information, structure, and relationships conveyed through the presentation cannot be determined by software or made available as text. [Requirement 9.1.3.1 Information and Relationships of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- When the order in which content is presented affects its meaning, the correct reading order cannot be determined by software. [Requirement 9.1.3.2, “Meaningful Order,” of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- The visual presentation of text and text-based images does not have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. [Requirement 9.1.4.3, “Contrast (minimum),” of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- With the exception of captions and text images, some text cannot be scaled to 200 percent without assistive technology without losing content or functionality. [Requirement 9.1.4.4, "Text Resizing," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- The content cannot be presented without a loss of information or functionality, and without the need to scroll in two dimensions. [Requirement 9.1.4.10, Revised text from UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- There is no mechanism to prevent blocks of content from being repeated on multiple web pages. [Requirement 9.2.4.1: Preventing Blocks of Content, UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- If it is possible to navigate a web page sequentially and the navigation sequence affects its meaning or operation, the components that can receive focus do not do so in an order that preserves their meaning and operability. [Requirement 9.2.4.3, "Focus Order," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- There are some links for which the specific purpose may not be explicitly stated. [Requirement 9.2.4.4 Purpose of Links (in Context) of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- No more than one path is provided for locating a web page within a set of web pages. [Requirement 9.2.4.5 “Multiple Paths” of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, there is a form element that does not have a standard submission method. [Requirement 9.3.2.2: Upon receiving inputs from UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- Navigation controls that appear on multiple web pages within a set of web pages do not always appear in the same relative order each time they are repeated, unless the change is initiated by the user.[Requirement 9.3.2.3, “Consistent Navigation,” of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, form errors are not identified. [Requirement 9.3.3.1, "Identification of Errors," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, no labels or instructions are provided when the content requires the user to enter data. [Requirement 9.3.3.2—Labels or instructions—of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, error messages are not identified. [Requirement 9.3.3.3, "Error Messages," of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- In content implemented using markup languages, elements may lack complete opening and closing tags; elements may not be nested according to their specifications; elements may contain duplicate attributes; and IDs may not be unique, except when the specifications permit these characteristics. [Requirement 9.4.1.1 Processing of UNE-EN 301549:2022].
- On some pages, there are unlabeled form controls, meaning that their names and functions cannot be determined by software; the states, properties, and values that can be assigned by the user cannot be specified by software; and changes to these elements are not available for querying by user applications, including assistive technologies. [Requirement 9.4.1.2 Name, function, value from EN 301549:2022].
- When ICTs take the form of a website, they must meet the 5 conformance requirements of the WCAG 2.1 Guidelines (Conformance Level, Complete Pages, Complete Processes, Use of Technologies Compatible with Accessibility Methods, and No Interference) [Requirement 9.6: Conformance Requirements of the UNE-EN 301549:2022 Guidelines].
- Undue burden: Not applicable.
- The content does not fall within the scope of applicable legislation: There may be office documents in PDF or other formats published before September 20, 2018, that do not fully comply with all accessibility requirements. There may be third-party content that was not developed by this Unit nor is under its control, such as office documents related to
public employment announcements from various public agencies that must be published on this site.
b. Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on October 6, 2026.
The method used to prepare this statement was an assessment conducted by a third party (SERINZA SOLUTIONS SL).
Semi-automatic validation tools:
- W3C (X)HTML Validator: This is a free online code validation service that checks whether documents conform to W3C grammars and other (X)HTML standards.
- SortSite is another online tool, developed by the private company Powermapper Software, that allows you to check a website's accessibility against both WCAG 1.0 and 2.1, as well as other accessibility standards such as U.S. Section 508.
- The Wave is a free validation tool based on the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and U.S. Section 508. It is developed by WebAIM (Accessibility in Mind), a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University. This validator not only performs a detailed accessibility analysis but also provides information about the content and structure of web pages to help developers carry out tasks that require personal decision-making.
- Axe Accessibility is a free validation tool that can be added as an extension to various browsers, such as Chrome or Firefox.
- Tawdis.net Used to check for accessibility issues and locate those errors in the source code.
- WCAG Color Contrast Checker, a Chrome extension, is used to evaluate the contrast between the colors on a website.
Manual verification:
Confirm that the font size can be increased and that the page remains usable with a large font size.
Verify that the element receiving focus is clearly highlighted, both when using the mouse and the keyboard.
Test the pages at different screen resolutions and/or with different window sizes.
Display the pages so that they automatically adopt the “High Contrast Black” or similar appearance selected in the computer’s system settings.
Check the contrast between the background and text, both in the content and
in the images.
c. Comments and contact information
You may submit reports regarding accessibility requirements (Article 10.2.a of Royal Decree 1112/2018), such as:
Report any potential non-compliance by this website.
Report other difficulties accessing content.
Submit any other questions or suggestions for improvement regarding the website's accessibility.
Please contact us at informatica@fundacion-biodiversidad.es.
Communications will be received and processed by informatica@fundacionbiodiversidad.es.
d. Implementation Procedure
The complaint procedure set forth in Article 13 of Royal Decree 1112/2018 took effect on September 20, 2020.
Optional content
This website complies with the requirements of the UNE-EN 301549:2022 standard, taking into account the exceptions set forth in Royal Decree 1112/2018.
The most recent accessibility review was conducted on September 23, 2026.
The website is optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later and the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Google Chrome. The minimum recommended screen resolution is 1280×1024.
The website is designed to be responsive, ensuring optimal viewing on tablets and mobile devices. On these devices, it is optimized for viewing in the latest versions of Chrome for mobile, Firefox for mobile, Safari for mobile, Opera Mini, and the native Android browser.