The Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) has distinguished itself for being a Higher Education Institution committed to caring for the environment, which has led it to carry out different actions in favor of the environment, such as including the issue of care and conservation of ecosystems. in learning units, undergraduate and postgraduate programs, as well as the training of researchers and development of projects related to the preservation of the planet, integration of environmental aspects in university management, among others.

With the creation of the Sustainability Secretariat (SS) in 2010, the UANL sought to give greater impetus to environmental care and conservation actions and the promotion of sustainability in university environments and society.

Currently, the UANL Sustainability Secretariat carries out important actions in environmental education such as those described below: one of the key areas is non-formal education, which throughout the year considering the global environmental agenda proposed by the United Nations Unidas offers a series of conferences, workshops, seminars, courses, among others; where the international course on “Training leaders who promote sustainability” stands out for its importance, which since 2015 has established itself as one of the means of training leaders who promote care for the environment inside and outside university environments; In this same sense, through the non-formal education program for sustainability through social networks and the UANL Sustentable website, virtual learning objects are generated that are available to the entire public through the website and social networks. administered by the UANL Sustainability Secretariat, where issues related to environmental conservation are addressed.