21-01-2019, 07:42 PM
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura performs reforestation work in Pico de la Zarza to combat the effects of desertification
The reforestation project has included the planting of 200 endemic species in the area, including other actions
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has carried out reforestation tasks in the Pico de la Zarza, in the municipality of Pájara, with the aim of curbing the effects of desertification in this area. Specifically, repair work has been carried out on perimeter fences, conditioning of the gates of these fences and the planting of some two hundred endemic species of the environment, among other actions.
With the aim of reducing the impact of desertification, the Cabildo has been developing a series of reforestation projects in different parts of the island. According to the president of the Island Corporation, "these actions always require this type of maintenance work, without which we could not recover the own habitats of these zones and soften the processes of erosion ".
For its part, the Minister of Environment, Natalia Évora, said that "Fuerteventura is one of the islands of the Archipelago most punished by desertification, largely due to the loss of vegetation, so that reforestation is essential to try decrease this phenomenon of soil loss, with projects that have been developed over the years. "
The species were obtained thanks to the study on the floristic composition of the soil seed bank of the Jandía massif, carried out by Rubén Hernández Cerdeña, a scientific work funded by the Cabildo through the research grants granted each year.
For the planting of these specimens, the Island Corporation has also had the cooperation of the program of actions of recovery and conservation of the natural environment in the Canary Islands carried out by the Ministry of Sustainability of the Government of the Canary Islands, Fundación Bancaria La Caixa and Fundación CajaCanarias through a collaboration agreement.
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The reforestation project has included the planting of 200 endemic species in the area, including other actions
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has carried out reforestation tasks in the Pico de la Zarza, in the municipality of Pájara, with the aim of curbing the effects of desertification in this area. Specifically, repair work has been carried out on perimeter fences, conditioning of the gates of these fences and the planting of some two hundred endemic species of the environment, among other actions.
With the aim of reducing the impact of desertification, the Cabildo has been developing a series of reforestation projects in different parts of the island. According to the president of the Island Corporation, "these actions always require this type of maintenance work, without which we could not recover the own habitats of these zones and soften the processes of erosion ".
For its part, the Minister of Environment, Natalia Évora, said that "Fuerteventura is one of the islands of the Archipelago most punished by desertification, largely due to the loss of vegetation, so that reforestation is essential to try decrease this phenomenon of soil loss, with projects that have been developed over the years. "
The species were obtained thanks to the study on the floristic composition of the soil seed bank of the Jandía massif, carried out by Rubén Hernández Cerdeña, a scientific work funded by the Cabildo through the research grants granted each year.
For the planting of these specimens, the Island Corporation has also had the cooperation of the program of actions of recovery and conservation of the natural environment in the Canary Islands carried out by the Ministry of Sustainability of the Government of the Canary Islands, Fundación Bancaria La Caixa and Fundación CajaCanarias through a collaboration agreement.
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