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The Plan of recovery of the jara of Cartagena (Cistus heterophyllus subsp. Carthaginensis) in the Region of Murcia that was approved at the end of 2014 by the regional government begins to bear fruit, with an increase of individuals in the natural population and an important Production at the Flora Valley Conservation Center.
As an impetus to recovery actions, this week the species has been declared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment in 'critical situation' given its risk of extinction according to the criteria set out in the Spanish Catalog of Threatened Species.
Since the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment have been implementing the actions of the Plan since 2015. The director general of Medio Natural, Consuelo Rosauro, said that "the natural population of jara de Cartagena, declining in recent years, has passed To count on only five individuals in 2015 to recruit more than 20 new plants that have already passed a year of life.
At the same time, work is being done on 'ex situ' conservation and production and specific plantations have been carried out in the natural environment.
In addition, during this year it is expected to address several actions derived from the Project for the recovery and conservation of the jara of Cartagena that is being carried out by the School of Agricultural Engineers of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.
Last November was held in Murcia the 'I Technical Day on the Cartagena de la Jara', where efforts were made between research groups and administrations.
In addition, from this meeting came initiatives and agreements that led to the request for declaration of the species in critical situation that was approved this week at the Sectoral Conference on the Environment.
The declaration of a species in critical situation is provided for in the Law on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity and has the consequence that works and projects aimed at its recovery will be considered a general interest and its processing will be done as a matter of urgency.
The proposal was submitted by the autonomous communities of the Region of Murcia and the Valencian Community and, after the approval of the State Commission for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, will be approved by ministerial order.
The declaration will entail the allocation of budgetary credits for the execution of the necessary actions, as well as the creation of a working group constituted by each of the autonomous communities and by the Ministry, which will coordinate the actions to be carried out.
The jara of Cartagena is present naturally in the Iberian peninsula in the Valencian Community, where it only has one individual, and in the Region of Murcia, with a small population in the Sierra Minera de Cartagena.
Source: CARM
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