Come and plant life 'is a preview of this project, planting 500 trees |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Water will undertake the project next year Alumbres Green Belt "pursued the creation of an environmental cord contribute to improving air quality in the area adjacent to the Valley of tailings', said today in Cartagena general director of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control, Francisco Espejo.
Mirror, along with the director general of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, Pablo Fernández, today participated in the activities of the campaign "go stand.
Come and plant life ', driven by the Cadena Ser and + Trees Foundation to plant a total of 40 million trees on the Peninsula.
Activity dataO was held today in the planting of 500 trees of Aleppo pine, which is, according to Espejo, "a first contribution to this future Green Belt Alumbres demanding neighbors for years to offset CO2 emissions."
The project is part of the initiative RSCO2 (Social Responsibility to Combat Climate Change) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, which provides companies and organizations in the region tools to offset their emissions of greenhouse gases through reforestation projects, energy alternatives, awareness campaigns and research funding, among others.
Companies and associations that voluntarily participate receive a certificate of collaboration in the reforestation of these public lands, which indicates the number of tons of CO2 offset by planting trees.
According to the CEO, "the environmental benefits of these projects results in the generation of biomass, oxygen and fertile soil that hold water and absorb large amounts of CO2."
Mirror noted that "the future Alumbres Green Belt will also contribute to the creation of recreation areas and minimize visual impact."
On the occasion of the activity today in Cartagena, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water set up a tent to carry out educational activities on the traceability of waste, especially on the consumption of paper and board, connected to the reforestation carried out.
In addition, the group developed Guixot Qe8 games for adults and children with recycled materials by using large mobile sculptures.
Source: CARM