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| More than 11,000 children will participate in the first phase of the Foresta Plan in the educational centers.

This week, the plantations took place in the CEIP Santiago el Mayor, one of the neighborhoods located in the area of ??influence of South Connection | The Murcia City Council, through the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, led by José Guillén and in collaboration with the Councilor for Education and Infant Schools, led by Belén López, are carrying out Plan Foresta in educational centers Township.

This week, the plantations took place in CEIP Santiago el Mayor, one of the neighborhoods located in the zone of influence of South Connection.The schools carry out this training action within the City Council's environmental strategy, which is composed of a theoretical session, following health protocols, on the benefits of the activity and a practical part, in which the students themselves, with the help of technicians carry out the tree planting.The plantations will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The months of November, December, January and February are already planned, to which 28 schools will be added.More than 11,000 children will participate in the first phase of Plan Foresta in educational centers.The actions that are part of the Foresta Plan allow children to develop social conscience at the same time that care for the environment is instilled in them and a feeling of belonging to their school develops in them that will accompany them throughout their lives, "he said.

Councilor Belén López highlighted.Schools that want to participate in the Plan Foresta can request it by writing an email to planforesta2030@ayto-murcia.es.

To expand the information on the Foresta Plan, you can visit the website www.murcia.es/planforesta2030.The plantations will be carried out according to a technical assessment, in which the type and number of trees will be decided.

Leafy and native species such as Bananas, Mulberries, Hackberries, and others such as Paulonias or Kiris will be planted."The Foresta Plan in schools has numerous health benefits, such as reducing stress and improving oxygen quality.

In addition, the action of planting a tree makes the little ones active agents of this plan, that they have feelings for improving the municipality of Murcia and all this leaving as a legacy a good deed for the following generations ", José Guillén concluded.Promotion of social awareness and care of the environmentAmong the objectives that the Foresta Plan aims to fulfill is the promotion of social awareness among students and caring for the environment through meaningful learning so that children become active agents who work to improve neighborhoods and districts in Murcia.

.This initiative is linked to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals that mark the Urban Agenda 2030.

Specifically, this plan contributes to comply with those related to quality education, gender equality, sustainable cities and communities, action by the climate and the life of terrestrial ecosystems.The plantations respect the protocol against CovidFor the plantation, a Covid protocol will be followed, respecting all the security measures established by the educational center.

In this way, 6 children will be selected from each stage.The contingency plan will also be transferred to the tools used for the plantation and sanitary measures will be adopted such as the use of gloves and hydroalcoholic gel.Santiago el Mayor, territory of Murcia South ConnectionThe Murcia South Connection project will mean the return to Murcia of an urban area of ??more than 200,000 m2, where green spaces and pedestrian areas will be the main protagonists.In the design of the actions to be carried out, the more than 70,000 residents who live in the districts and neighborhoods where these actions will take place will have a voice, such as: Los Dolores, El Infante, the Carmen neighborhood, Santiago el Mayor, the neighborhood of Progreso, San Pío X, Nonduermas, Patiño and Barriomar.Currently, the participatory process of the project is taking place.

Municipal technicians are holding working meetings with more than 150 representative groups from the southern part of the municipality in order to gather ideas and proposals that will later be evaluated by the competent technicians.At the same time, the placement of more than 300 ballot boxes by businesses and establishments in the southern districts and neighborhoods is allowing weekly contributions to be collected directly from citizens by filling in forms.In addition, the Artillery Barracks this week hosted an Expert Forum that included the participation of some of the most influential architects on the national and international scene, such as Ibón Areso, promoter of Ría 2000 Bilbao, Francisco Burgos, head of Madrid Río, Enrique Bardají, from Mahou-Calderón, and José María Ezquiaga, from Madrid Centro.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia