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The Minister of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning, Benito Mercader, and the president of the Neighborhood Association to promote the sustainable development of Puerto del Garruchal (Adesga), Antonio Soler, this morning signed a cooperation agreement to undertake joint awareness and preservation of the Special Protection Area (SPA) Monte del Valle and Altaona saws and Escalona, a real owl reserves in the world.
Merchant said: "The collaboration and involvement of Murcia society is fundamental to preserving our natural heritage and biodiversity.
To achieve this, we collaborate with various institutions and groups such as Adesga, to work hard on various projects aimed at conserving one of the world's largest reserves of owls, a species listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Vertebrates in the region of Murcia " .
Recent studies by the Ministry of Sustainable Development on the population of owls in the SPA Monte Valley and Sierras de Escalona Altaona and indicate that the number of breeding pairs of this species is above 60, representing a population density of 38 pairs per 100 km2.
These data show that it is one of the highest density of owls in the world.
Remember that it is estimated that the global population is 3,000 owl pairs, of which between 140 and 170 live in the region.
In particular, the Ministry gives Adesga 20,000 euros to develop conservation actions of this natural area, closely linked with the population of owls, and in promoting environmental values, scenic, cultural and ecological and inform neighbors in the area about the benefits and opportunities that living near an area belonging to the Natura 2000 network.
"To achieve this goal, the Ministry collaborates with Adesga in carrying out environmental awareness activities in the towns on the periphery of the SPA Monte Valley and Sierras de Altaona and Escalona and the municipality of Murcia, which is highlighted natural values, threats to their conservation and the need to enhance biodiversity in agro-ecosystems, "said Mercader.
Among the projects which establishes the agreement of collaboration is' Where does the owl. "
This initiative emphasizes the preservation of important colony of owls that exists in the SPA and transmit the idea that protecting the bird and its habitat is achieved sustainable conservation of the area.
Also, are also scheduled with school field trips and other groups, advise the owners of plots in the agri-food aid SPA EU funds for the conservation of biodiversity and ecological food production, or the organization of the Garruchal as fotomaratón environmental awareness campaign.
Source: CARM
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