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The Councillors on the Environment and Urban Quality, Adela Martinez-Cache, and Youth and Employment, María Dolores Sánchez, participated this morning in the planting of 500 trees in the industrial West.
The deputies have been accompanied by volunteer members of the youth association Nebrija.
The species selected for planting are Aleppo pine, pine, wild olive and carob trees, donated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Water.
During the last week and now they have planted a total of 2,000 trees in the West Industrial Park with the cooperation of local primary school.
This initiative is part of the campaign "Plant for Murcia.
Plant for the Planet ', with which the City Council has joined the global initiative program of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)' Plant for the Planet: Billion campaign tree. "
Thus, the City Council pledged to plant 12,000 trees by 2009.
This activity aims to raise awareness and engage youth in the fight against climate change, expanding and improving the action of existing vegetation in the county, as sinks of greenhouse gases.
This initiative aims to raise awareness on the value of natural resources, develop an active behavior in children and youth in the municipality with respect to the environment and create an urban forest because the trees are an important part of our nature, play a key role in the sustainability of urban areas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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