Fulfill Camagüey reforestation program

By:María Socarrás Hernández

This county planted during last year 5 millions 475, 100 postures of trees, in its majority pine in 4 thousand 022 hectares, according to information of the Forest Service (SF) of this territory.

As in the rest of the country a group of entities and institutions, under the direction of the SF,integrate for municipality the commissions in charge of materializing the programs that in last year in spite of the material limitations and the world crisis were completed.

Although the wood species of the pine occupies the first place,were also included with preference the cedar and the palm, this last abundant in the county, but affected the plantations for the hurricanes of the 2008.

The green strips of protection to the sources of water continued closing the few empty spaces to fill and 21 forest properties were created, so important for the increment, conservation and protection of the flora.

The territory possesses 350 thousand hectares covered with forests, in its majority of natural origin and unite 12 thousand with young plantations for 22.42 percent of boscocity index.

The program of the 2010 for the reforestation conforms to with similar figures to those of last year.

Although the country suffers the consequences of the world economic crisis the zeal is to continue multiplicand the forests, mainly when the climatic change opens up incognito.