He Aragon Reforestation Plan 2024-2027 prepared by the General Directorate of Forest Management of the Department of Environment and Tourism of the Government of Aragon It is the frame to build in the coming years a greenest and most sustainable Aragon.
It has a triple clear objective: Fight against climate change, restore our forests and protect the ground from erosion, the Aragon government launches the 2024 – 2027 reforestation plan.
The goal of the Aragon reforestation plan is that of Plant at least 2 million trees and act in 2,000 hectares of the three provincesbecause each planted tree is a commitment to Aragon’s future.
Reforestation in Aragon
He Aragon reforestation plan will have recovered 1200 hectares of Aragonese mountains when ending the year 2026, Some more than half of the 2,000 hectares surface that the Aragon government has marked as its objective.
This has been indicated by the general director of Forest Management of the Government of Aragon, Ana Oliván, which on Tuesday has visited The forest repopulation works that are carried out in the municipal terms of Alcorisa and Ejulve, in the province of Teruel. Oliván recalled that the plan, launched in 2024, and endowed with 10.2 million euros, aims to reforest 2,000 hectares and plant two million trees in the autonomous community in four years.
In the municipality of Alcorisa we work at this time on an area of 90 hectares with techniques such as ahollado and planting native species, such as pines, holm oaks or sabinas, to adapt to local weather and soil; While in Ejulve it acts on land affected by fires (2009 and 2018), with a reforestation of 87 hectares. Oliván stressed that Plan prioritizes areas with high erosion and affected by fire, to stop the loss of soil and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The general director has also indicated that The conditions of the mountain are good, with abundant vegetation and moisture, which helps prevent fires. In addition, he stressed that for this task different types of machinery are used according to the land to prepare the soil and facilitate plantation, without irrigation systems, “so the previous preparation of the land is crucial.” EFE / ECOticias.com