Environmental entities have denounced a situation of Extremadura from the board Arboricidio In the field of the Valle del Argo of the Extremadura autonomous community.
With Arborcio refer to realities of DISbrOS AND MOSSIVE FOODS TALAS with heavy machines in this area of Sierra de Gata in Cáceres.
That is why they asked the autonomous administration to stop jungle work because they are the cause of damage to protected species in the area such as the European Alcotan, Common Azor, European bare, carbon taropine or blue climbing; Next to one Clear risk of burning.
Arboricide in Extremadura
Ecologists have asked the Extremadura board to stop Jungle work due to damage to protected species Such as European Alcotan, common azor, European bare, cabbage taropin or blue climbing, among other things and due to fire risk. Work with heavy machines and debrises continue without No type of preventive measure due to the administration.
The designated facts were detected during the Mid -May 2025 when they were observed, while they performed annual spring counts, debrises and solid forest wood with heavy machines in different areas of the areas of the areas Argo Valley, in Sierra de Gata.
The cleaning works were not in the areas affected by the last major fire of 2023, but were shorts in pine areas, supposedly to meet fire prevention plans, with the creation of safety stripes and entrance to younger ones.
However, They have denounced countless observed irregularities: Do not respect the biological stop data in areas with possible presence of protected species in reproduction, such as European, common azor, European BBey, Kooltaropine or blue climber, among other things; Damage was observed by the machines on repopulations, channels and flows; Entire slopes were documented where the tribes were removed, but they remained clean without all the remains of branches and waste, with serious flot; And the elimination of adult feet of pines, leaving the youngest behind (precisely the opposite of sustainable management of forest mass).
The complaints arrived at the Extremadura board on 27 May, Applying for information about whether these works were authorized and whether these authorizations denounce the irregularities, covered, Encourage to continue to his immediate interruption to prevent more damage and risks, to resume his execution after the summer.
However, the Environment NGOs reject that the Tals apparently are still produced in the Argo valley and its implementation in the spring will have the destruction of all nests and chickens of the birds that can nest in the trees and the affected notebook.
Irregularities are still being observed in terms of implementation; The remains of branches remain spread in large areas, with a serious risk of fire or tamponade of the channels if storms occur; The damage of heavy machines to channels and infrastructure has not been repaired and to date there is no response from the General Directorate Forest Policy or the general directorate of the Sustainability of the Extremadura Council, which seem indifferent to the situation.
“Several of the areas affected by the Talles correspond to adult pine forests, which cover a large part of the slopes of the Argo valley, One of the most extensive continuous forest masses in Extremadura. The unique is recognized when setting up the board or extremadura is status as a “protector mount”, an administrative figure that grants certain benefits to forest owners for compensation for retaining adult forests and of great importance for biodiversity and the environment. That is why it is not understood that Jungle Works are being developed in a way that is so little respectful for nature, “they explain.
‘Neither the denomination of the “Monte protector” does, however, seem to protect this area against irregular forest use and caps without sustainable forest management criteria. The damage caused to biodiversity in a critical period of the year is irreparable and the collected and distributed biomass has increased the risk of reproduction of fire in the event that a fire takes place, ”they regret it
That is why they will send these complaints to the Seprona and request the investigation by the Commission of alleged crimes against fauna and the environment, requested by preventive measures to stop the work and prevent more damage to the natural environment and to repeat the request to the General director of forest management and sustainability, The paralysis of the works and the opening of files of sanctions. Ecoticia.com