More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and urban areas and this percentage will continue to grow, This makes us think about the importance of adequate management of these green spaces, where the greatest concentration of pollutants, noise and emissions occurs.
He 80% of carbon dioxide issued to the atmosphere comes from cities, although this greenhouse gas is not the most heating potentialit is the best known for being issued in massive amounts by human activity causing the greatest effects on our planet.
The investigations have determined in the last decade the importance of carbon sinks for Regulate the amount of this gas present in the atmosphere, the vegetation is one of the main carbon sinks by being able to kidnap this gas through photosynthesis and become part of the branches, trunk and leaves of them. Therefore the cities verdes They make a difference when mitigating the effects of climate change.
Large green spaces in cities to alleviate climate change
Los Trees and green areas must reconquer cities to resist climate change, favor pollination and reduce noise pollution and thermal sensationexperts who participate in two National Congresses of Arboriculture and Public Parks, focused on the future of Spanish cities coincide.
After imparting the presentation «the reconquest of the verde Urban »in the XX National Congress of Arboriculture, which takes He recalled that the cities were earlier and the largest squares “had trees”.
Fandiño considers that Architecture is mineralizing “in excess” the territory and that, to reverse it, green is needed in cities, something that citizens “are beginning to understand”. In addition to climate change, trees must star in urban plans for biodiversity, the architect has alerted, because “it is needed to come bees that pollute trees.”
The Lack of trees generates a cycle that affects the population but also the pollinators already cropsso the landscapeist estimates that society “must press politics” to finance that “reconquest” of trees in cities.
“He verde It scares us little, having shrubs or flowers less, but when there is a tree begins to bother, ”he said, After referring to the different capabilities of the trees: absorb acoustic waves, lessen the noise pollution and thermal sensation or controlling floods.
In the same vein, the head of Botany of the University of Malaga (UMA) Enrique except land during the 51 National Congress of Public Parks and Gardens (Parjap) that is held in Marbella has been spoken. Experience and The planning of green areas are “essential” to “resist, adapt and recover” from climate change in the city, he said.
The professor and director of the UMA climate change chair has offered a talk about the cities such as biodiversity engines and has affirmed that municipalities need to have a green infrastructure, of which they are part, among others, parks and gardens and belts and ecological connectors.
Its benefits go beyond aesthetics, has specified except land in the meeting, which in this edition has as its motto ‘building biodiversity in singular spaces’ and that He has put the focus on urban biodiversity and how he can contribute to transforming cities.
In the Marbella Congress, legal aspects have also been addressed by the General Director of Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification of the Ministry for Ecological Transformation and the Demographic Challenge, María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho, who has focused his speech on the nature restoration law. Biologists, landscapers and agricultural engineers, among other professionals, participate in these forums. EFE / ECOticias.com