Weld towns green are those cities that one Special and priority attention to the care of the natural environmentNot only in its development and growth, but also when choosing their consumption models and promoting the Ecology as an elementary principle of your policy And the way of life of his inhabitants.
The Tree planting through the city and the renaturing of spaces It is one of the characteristics of this type of cities, in which it is committed to the wells of citizens, which increases the possibilities of having direct contact with nature in direct contact.
For that reason, Salamanca, who is already known worldwide as a Heritage City and the University City par excellence of Spain, now Also tries to catalog it as a green city And to achieve this, it has suggested planting more than 32,000 trees.
Way to be a green city
«This is a historical boost for the city, with an investment of more than 631,000 euros, which will be done in urban and forestry spaces during the next fallBetween the months of October and December, ”the mayor, Carlos García Carbayo explained to the media.
The leader of the PP has indicated that with this increase in the city’s tree masses is looking for Consolidating Salamanca as one of the European cities with the best air quality. Now the municipal green areas are a total of 94,424 trees and 48,199 shrubs, 10,500 more than a year ago, spread over the more than 2.74 million square meters of municipal green areas. In this way there are 18 square meters per inhabitant, twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to live in a healthy environment.
With the Plantation that will be carried out, municipal green areas will have more than 127,000 treesFigures to which we have to add the tree mass of the riverbank of the Tormes River, competition of the Duero Hydrographic Confederation (CHD), as well as the Miguel de Unamuno University Campus and Private inner places, which throws a balance of at least one tree per inhabitant.
For plantation, a variety of indigenous species and others that offer larger “multifunctionality” to the various green spaces will be used, up to 57 in total, to the Increase in biodiversity, ecological connectivity And the improvement of ecosystems, which in turn have an impact on greater urban health and that occupy the city.
It is among other things, Arces, Castaños, Acacias, Alisos, Madroños, Boldules, Cedros, Avellanos, Cipeses, Membrillos, Fresos, Deteles, Almendros, Cherozos, Perales, Sauces, Sauces, Alcornoques, Encinas and Robs. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM