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190 Million Trees Already Planted Throughout Mexico
 Presidencia de la República
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Mexico City - By the end of the week, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) reported the establishment of 190 million trees throughout national territory by the beneficiaries of ProÁrbol, and highlighted the contributions of the states of Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Puebla, Veracruz and Chiapas.
Mexico pledged to plant 280 million trees in 2008 as part of its strategy to restore woods, forests and semi-arid zones to help reverse aspects such as deforestation, soil degradation and climate change.
A total of 190,293,000 trees had been planted by September 26, with Jalisco being the only state to have achieved its annual goal by planting 24.3 million. Jalisco is followed, in order of size, by: Puebla with 18.6 million; Chiapas 18.3; Veracruz 17.3; Michoacán 13.4; Mexico State 11.2; and Nayarit with 8.8 million trees registered.
The CONAFOR Reforestation Management lists nearly 100 species of timber-yielding wood, distributed according to type of soil and regional ecoystem, the most common of which are listed below: royal cedar, juniper, elephant’s ear, Mexican ash, kidneywood, gourd tree, oak, mahogany, spring bells, as well as various types of pine such as white, pinyon, greggi, moctezuma, pitch and jelecote.
He reported that an average of 4 to 5 million trees are planted every day, meaning that the goal the country has set will be achieved on time. The rainy reason has also favored the establishment of trees throughout the country, in addition to which there are parts of Mexico where the rainy season has not yet begun, such as Baja California and parts of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Source: Media Communications Unit National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, (SEMART).
President Calderón Confirms Proposal to Create Green Fund to Combat Climate Change
Presidencia de la República
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New York - President Felipe Calderón told the leaders participating in the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly about his proposal to constitute a Green Fund to contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions and finance programs to adapt to climate change.
During his participation in the morning session of the United Nation’s Third Round Table on Environmental Sustainability, the President explained that the idea is that the principle of shared but different responsibilities should be a principle applied in specific, practical terms to the integration of this fund.
President Calderón explained that through this mechanism, every country will be obliged to contribute a certain amount in proportion to its per capita income or emissions or a combination of these two factors while at the same time, each country will be able to withdraw money from the Fund in order to finance actions to reduce carbon emissions or programs to adapt to climate change.
The President described the actions that have been implemented to achieved the Millennium Goals regarding the environment for Mexico and pointed out that the issue of sustainable development has been incorporated into national policies and programs, in addition to the fact that the public resources assigned to environmental protection have been increased.
He explained that through the PROTREE Program, Mexico has assigned nearly $600 million dollars annually to pay for environmental services, mainly among poor communities, where families receive an income for restoring and preserving soil, preventing forest fires, reforestation and changing domestic habits regarding energy consumption.
He also reported that Mexico has already exceeded the goal set for 2015 regarding the coverage of potable water as well as drainage services for the poorest population in the country.
Lastly, President Calderón invited heads of state and government to participate in the World Environmental Day to be held in Mexico next year. |
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