The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma in the Spanish acronym). In Holguin province is implementing a program aimed at preventing forest fires. Which are among the main causes of biodiversity loss.
Geovanny Zaldívar Martínez, sub-delegate of this agency at provincial level, told CNA that in the last year 14 kilometers of road maintenance were carried out to allow the extraction of wood, charcoal, firewood, round wood and yarey.
He pointed out that preventive actions are implemented in about 31 kilometers of risk areas. One of the guarantees to reduce these phenomena, mainly in mountainous areas where there are reserves of great value such as the Mensura-Piloto National Park.
At the same time, management plans for these areas include these measures and ecosystem services. Focused on the protection of the pinus cubensis, a common endemic species among those most affected by flames during the dry season, said Zaldívar Martínez.
Norkis Ochoa Aguilera, a specialist on this front, said that environmental education activities are also being carried out in the communities near the forests and protected areas. Such as talks, tours of natural sites and reforestation with endemic varieties.
There are also projects to control invasive exotic species such as casuarina and marabu. Which include nurseries to repopulate with native varieties, he said.
Holguin has also achieved results in the recovery of areas affected by mining and hydrographic basins. Moreover which contribute to the Tarea Vida, the Cuban State’s plan to confront climate change.
In 2025, some 136 forest fires have been reported in Cuba, damaging more than 800 hectares, and Pinar del Rio, the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud and Cienfuegos are among the provinces most affected. According to statistical information from the Forest Ranger Corps.
With information from Cuban News Agency
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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