More than 16,000 copies for the “tree plan” to make Estepona a sustainable town.
Estepona City Council reports that the Árbol Plan Tree municipal project “has already reached a total of 16,423 trees since it was launched in 2012 to promote a more environmentally friendly city. In particular, the Consistory has planted a total of 4,123 over the past year – mostly leafy or shady trees such as tipuanas, jacarandas, ficus, cypress, poplars, pines or firs, as well as palms – an important step forward in the work being carried out by the City Council to promote a city with a better quality of life.
“Tree plan” means not only beautifying different parts of the city, but also has many other benefits, such as: oxygenation of affected places, temperatures are softened and sanitation. The deputy mayor of the Services area, Blas Ruzafa, emphasized that this tree has turned the town of Estepona into a more habitable environment with many other benefits, such as air purification, absorbing odors and polluting gases. Similarly, trees help conserve water because trees reduce evaporation from grasslands or also help prevent soil erosion and reduce runoff, among other things. The City Council has been working on initiatives to promote a more livable and sustainable city since 2012. In this sense, it should be recalled that the project “Estepona, the garden of the Costa del Sol” has been implemented, which has renovated and beautified thousands of plants in more than 120 streets of the municipality, creating a green space for pedestrians . Finally, the municipal official recalled that the City Council continues the “A Tree, a Life” initiative through which the city’s children can sponsor or sponsor a copy with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of preserving our environment.
