Reforestation is important to avoid soil
erosion and other impacts of the nature, that is why more than 2000 hectares of
the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu have been reforested with the plantation
of Queuña trees.
All this process of planting has been in charge
to the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) and the foresters
of the area. The project has already been executed, and it happened thanks to
the support achieved by the management of Machu Picchu and the company of
energy Electro Sur Este.
The reforestation initiative was created in
order to protect the areas affected by the excessive shepherding and the forest
fires in the area. This effort will allow a regeneration of the plant surface.
The aim of the project is to protect the
biodiversity that makes Machu Picchu as one of the most important protected
areas of Peru.
The work of reforestation was carried out in
Toccopujio's community, to this labor the Huayllabamba's community joined by
planting more trees.
The initiative includes an environmental education
program, to raise awareness about the importance of protected natural areas,
and the care of trees which is just begging to grow.
This program is being promoted also by the
government, the people and the private sector.
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