Mongabay on Nostr: Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed allocating 1% of the military’s annual ...
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed allocating 1% of the military’s annual spending, or around $24 billion, to support six million tree planters in the reforestation of around 15 million hectares (37 million acres).
If carried out successfully, it would be the largest reforestation effort in the country’s history, equivalent to the surface area of all of Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador combined.
By Maxwell Radwin
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/mexico-redirects-military-budget-for-reforestation-as-environmental-agencies-face-cuts/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests
If carried out successfully, it would be the largest reforestation effort in the country’s history, equivalent to the surface area of all of Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador combined.
By Maxwell Radwin
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/mexico-redirects-military-budget-for-reforestation-as-environmental-agencies-face-cuts/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests