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Mexico City to Plant 35,000 Trees in National Reforestation Drive; Brugada Pledges Citywide Planting Program
🇲🇽 Mexico /Environment & Climate

Mexico City to Plant 35,000 Trees in National Reforestation Drive; Brugada Pledges Citywide Planting Program

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Mexico City will plant 35,000 trees on Sunday as part of a national reforestation initiative.
  • The initiative, promoted by the President of the Republic, will focus on areas like the Sierra de Santa Catarina in Tláhuac.
  • The city government plans to expand urban tree planting, including fruit-bearing trees, throughout the capital.

Mexico City is set to significantly boost its green spaces this Sunday, with plans to plant 35,000 trees across the capital as part of the National Reforestation Campaign. The initiative, spearheaded by the President of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum, will see a major planting effort in the Sierra de Santa Catarina, located in the Tláhuac borough.

The Sunday we are going to join the National Reforestation Campaign, which the President of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum, is promoting. Next Sunday we will be in the Sierra de Santa Catarina, in Tláhuac and we will plant thousands of trees. In total, in the entire city, 35 thousand trees that day.

— Clara BrugadaAnnouncing the city's participation in the national reforestation effort.

Clara Brugada, the head of government for Mexico City, announced her participation in the campaign, highlighting that 10,000 of the trees will be planted specifically in the Sierra de Santa Catarina. She extended an invitation to the public to join the effort, emphasizing the city's commitment to increasing its tree canopy. "Here in Tláhuac, we are going to plant 10,000 trees in Santa Catarina. And I invite you, because we want more trees," Brugada stated.

Beyond the national campaign, Brugada Molina revealed her administration's intention to implement a broader urban reforestation program. This initiative aims to plant trees not only in the city's conservation areas but also street by street throughout Tláhuac. The program will prioritize fruit-bearing trees and those with root systems that grow downward, to minimize potential infrastructure issues.

Here in Tláhuac, we are going to plant 10,000 trees in Santa Catarina. And I invite you, because we want more trees.

— Clara BrugadaHighlighting the specific planting target for the Tláhuac borough and inviting public participation.

"Start thinking about your streets, how many trees do we need and want? And we are going to do a very important urban planting," Brugada added, encouraging residents to envision and participate in the greening of their neighborhoods. The city is actively seeking public input and participation to make this urban planting initiative a success.

Start thinking about your streets, how many trees do we need and want? And we are going to do a very important urban planting.

— Clara BrugadaDescribing the city's future plans for street-by-street urban tree planting.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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