Cancún, Quintana Roo — More than a year after it began, the Arboriza Cancún tree-planting program has placed roughly 4,000 trees in the ground toward a goal of 11,000, the city’s ecology director said.
Fernando Haro Salinas, director of Ecology for the municipality of Benito Juárez, described progress as close to 40 percent. Based on the approximate figures he provided, the total represents about 36.4 percent of the target.
95 percent survival rate
Haro Salinas said the planted specimens have a survival rate of 95 percent, the indicator his department uses to measure the results of each planting round.
Third phase focuses on rainy season
As part of the program’s third phase, the municipality will step up planting drives during November and December. Haro Salinas said the schedule is designed to take advantage of seasonal rains, which help the young trees establish themselves.
No reports of stolen trees
The director said his office has received no reports of tree theft. He added that officials have identified residents who are using the spaces prepared by the municipal government to plant trees of their own.
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