Friday 14 June 2019

El Salvador Legislative Assembly Declared “Forests Are Living Entities”

El Salvador Legislative Assembly Declared “Forests Are Living Entities”

 On June 5, on World Environment Day, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a pronouncement deeming that “forests are living entities.”

 The pronouncement also states that each person must commit to caring for, preserving, and respecting forests, and to promoting concrete actions that expand forests in El Salvador.

This historic recognition was part of a larger pronouncement in support of a healthy environment.

El Salvador has lost about 85 percent of its native forests since the 1960s, and the planet as a whole has lost about 80 percent of its native forests.

But in recent years, El Salvador has made a strong commitment to restoring its native landscapes.

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