cuba has been historically except for noted minor inner city exceptions, a
clean air country. Its extremely lucky to be surrounded by ocean
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> Less Pollution in Cuban Mountains
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> Less Pollution in Cuban Mountains
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> Havana, Jan 4 (acn) The contamination level in the Cuban mountains has
> dropped by 7 percent last year, 2007, according to a re****t by the
> Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA).
>
> The achievement is the result of continued efforts to preserve mountain
> ecosystems that house the widest biological diversity of the island,
> experts explained while presenting a review of last year's in the
> sector.
>
> More than 37 % of forest areas in the island are located in the
> mountain ranges of Guaniguanico (western region), Bamburanao and
> Guamuhaya (central), Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa and Sierra Maestra (eastern).
>
> The rivers and tributaries that make up the largest water catchment
> areas of the country rise in the mountains.
>
> Some of the actions that greatly contributed to a drop in pollution was
> the Turquino Plan focused on the socio-economic development of the
> mountains. The plan emerged in June, 1987, bringing benefits to 18 % of
> the national territory, one third of its forests and to more than
> 700,000 people to date.
>
> Statistics show that 465,000 hectares of land were treated in 2007,
> meeting 90 % of the plan.
>
> In spite of heavy rains that affected the region in the last few
> months, the production of organic matter increased to 6 million tons of
> earthworm humus, 12 of compost and 48 of bio-fertilizers, the re****t
> reads.
>
> Likewise, some 14 million Cuban pesos had been invested in 2007 on the
> Soil Improvement and Preservation Program for the designing and
> implementation of the national strategy of education and information on
> climate change.
>
> At the same time, studies of the threat, vulnerability and risks of
> natural disasters were carried out in the provinces Pinar del Rio,
> Havana, Matanzas, Villa Clara and the Isle of Youth.
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