The International Committee of the World Biological Corridor has declared the black coral forest of Playa Chica, in Puerto del Carmen, "World Zero Kilometer of Black Coral Forests", highlighting its unique ecological value.
This consideration is offered to the municipality of Tías to highlight "the effort of its inhabitants, where its ecological, cultural and historical value is combined, as well as hundreds of species of fauna and flora in its environment with natural habitats bathed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean", as reported by the organization.
In this way, the municipality becomes one of the most strategic points on the planet for the world biological corridor, a fact that it will take advantage of to promote the participation of its schools in the twinning program with centers in other parts of the planet, to develop work on fauna, flora, climate change, natural habitats and also exposing its culture and history in other countries.
The Committee
The International Committee of the World Biological Corridor has a presence on five continents and seeks to create a terrestrial and oceanic route of world biodiversity that supports the survival of all species and ecosystems on the planet.
It also promotes the rehabilitation of degraded spaces that can contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity.
It is made up of national and international personalities and institutions, as well as universities and environmental institutes.
Other "zero kilometer" in the Canary Islands
In addition to Lanzarote, other islands of the Archipelago are part of the world biological corridor, such as La Gomera and Tenerife, with the whale sanctuary that resides between the seas that surround both territories; the vascular flora of the Anaga Massif Biosphere Reserve, also in Tenerife; and the island of El Hierro and its Biosphere Reserve.
