The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, and the Minister for Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands, José Antonio Valbuena, will sign an agreement "that will allow the implementation of the experimental habitat restoration project on the summits of Famara".
Specifically, the Corporation will make available to the Autonomous Executive, "eight plots of its ownership to carry out the necessary field studies", such as the analysis of the soil; of the roots, seeds and cuttings; and of the fungi and bacteria present, for the revegetation of the aforementioned plots and, in the medium and long term, the recovery of the plant and natural environment of the Famara Massif.
In addition, field work will be carried out "to obtain live plants from native seminal material", and its subsequent introduction into the environment "applying experimental planting and insemination techniques." Similarly, "different studies will be carried out on the composition of the soil to stop erosive processes in the area."
The president has valued "the support of the Autonomous Executive" to an initiative "with which we will recover a fundamental part of our biodiversity in an environment as significant for the island as the Famara Massif." Corujo has also considered that "we are witnessing a moment that requires our greatest commitment to all actions aimed at preserving our natural heritage and stopping the threat posed by climate change to the planet's ecosystems."
The Cabildo reports that the project will last "no more than two years." There will also be "a monitoring commission composed of two representatives from each of the administrations", which will be the collegiate body responsible for resolving any doubts that may arise during the evolution of the project.