Más Canarias celebrates having managed to get the Cabildo of Lanzarote to "act" to protect the native flora of Lanzarote. The formation recalls that it wrote in January to the president, María Dolores Corujo, to denounce the actions of the areas of Waste, Public Works and Employment, pointing out that in the maintenance work "all kinds of vegetation are being eliminated without consideration."
After two months, from Más Canarias they affirm that the Corporation has responded through the Minister of the Environment, Elena Solís, pointing out that from this area it has been transferred to Public Works, in the hands of the socialist Alfredo Mendoza, "its legal obligations when carrying out the actions."
In addition, they are reminded that in cleaning and maintenance work that affects wild flora and fauna "qualified personnel must be available who are capable of distinguishing the species"; and that in the event of finding invasive exotic flora "the Environment Area must be informed or contact the Canary Islands Early Warning Network".
The president of Más Canarias, Javier Navarro Lasso, regrets that "in a supposed cleaning work, what is really being done is treating plants as garbage, even those that are native to the islands." From the party they also point out that vegetation "has obvious benefits for citizens."
"The native flora embellishes our island, serves as food and shelter for small animals and insects, fixes the soil and protects it from floods," says Javier Navarro.
From Más Canarias they celebrate that the Cabildo "begins to act against the anti-scientific policy of leaving an island as dry as Lanzarote without its little vegetation." However, the formation "is not satisfied", since Navarro Lasso stresses that "this does not imply a change of policy, only a reminder of the most basic obligations."
That is why Más Canarias has requested a meeting with the Minister of the Environment of the Cabildo "as soon as possible to address this problem." "We want to re-green our islands counting on their flora instead of going against it," concludes the president of the formation.