2024-07-30 22:05:04
In Morocco, heat and drought are affecting forests. Fire and disturbances in biodiversity have completely modified the Cherifian lung, which extends more than nine million hectares. So the State and the organizations are mobilizing to reforest.
Between 2022 and 2023, many thousands of hectares of Moroccan forests have been consumed destroyed by terrible fires. This year, the vigilance of the National Water and Forest Agency (ANEF) is not discouraged, as extreme temperatures and drought favor the initiation and development of fires.
And this is one of the many threats facing Moroccan forests. ” In this context of climate change, explained Mohammed Hakam, regional director of ANEF in Taza region, The forest is affected by periods of drought of varying duration, with the renewal of extreme phenomena, especially forest fires, but also by floods, and sometimes parasitic attacks. »
100,000 ha of renewable energy per year by 2030
ANEF regularly publishes risk zones, usually around ten zones in the government. It is implementing the “Forest of Morocco 2020-2030″ program in particular to create closed areas so that vegetation can recover without being affected by human activity, and to promote the regeneration of extinct species. ” This strategy aims to achieve a regeneration or regeneration area of 50,000 ha per year in the first years, specifically Mohammed Hakam, to finally reach an annual average of 100,000 ha around 2030. »
Argan tree, carob tree, fig tree, local and resistant species
Civil society is also mobilizing to restore Moroccan forests with local, endangered species. ” These are generally endemic plants, explains Larbi Didouquen, agro-forestry consultant at Fondation Haut Atlas. Plants that do not consume water, that produce value and adapt to climate change. This is the case for argan tree, carob tree, olive tree, and fig tree as well. Plants that adapt and do not use many phytosanitary products, thanks to which we can produce fruit without having to use inputs. »
In the meantime warmth is repeated from year to year, King Mohammed VI promised Monday, July 29 in his annual speech, to continue efforts to protect the local government.
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