(23 Nov 2024)
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Quito, Ecuador – 23 November 2024
1. Various of people reforesting areas affected by the 2024 forest fires
2. A person removing soil and filling a hole in the ground to plant a seedling
3. Planted seedling
4. Various of young people planting
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Santiago Sandoval, Secretary of Environment of the Municipality of Quito:
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"Today, we are reforesting. The fires in Quito brought critical moments. But what those fires have taken from us, we, the neighbors of Quito, are restoring."
6. Close of woman planting a seedling
7. Seedling
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ARCHIVE: Quito, Ecuador – 24 September 2024
8. Forest fires in the Guapulo area
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ARCHIVE: Quito, Ecuador – 25 September 2024
9. Trees burned by the forest fires in Guapulo
STORYLINE:
Residents and volunteers in Ecuador’s capital Quito began reforestation efforts on Saturday in areas affected by the devastating fires that destroyed nearly 2,000 hectares.
The initiative plans to plant 20,000 native trees and shrubs in 10 affected areas this weekend.
Volunteers prepared the sites for native plants.
They contribute to strengthening local ecosystems, offering multiple environmental benefits such as improving soil quality, regulating temperature, attracting native fauna, and helping to mitigate climate change.
"Today, we are reforesting. The fires in Quito brought critical moments. But what those fires have taken from us, we, the neighbors of Quito, are restoring," said Santiago Sandoval, Quito’s Secretary of Environment.
Volunteer Oswaldo Yáñez said the group was "doing a reforestation process because all citizens of Quito are not responsible, but co-responsible for maintaining a healthy environment, to maintain adequate green areas for the enjoyment and for improving the air quality, and of life itself."
Ten regions from the capital took part in the initiative, all affected by the July to September 2024 forest fires.
The Metropolitan District of Quito is facing an environmental crisis due to one of the most severe droughts in the last 60 years, exacerbating the frequency and intensity of forest fires.
Between June and September 2024, the city reported approximately 2,000 hectares affected by fires, impacting crucial ecosystems such as páramo grassland and dry forest.
There were 107 families evacuated, four people were injured, and seven houses were burned down.
According to city officials, the causes of the fire were 40.70% agricultural burns, 30.18% provoked, 23.18% waste burns, 5.61% bonfires, and 0.35% natural causes.
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