Madrid Will Ban Arizonic Plants in the Gardens of Houses Close to Forest Areas: Grants Will Be Distributed to Replace Them
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The use of arizonic plants as a closing element in gardens will be prohibited in the Community of Madrid due to the risk of fires. This limitation will affect dwellings close to forest areas. The limitation will be introduced in the amendment of the Forestry and Nature Protection Law prepared by the regional government. In parallel, a line of aids will be provided so that owners who already have this type of shrubs can replace them with varietie…
The Community of Madrid, the first to ban resinous species in urban areas close to forest areas in order to reduce the risk of fires
The Community will allocate EUR 1 million to replace these hedges with more fire-resistant species.
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced a new line of aids, equipped with a million euros, for owners of plots close to forest areas to replace the arizonic plants of the enclosures with other varieties more resistant in case of fire. “Experience has taught us that arizonics and other resinous species to close plots spread the fire,” she explained, so this measure is adopted to favor the security of the houses …
The image was repeated house by house in Tres Cantos: the hedges of arizónicas took on as wicks and pushed the fire from one plot to another in a matter of seconds. One year after that fire, which cost the life of a neighbor, the Community of Madrid moves against these enclosures. The regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced a new line of aid with a million euros so that the owners of plots close to forest areas replace the arizónica…
This article was originally published in Noticias para Municipios. The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced today a reform of the Forestry and Nature Protection Law that will establish the prohibition of the planting of arizonics and other resinous species in certain areas close to forest areas. The regional government will allocate one million euros to help the owners of plots close to forest lands replace these pl…
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