Fifty schoolchildren from Colegio Segalvina junior school were out helping to plant saplings near the mouth of Río Guadalfeo.

It was part of an open-air class on the river-mouth ecosystem; its flora and fauna. They were accompanied by Town-Hall staff from the Environmental Department, as well as their teachers.

Councillor for the Environment, Mariola Martínez Cerezo, said that she was gladdened to see how these children showed such interest in what they saw and what they were doing.

She also explained that the schoolchildren’s participation in tree planting was twofold; firstly to “regenerate the ecosystem” and secondly, to awaken awareness amongst the kids as to how important it is to protect and nurture our surroundings, especially with climate change upon us.

The saplings selected were ones that thrive on damp ground, such as white populars, which can deal with the heat and give shade, and carob trees, which are native species to the mediterranean climate and so do not require much water. Naturally, these two kinds of trees are not planted on the same ground.

(News/Noticias: Salobrena, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)