2023-07-28 18:36:00
This is one of the emblematic measures of the Walloon government’s regional policy declaration: the planting, during the current legislature (2019-2024), of 4,000 km of hedges in an open environment and/or one million trees.
Less than a year from the end of the legislature, these objectives seem within reach since the bar of 3,000 km of hedges and that of 1.2 million trees planted or in the process of being planted have been crossed. , learned the Belga press agency from the office of Minister Céline Tellier, on Friday on the sidelines of the Libramont Agricultural Fair.
Currently, the counter of the “Yes We Plant” program, launched by the Walloon Minister for the Environment, Nature and Forests, shows precisely 3,003 km of hedges and 1,210,353 trees planted or in the process of being planted. Last year, the counter was at some 1,400 km of hurdles.
“Farmers are key players in reaching our goal of planting 4,000 km of hedges“, underlines Céline Tellier, present this Friday at the Agricultural Fair of Libramont.Planting hedges or trees has many advantages, and for farmers in the first place, such as limiting mudslides in the event of heavy rains and protecting soils and livestock in the event of heat or drought.“.
For the environmental minister, “strengthening nature and biodiversity provide concrete responses to the climate disruptions we are experiencing and is essential for the protection of the fauna and flora of our territory“. “We do not negotiate with nature! But we can make an alliance with her! This is resolutely the bet we are making in Wallonia with our Yes We Plant program, which is a real success.“, concludes Ms. Tellier.
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