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Reforestation Strategy to the Rescue of Cuban Soils Damaged by Mining Works

by Pat Coate | October 16, 2009

The Pinares de Mayari Basic Unit intends to repair the environmental damage caused by opencast mining operations in one of Cuba’s easternmost provinces by cultivating plants in the affected areas.

The reforestation program in the area was reinforced in the last few years, and the results of the implementation of a system of flat terraces starts to bear fruit with approximately 2,900 reforested hectares only in the Pinares de Mayari area and a few other sites.

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