Horoscope Linda Goodman

The UN has declared 2011 as the International Year of forests to combat desertification and climate change. also to raise awareness of its importance in sustainable development to planet due to the economic, sociocultural and environmental factors that provide. To this end, throughout the year will promote strong international action towards sustainable management, conservation and development of all types of tree formations, including isolated trees.

will hear so much talk in the woods next twelve months, but I fear that little of trees and still much less than our nearest trees, urban, those in towns and villages. However, it is they who suffer more daily stress system hardness urban life, doomed to suffer a thousand assaults that included beatings, pollution, ditches or unjustified outbursts. If that was not enough to throw them in a hole surrounded by concrete and require them to give us all the oxygen and freshness that would if they grow in freedom.

The city tree is without doubt our most reviled neighbor. We want big, so young plants do not accept it will take decades to reach the desirable size for the developer to alternate on the sidewalks with street lights and litter bins. But we do not accept continue to grow, they thicken, take root and branches, leaves and have to bear fruit. In this way we can check to limit wild. And not content with it, instead of eventually expand their living space at least we will reduce to strangle him.

is scary the number of trees killed every year in cities . "For every tree we cut planted ten", justifies the mayor of my town every time a new arboricidio stars. Not enough for me. Each issue, like every living being is irreplaceable. He tore an ancient tree that had shaded Unamuno with the excuse of damaging the pavement and the street will never be the same.

As recognized in the Declaration on the Right to the Tree in the City Charter or Barcelona, \u200b\u200b"the city needs the tree as an essential element for life." And further: "The tree contributes to the strengthening of culture in place and in improving living conditions in urban areas, factors that determine the quality of life in the city."

This statement is from 1995 and has been endorsed by numerous English city. 15 years later, just walk down any street to see that the tree is still poor and abused citizens of the cities.