Why Are the Big Trees in Mérida’s Plaza Grande Being Cut Down?
The city says they pose a danger, and promise that 80 newer trees will replace them.
The city says they pose a danger, and promise that 80 newer trees will replace them.
An investigation into a program meant to preserve Mexico’s forests shows how good intentions can result in unintended consequences. Dozens of saplings grow scattered around charred tree stumps in the hills of Yucatán and Campeche, thanks to Mexico’s vast reforestation program, Sembrando Vida, or Sowing Life. But so too is the burned-out clearing. In this part…
Native trees such as ceiba, hibiscus and flor de Mayo are bringing green to the Centro and making more space for pedestrians to spread out. Around 2,000 pots will be gradually placed to delimit expanded pedestrian spaces along 36 roads from Calle 66 to the west, 57 to the north, 52 to the east and…
Not every tree was chopped down when a modest green space was cleared at the Merida Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport. A huge, decades-old ceiba tree, considered sacred in Maya culture, was transplanted elsewhere at the complex. Transplanting mature trees is difficult and not guaranteed to save the life of the tree, but the company charged with…
Merida International Airport’s huge, mature trees — home to countless grackles that greeted arrivals — were unceremoniously chopped down while the facility expands. “They cut down the beautiful trees over 50 years of life that were in the garden of Merida Airport,” a traveler from Merida complained on social media. “That’s not being better. That’s not…
A fatal bacteria that originated in Yucatan now threatens Florida’s iconic palm trees. Lethal bronzing also is found in parts of Texas and throughout the Caribbean. The disease has already heavily damaged Jamaica’s coconut plantations. Some worry it will migrate to California and Arizona, infecting date crops. But ground zero for the bacteria is the…
The Yucatan Peninsula’s natural treasures are at risk with the federal government’s closing of a 12-year-old science unit that protected its diverse plant life. The Forest Germplasm Production Unit (UPGF), under the National Forestry Commission (Conafor), closed its doors July 1. The shutdown leaves no one to manage and care for seeds to reforest Mexico’s…
Strong winds that accompanied Wednesday afternoon’s rains took down more large trees across the state.
Heavy rains have toppled a majestic flowering tree that had graced Santa Lucia church for decades.
Higher fines to match 2015 sanction against Prolongacion car dealership.
Restoring the concrete jungle to one that’s leafy and green takes some strategy.
Fruit and timber trees will be planted on nearly 1.5 million acres in Mexico’s south. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s ambitious forestry program, announced Friday, also includes cacao and coffee crops, starting in Veracruz. If successful, the plan will reverse Mexico’s position as a net importer of cacao, the basis of chocolate. Other countries far…
The age-old tradition of planting fruit-bearing or flowering trees in the backyard is due for a revival, said a researcher at the Center for Scientific Research of Yucatan (CICY).
After more than 20 years of research, a retired biologist has released a vividly illustrated book devoted to Yucatán’s palm trees.
One little tree surrounded by acres of cement isn’t going without a fight.
A young entrepreneur is holding an online fundraiser to bring more trees to Santa Ana park.
Three years ago, neighbors mobilized and planted 100 trees on the perimeter of La Plancha. All that work has paid off.
The vandal who cut down a row of 16 trees in on Avenida Líbano is still at large, but new trees have replaced the ones he destroyed. Also, the city has launched five mobile recycling stations.
Police looking for whoever chopped down a row of freshly planted trees have taken an interest in surveillance photos of a man running down the street.
For apparently the fourth time in this area, a row of chaká trees meant to shade Avenida Líbano have been crudely cut down by a vandal.
Starting in the Centro Histórico, the city is preparing to cut down about 400,000 sick trees. That represents roughly 17 percent of the municipality’s 2.3 million trees.
The city’s “Adopt a Tree” program accounts for more than half the plantings completed under the municipal green infrastructure plan.
If it’s a matter of safety, the city might agree to remove an ailing tree at no charge.
The City Council is poised to announce a plan to remove and replace some of the oldest arboles in public spaces here.
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