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The SERFOR in its role as National Forestry Authority and Wildlife, fosters green cities and promotes public urban forestry policies.The National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) invokes the regional and local authorities of Piura, to reduce the impact of projects (construction works), which could affect trees and urban vegetation in the department.
Before the public alerts of the Piuran social neighbors and groups, with respect to the retirement and the logging of Algarrobos during the execution of the work of Improvement of the Urban Mobility Service on Don Bosco Avenue of the districts of October twenty -six and of Piura, the SERFOR requested the regional government for the technical file for its observation.
Roberto Seminario Trelles, technical administrator in Piura del Serfor, informed that, within the framework of the competences, the Serfor as National Forest and Wildlife Authority, has among its functions, act as the first instance in the management and administration of forest resources and wildlife, within the territorial scope of its competence, as well as exercising the sanctioning power in forestry and wildlife.
In that sense, he also pointed out that communications has been sent to local governments, expressing the commitment of the Serfor to promote green cities, for which, the Serfor in Piura is offered to provide technical assistance, in order to consolidate public policies of urban forestry and reduce the impact of the various construction works that could affect the flora and wild fauna in the cities.
Additionally, he said that cities interventions must promote the protection, conservation and sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources, from their conception and must involve the regional forestry and wildlife regional authority.
The SERFOR recognizes the benefits of the existence of trees in cities and promotes urban forestry. The forestry authority provides assistance in the necessary activities for the maintenance and increase of urban forest areas, because trees in cities create microclimates, are filters that reduce pollution and mitigate climate change.
In addition, the presence of green areas in cities are habitat, food and protection of urban wildlife and offers additional benefits, contributing to the reduction of stress levels and contributing to the landscape beauty of city spaces.
Value
As part of the actions to value forest heritage, the SERFOR promotes the recognition of heritage trees, in order to boost its conservation, execute actions for its protection, conservation and value, for being these of public interest; According to the Guide for the Recognition of Patrimonial Trees, approved through the Executive Management Resolution 0037-2020-MINAGRI-SERFOR-DE, in March 2020.
In Piura, the Serfor advised and assisted technically so that the Provincial Municipality of Piura, through Municipal Ordinance No. 321 of August 2021, recognized three Algarrobos, two Angoles and a Ficus as heritage trees.
Likewise, the District Municipality of Castilla, through the Municipal Ordinance No. 14, 2023, recognized two algarrobos as heritage trees. One of them is known as The Algarrobo Prince and is located in the Cercado del District.
