Sintra will plant more than 5,000 trees by 2024
Sintra City Council plans to plant more than 5000 trees by the end of 2023.
The municipality of Sintra has focused on conserving the existing arboreal heritage in the municipality, as well as on the appropriate selection of species for the urban context, taking into account their size in an adult state and the extensive development of the root system that often come into conflict with buildings. , public lighting, roads, signs, and underground infrastructure.
The Tree Planting Plan for 2023 covers the eleven parishes of Sintra and respects the aesthetic, environmental, and landscape potential of implanting the various tree species as elements of the urban landscape, promoting climate mitigation, improving air quality, maintaining the permeability of the soil, and the large-scale contribution to improving the quality of life in cities.
In addition to the planting of new trees, in many cases, works are underway to rehabilitate the public space, which includes the planting of other tree species and forest alveoli or even the replacement of some trees, whenever they manifest a problem of stability or risk to the public. public road users.
See HERE the Tree Planting Plan for 2023.
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