The Environment Minister Matos Fernandes said today in Mezio door, Arcos de Valdevez, the Peneda Geres National Park (PGNP) is set to have “a face and more means of prevention” of forest fires.
“We have to be closer, have more means to prevent all year. The park itself has to have a face that no longer has to reform made a few years ago, “said the minister at the end of a meeting with the mayors of the municipalities of Viana do Castelo district most affected by the fires, chaired by Prime Minister and which was also attended by the ministers of Interior and Agriculture.
according to the figures for the Conservation Institute for Nature and Forest, fires of the last days were consumed about 1,800 hectares, about 5.6% of the total area of natural PGNP environment.
Matos Fernandes defended the creation of “teams on the ground closer, not only do the job day to day as when situations arise as the latter-day are at the forefront of fighting and end up helping others means. “
He said” it was a mistake to have away, sometimes the very Conservation Institute for Nature and Forest (ICNF ) and its management structures of the territory and more local authorities “.
” this meeting was the commitment to the Peneda Geres National Park an example of forest management and we will start working already ” he said.
Asked if the “face” of PGNP would be the figure of a director, as at May 2007, Matos Fernandes said “not necessarily.”
” it is essential is that there is a governing board where they will clear the network functions of nature conservation and the participation of local authorities in local management, because they are the ones who know the territory and eventually contribute resources to this area “, he said.
According to advanced data by the Operational Commander of Northern district grouping, Paulo Esteves, in a session chaired by Prime Minister, António Costa, in July, the Viana do Castelo district recorded 194 fire occurrences, Arcos Valdevez, with 49, and Ponte de Lima, 46, the most affected municipalities by the flames.
in the first 14 days of August, specified that responsibility, there were 259 occurrences, and Arcos de Valdevez especially the area of PGNP, returned to lead the list, with 48 fires.
the commander Paulo Esteves said that 41% of forest fires that hit the Alto Minho broke out between 20h00 and midnight, and “with human hand.”
“it was not the heat of the sun. Only if the brightness of the moon “, he said.
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