Lima, September 24, 2022. - The BRITISH, The British Embassy and the Ministry of the Environment joined forces to plant 150 trees in the Green Strip of the Bicentennial City, in Ancon. This donation contributes to the 12km forest corridor that will integrate the new city with the coastal hills. Likewise, the planting contributes to the initiative to create a National Botanical Garden (JBN), which since 2018 the British government has been supporting through the Newton Fund. The JBN will be constituted by a national network, with Ancon being one of the sites that is part of the project. Bicentennial City.
The event was attended by the Minister of the Environment, Wilbert Gabriel Rozas, the Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Fey Yamina Silva, the Deputy Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Peru, Sandy Scott, and the Manager of Social Responsibility and Culture of Británico, Gabriela Aguilar.
As part of the Multisectoral Management Plan for the development of the future Bicentennial City, led by the Ministry of the Environment, a forestation project is being developed with the reuse of treated wastewater. A vegetation zone of 2,000 hectares that will add to Lima approximately 60% of public green areas that the city currently has, and will have a forest wall connected to the coastal hills. The planting will positively contribute to this project.
Británico's Social Responsibility Manager, Gabriela Aguilar said “More than 100 BRITÁNICO students participated in this massive tree planting, who planted the trees as part of the “Británico Green” environmental volunteer program, which seeks to raise awareness and educate students on environmental issues and is one of the actions carried out by BRITÁNICO as part of its environmental strategy”.
UK Deputy Ambassador Sandy Scott added. “The purpose of the Queen's Green Canopy is to plant sustainability, thus leaving a legacy that will benefit future generations. In addition, this adds to the National Botanical Garden initiative, which we have been supporting since 2028 along with other organizations. Peru has one of the largest and richest biodiversities in the world, and it is very important that it can count on a network of botanical gardens to help conserve it, develop scientific research and generate collective awareness of its importance.”.
Within the framework of the Queen's Green Canopy, the British Embassy has planted a tree at the British Residence and another at the headquarters of the British Embassy in San Juan de Lurigancho, with the participation of the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, Gavin Cook, on both occasions.
