On November 22, Toyota Reforestation Day 2009 was celebrated. The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Ana Leiva, attended the conference, which took place simultaneously in 75 municipalities throughout Spain, in San Fernando de Henares.

On November 22, Toyota Reforestation Day 2009 was celebrated. The director of the Biodiversity Foundation, Ana Leiva, attended the conference, which took place simultaneously in 75 municipalities throughout Spain, in San Fernando de Henares.  

The day proposes a family autumn, an exceptional opportunity to strengthen the bond between citizens and their natural environment. In the 2008 edition, some 8,000 people participated in a similar day in 62 plots of land distributed throughout Spain.

On November 22, ash trees were planted in San Fernando de Henares. In all cases, reforestation is carried out with certified native plants or seeds.

Educating and raising awareness about the value of natural heritage, as well as contributing to the regeneration of the original forests of each region are the objectives of this initiative, which has the collaboration and support of various NGOs dedicated to the protection of natural resources, including the Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Foundation.

The Biodiversity Foundation participates, therefore, in the dissemination of this symbolic gesture of commitment to the conservation of forest ecosystems. This is an action framed in ambitious actions that the Biodiversity Foundation is carrying out in forestry matters and that it is estimated that 160,000 new trees will be brought to the Spanish territory in 2009.

In this way, in addition to carrying out awareness-raising work, it is intended to consolidate and recover the potential of the soil, biodiversity and native ecosystems, and the landscape. Likewise, the capture of CO2 is promoted, to contribute to the fight against climate change.