Guantánamo. – With positive results in the management of the province’s 12 protected areas, progress in the State Plan for Addressing Climate Change (Tarea Vida), and other achievements, environmentalists in Guantánamo are committed to the proper management and control of natural resource use and ecosystems.
In this regard, they highlight the inclusion in the protected areas system of the “Pico Galán Managed Floristic Reserve,” located in the municipality of Yateras, the “Paso de los Alemanes” Natural Landmarks in Baracoa, as well as “Maisí Caleta” and “Maisí Yumurí,” in that easternmost region of the country.
These priority areas have updated management plans for biodiversity conservation and are also working on the appropriate harvesting of eels and tetí fish, both of which are in high demand on the international market, according to Lisandra Rubio Rodiles, Deputy Delegate of the Environment Ministry in the province.
The National System of Protected Areas Plan 2023-2030 is the tool that guides work projections related to protected areas and contributes to the implementation of Cuban environmental policy on this issue. It also contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, impacting 13 of the 17 targets, as well as other commitments made under Multilateral Environmental Agreements related to biodiversity.
