AMP Blog #3: Chipinque's Goals
What:
The goal of the Chipinque park is to conserve and preserve natural resources
Caring and treating for the wildlife inside of the park and the environment
They want future generations to enjoy the park the same way we do right now
Two main objectives of the park
Maintain biological and ecological processes to ensure flora and fauna biodiversity
Sustainable services in park (all are natural)
Collecting water with quantity and quality
Capturing of carbon
Generating oxygen
Buffering the impact of natural phenomenon
Climate regulation
Protection of biodiversity, ecosystems, and ways of living
Recreating the scenery and view
When:
Regulations ever since the park was officially created/registered
Where:
Chipinque ecological park
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Who:
The San Pedro government donates money to park
The keepers of the park maintain it clean and preserve biodiversity
Why:
To preserve natural resources and biodiversity
So that future generations can enjoy the environment, ecosystems, and biodiversity
Create awareness
How:
4 annual programs to meet objectives
Program to restore and conserve landslides
Control landslides and the loss of "floors"
Reduce runoff velocity
Stabilize the growth of gullies caused by water, fire, and wind
Implementing effective action to diminish the loss of ground cover
Construction and organization of stones in a specific form
Reforestation with native species
Construction of concrete walls and dams
Program to prevent and control forest fires
Be prepared for whichever forest fire in the park
9 strategical sites with manual tools
2 completely equipped vehicles
High pressured water bombs
An all terrain vehicle
Program to prevent forest plagues
Reduce number of infected trees
Keep an eye of conifers which are susceptible to be infected by the insect "Dendroctonus spp"
Program to produce plants in the forest nurse and maintaining of plantations
Protect the ground
Better the hydrological cycle
Restore damaged ecosystems
Increment implementation of mulch to reduce carbon dioxide gas emissions
Produces 10,000 forest species and plants them in strategic areas
Parque Ecológico Chipinque. (n.d.). Conservación y preservación de recursos naturales. Retrieved January 13, 2016, from http://www.chipinque.org.mx/conservacion
