Turismo Natural

AVOID FIRES AND SAVE LIVES.

Apr 8, 2010 Spain, Fires, Mountain, Nature, Landscapes, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Tourism, Natural Tourism

Most of you are longing for summer to arrive: sun, beach, mountains, hillwalking…some of many activities you can enjoy in the outdoors during the summer season.

This is all very nice, but unfortunately…good weather also brings with it catastrophes: fires. Just only last year, 2009 was the worst year of the decade during which 70,000 hectares were burnt down, at a cost of 385 million Euros to which we have to add the costs of putting the fire out and preventing it. (Data source: WWF).

Between us all we could reduce these figures; we just have to make a bit of an effort and follow advice such as: don’t throw cigarette ends away in the undergrowth while in the countryside, don’t leave rubbish behind, don’t throw away glass while in the countryside… (more advice from Spain’s emergency service 112).

As you can see, it doesn’t take a lot for us to help reduce forest fires. If we all do our bit, we will be able to avoid a lot of fires, which means saving a great number of animals, trees, plants…and sometimes even species in danger of extinction.

We should also be aware of the fact that there are many of us who like to enjoy nature and the countryside, so we should look after our natural environment so others can enjoy it just as we like to do.

If you have further ideas or advice, please share it in the comments section below.

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