Amid his participation in the International Conference towards sustainable urban proximities, carried out in Paris, France, Hugo Kerguelén García, mayor of the municipality of Montería, Córdoba, requested international support to realize several green projects and the master plans required by the city.
The local president said that it is essential to count the multilateral organizations and international allies to achieve the financing required for large projects such as the Las Lagunas Botanical Park.
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This project is an initiative that seeks to transform more than 30 hectares than They would become an environmental liabilities into an ecological, social and economic asset for the city. “Trails, pedestrian bridges, a botanical garden and areas for sport and recreation will make this place the green heart“De Montería, the Mayor’s Office said during the presentation of the initiative.
On this, the mayor said: “We are betting on urban green corridors, to integrate nature with the built environment, to create environmental lungs that are also educational, tourist and social meeting spaces. Las Lagunas Park is our emblem of that transformation”
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Kerguelén García highlighted the effort that is being made in his administration so that Montería has the urban transformation that requires and that It begins to consolidate with underway and futures that will be up to them to specify other administrations.
“Montería is taking firm steps towards urban sustainability. But we need allies to consolidate that transformation. Specialized consultancies, Sustainable mobility studies, rain drainage networks and more green spaces are part of our road map. And we want to go with the support of the world”, Concluded the mayor.
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Valentina Delgadillo Abello
Portfolio journalist
