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Unique collaboration of organizations for the reforestation of Aruba

Continued from Page 8 of local and endangered
plants and trees.
Stimaruba
Stimaruba is one of the old- Fundacion Parke Nacional
est NGOs on the island ded- Aruba (FPNA)
icated to nature protection FPNA is a professional NGO
and nature conservation, dedicated to the conser-
with a strong focus on lo- vation and the manage-
cal flora and education. ment of 16 terrestrial na-
Stimaruba has mapped ture reserves and 4 marine
flora throughout the island protected areas. FPNA’s
and organized hundreds work includes various spe-
of tours to increase knowl- cies protection programs,
edge about the impor- the restoration of numerous
tance and medicinal uses natural habitats, the con- contributes to increasing
servation of flora through ed tree species in specific
their botanic gardens sys- locations. The UA campus biodiversity, including con-
tem, and the creation of supports local biodiversity serving and protecting the
awareness for healthy and with their planting scheme endemic and endangered
resilient ecosystems and of native trees and plants. Aruban burrowing owls that
sustainable behaviors. breed at the barracks.q
Savaneta Marine Barracks
University of Aruba (UA) (MSK-SAV)
The UA’s newly developed The MSK-SAV is a role mod-
SISSTEM program will be el with its strong focus and
making significant contri- ambition of integrating sus-
butions to nature conser- tainability into their daily
vation and environmental operations, including allo-
protection through student cating large areas of the
research and the develop- barracks for rewilding with
ment of a biodiversity app hardy, heat- and drought-
that will help map and resistant, local trees and
monitor local and protect- plants. MSK-SAV directly