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Organization	Proforestal A.C
Region	Mexico
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ProjectLeader	Roberto Alfredo Ortega Villalobos

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This project will plant and protect 10,000 trees in San Luis Potosi City, Mexico, in order to restore, enhance and protect the tree canopy of the city. Proforestal, A.C. is a non-profit organization leading the effort to build healthy, livable communities in San Luis Potosi region.

Challenge

San Luis Potosi City is rich in natural beauty. Many neighborhoods are almost completely covered in asphalt and concrete and sorely lacking trees and nature. On hot days, scorching surfaces bake in the heat, endangering people's health. Our streams and rivers are paved over, so that when it rains, water can't soak into the ground where it could add to our aquifers. Instead, it gets evaporated, sweeping trash and pollution onto our streets.

Long-Term Impact

By planting 10,000 trees: they will reduce the build-up of heat from exposed asphalt and buildings, and decrease energy demand; they will slow the runoff of rainwater and absorb it into the ground, prevent pollution and soil erosion, and are key to a clean and ample water supply; they will make the air breathable, streets walkable, and schoolyards playable; they will provide a healthy tree canopy that protects us in a changing climate. Trees will truly make San Luis Potosi a more livable City