San José de Cocoa, Dominican Republic. - More than 50 employees of the power company AES Dominicana and the environmental group Pronatura planted more than 2,000 native pine trees in the San José de Cocoa (south) community El Derrumbao last weekend, in coordination with the San Jose Development Association.

This environmental effort is part of the work by the efforts by the three entities to reduce the release of greenhouse in the atmosphere, which is blamed for the climatic change.

The participants were taught how to plant trees and on climatic change, and the measures taken to prevent its direct consequences on the world.

During the reforestation effort the volunteers met with members of the El Derrumbao Monitoring Committees, a Canadian group doing related social work, and the Environment Ministry’s representative in the zone

The power company said the protection of the environment and preservation of the natural resources is part of its corporative philosophy to generate environmentally responsible and clean energy and its Corporative Social Responsibility policy, through the AES Dominicana Foundation.

Whereas Pronatura a Dominican organization which in addition to protecting the environment, promotes the development the country’s renewable natural resources, sustainable development and to improve the standard of living of people in high-priority zones.