Panul Forest is a forest located in the commune where I
live, La Florida. This forest belongs to the Sclerophyllous Forest, which is a
type of forest typical of the Mediterranean climate of prolonged dry season and
of short and cold winters, so it exists in only 5 places in the world. In our
country it is located in the central area.
This forest is home to several species of flora and fauna
that have some conservation status, for this reason its conservation is very
important for the preservation of the biodiversity of the area. In addition to
the above it is one of the few green lungs of Santiago.
Visitors usually leave a lot of rubbish, light fires inside
the forest although it is forbidden. Other visitors enter with motorcycles for
sport but the passage of the wheels on the roads erode the ground and the noise
of the motorcycles interrupt the natural cycle of the species that are inside
the forest. Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation as well as a lack of
environmental education in the people who visit it.
It is very important to educate people about environmental
issues, because the few green spaces and without human intervention are very
small, these spaces are a great contribution to life on the planet, the
diversity of species is a very relevant topic in these times because the
extinction of species is increasing.
We must all contribute to the care of forests and natural spaces, the Panul
Forest is very beautiful and the species within it need our care, For this
reason we must educate those around us to contribute a grain of sand and to
change people’s bad habits.
