HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) The Zapata Swamp National Park in the Cuban province of Matanzas and the Everglades, in Florida, United States, were twinned with the signing in Washington of an agreement that seeks to contribute to the improvement of the environmental management of these areas.
According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the purpose of this twinning is to achieve better indicators in the environmental management of these protected areas, through the exchange of information.
José Ramón Cabañas, Cuban ambassador to the US capital, signed the agreement that will promote modern practices for the sustainable management of the resources and the scientific knowledge in this area.
Pedro Ramos, superintendent of the Everglades National Park, signed the document on the American side.
The text was adopted under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Conservation of Wildlife and National Terrestrial Protected Areas, signed on December 21st, 2016, also in Washington, by the Cuban First Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).
The Zapata Swamp and Everglades National Parks are outstanding examples of the natural and cultural heritage that both nations wish to preserve for present and future generations.
Cuba and the United States share coastal regions with similar geological, biological and ecological characteristics, such as freshwater wetlands, forests, swamp grasslands, mangroves and estuaries.
Both countries have many common species of plants, fish and wildlife, some considered endemic and endangered.
These two natural sanctuaries treasure landscapes and sites with important cultural and social values of historical relevance.
This agreement adds to three instruments signed in Washington last December for bilateral cooperation in the areas of meteorology, seismology, terrestrial protected areas and wildlife conservation.
Cuban scientists have dialogued with their American counterparts on several occasions since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations in July 2015, especially with executives of the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution, and have also visited facilities linked to scientific support for joint actions that the specialized centers of both countries intend to develop.
The twinning agreement of these national parks is the 20th bilateral instrument signed between Havana and Washington since the respective embassies were reopened and this one occurred two days after President Barack Obama to leave the White House to his successor, Republican Donald Trump.
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