Ecobreves – PERU: Environmental Atlas Premieres

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LIMA, Mar 10 2002 (IPS) - The Metropolitan Municipality of the Peruvian capital, with the support of 40 state and non-governmental entities, completed the preliminary version of the Lima Environmental Atlas, which contains the first diagnosis of the city in environmental terms, identifying natural resources and areas of serious contamination. City councilor Elsa Saravia, president of the Citizen Services and Environment Commission of the municipality, which performed the study, said the maps drawn show the areas of worst pollution and the areas that are environmentally healthy.

The atlas will be officially presented in June, announced Saravia, who has proposed an environmental management framework of theme-based committees, with the participation of local mayors, non-governmental groups and residents.