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are asked to avoid use of natural species in Christmas decorations. Colombia

TAKEN FROM: RCN RADIO
http://www.rcnradio.com/noticias/locales/15-12-10/piden-evitar-uso-de-especies-naturales-en-adornos- you during Christmas
By: RCN News

Upper Magdalena Corporation recalled the environmental impact and destruction caused by removing mosses and lichens.

A call to avoid the use of native vegetation in Christmas decorations, made the Alto Magdalena Corporation.
The entity asked to avoid the purchase of materials removed from the forest in Huila, moss, lichen and salvajina, marketed for the production of cribs.
"The removal of these species from forest and moorland to decorate the stalls, is having a serious impact on terrestrial ecosystems, mainly affecting the soils, the survival of other plants and animals, and acting directly on reducing the amount of water forest produce, "said the Corporation.
For lack of knowledge about the important role played by these species in the ecosystem, people often remove the forests indiscriminately for use as fertilizer, flower arrangements, making cribs and disposable decorative material.