They will install 3 camps for personnel working to conserve glaciers in Mérida

Published at: 11/01/2024 05:18 PM

The Ministry for Ecosocialism announced this Thursday that three camps will be installed at strategic points for the rest of personnel working in the conservation of the Humboldt Glacier, Sierra Nevada National Park, Mérida state.

“The staff is responsible for the geotextile material with which they will climb the glacier,” MINEC said through its account on the social network X.

During the broadcast of the program “Patria que Struggling” from the headquarters of the National Institute of Parks (Inparks) in the Andean entities, directed by Governor Jehyson Guzmán, it was explained that the project is being carried out together with the Probiodiverse Foundation and other governmental and environmental institutions, the message says.

In this phase, the staff will place a batch of 35 rolls of thermal blankets on the surface of the glacier with the intention of extending its existence.

The mantles are composed of a reflective polyester and polypropylene fiber to increase a glacier's ability to reflect sunlight, evade heat and generate a microtemperature.

Mazo News Team