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With the objective of preserving biodiversity, preventing risks, and guaranteeing safe environments for the university community and the public, the caucana Alma Mater is advancing in the intervention and technical management of the trees at the Belalcázar Lot, in the surroundings of the Campo Bello sector of Popayán; a space that is part of the university campus and borders important roads in the departmental capital.
The project, which has an estimated duration of four months, has already begun and is currently in the pre-operational stage of the Traffic Management Plan (TMP), prior to the forestry work. The intervention, under the responsibility of forest engineer Edward Martínez (from the company Topoforestal, Engineering and Environment, experts in the management of at-risk trees), has the authorization of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Cauca (CRC) through Resolution DTC No. 1509 of 2025.
As part of the work carried out, 273 trees were identified in the area, of which 59 present deterioration conditions that require intervention. Therefore, 52 high-risk trees will be removed and 7 trees will undergo pruning due to branches that could come into contact with electrical networks or the public roadway. In addition, 6 trees along the highway will be intervened, while the road leading to the Cerritos de la Paz residential complex will concentrate the greatest number of actions. “A detailed inventory and diagnosis of the species has been conducted. Together with the CRC, we selected those trees that presented the greatest deterioration problems and that could generate a higher risk for people, infrastructure, and the environment,” explained contractor Edward Martínez.
Most of the trees to be intervened are eucalyptus trees, an introduced species that presents self-pruning characteristics, which facilitates the natural falling of branches, especially in very mature specimens. These conditions, together with the recent effects of climate change and events involving falling trees recorded in the city, motivated the execution of the project. In this sense, to guarantee the safety of pedestrians, drivers, and the operational team, partial and temporary closures will be implemented on some road sections. According to Diana Marcela Legarda, the engineer in charge of the Traffic Management Plan, the closures will be of short duration: “Preventive closures of approximately 15 minutes are planned while pruning or tree removal work is carried out. Afterwards, passage will be restored. The objective is to guarantee everyone’s safety.” Among the adopted measures are temporary detours and signage at strategic points, especially on the road toward Cerritos de la Paz. Authorities recommend driving cautiously, paying attention to signage, and following the instructions of field personnel.
In this way, the University of Cauca reaffirms its commitment to environmental management, risk prevention, and the conservation of its natural heritage, promoting safer, more sustainable, and healthier environments for the university community and the city. For everything described up to this point, from this house of thought that is #HeritageOfAll, we thank the residents of the area, as well as the city as a whole, for their understanding regarding these preventive actions, remembering that these are necessary works aimed at preventing accidents.
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