On 5th June, 2019 i.e. on the World Environment Day, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a pronouncement recognising the forests as living entities.
The pronouncement states that each person must commit to caring for, preserving, and respecting forests, and to promoting concrete actions that expand forests in El Salvador.
El Salvador lost about 85 % of its native forests since the 1960s, while the Earth lost about 80 % of its native forests.
El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated of the seven Central American countries. It’s capital is San Salvador.
