Cuba highlights biodiversity protection amid climate change impacts

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Cuba highlights biodiversity protection amid climate change impacts

STORY: Cuba highlights biodiversity protection amid climate change impacts DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Cienaga de Zapata National Park 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): YOANDY BONACHEA, Cuban environmentalist STORYLINE: Cuba's Cienaga de Zapata National Park, located some 200 km east of the capital Havana, is one of the largest and most important wetlands in the Caribbean region. Recognized as a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the national park harbors about 1,000 kinds of plants and hundreds of species of animals, including Cuban crocodiles, Zapata sparrows, flamingos, and other migratory birds, largely from North America. Environmentalist Yoandy Bonachea gets into the forest almost every day to explore the impact of climate change on the biodiversity of the Cuban flora and fauna. Bonachea, who also works as a tour guide, takes pictures of the natural habitats of different

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