More than 47,000 signatures against tourism development
Más Canarias and Recortes Cero have officially presented a total of 47,665 signatures to the Parliament of the Canary Islands expressing their rejection of the La Pavona ‘ecoresort’ project, located in Breña Alta.
This delivery of signatures represents a significant milestone in the campaign against what is considered an ecological attack, due to the serious environmental and social implications that this project entails, as indicated in a statement.
Environmental and social impact of the project
The lawyer and secretary of Más Canarias, Florisela Rodríguez, emphasized the importance of the current government listening to the voice of citizens in opposition to this type of predatory tourism.
The group denounces that there is an attempt to promote as ecological a ‘megaresort’ that will occupy more than one million square meters, equivalent to 141 football fields, affecting areas of the Natura 2000 Network and even hosting an 18-hole golf course.
Call to action and criticism of the tourism model
Angustias Rodríguez, from Recortes Cero, highlighted the urgency of stopping this project in a context of housing crisis, water shortage and threats to natural heritage due to the proliferation of tourist constructions.
For his part, the general coordinator of Más Canarias, Javier Lasso, criticized the current tourism model, pointing out that the increase in tourism has led to a significant decrease in purchasing power, describing it as a pernicious and low-quality model.
Meeting request and call for reflection
The promoters of the initiative, who have questioned the Minister of Ecological Transition, Mariano Hernández Zapata, for supporting the declaration of the project as of island interest during his presidency in the Cabildo, have requested a meeting with the Government of the Canary Islands to expose the critical points of the project.
Florisela Rodríguez stressed that the almost 50,000 signatures against the ‘megaresort’ show the urgent need for change in the Canary Islands, urging the government to listen to the citizens’ demands without delay.
