In Defense Plant and part of Venezuela Caracas! Sunday 12.12.2010, under the ECOFESTIVAL UNITED FOR THE AVILA, which mainly was suspended, but left standing to pay tribute to the celebration of 52 anniversary of the Decree of the Avila National Park, and after a government advertising to change the dimension of protection or boundary of this protected area, National Coordinator of the Ecological Group Earth First, I had the opportunity to participate in a small but significant action in lung defense CARACAS, Guarenas, and Guaira.
All lung defense plant in Caracas preparing the human chain.
In fact, on Sunday 5 December, just seven days to El Ávila or comply Repano Waraira 52 years have been a National Park, the President announced that housing will be built on it, raising the building height to 80 or 100 m upholding that decision in a study that was presented to the public and is subject to review and questioning by many environmental groups. To date, but that none of the ministers or government officials in environmental or urban, has extended explanations or theme, which was not subject to public consultation.
the background to our general coordinator Wilfredo Requena.
therefore called by the group A MOUNTAIN OF PEOPLE and the presence of other environmental triggers FUNHDEA; BIOPARQUE; ECORINA blog and pedestrians, cyclists, walkers and visitors to the park, there were so many human chains to draw attention to the inadequacy of the measure, because although it says will be a permit in the north and to the Edo. Vargas, several studies indicate potential for landslides and fragility of land, which in no way compensate future population, and as is happening may increase unplanned neighborhoods and areas, and therefore result in social tragedies, invasions and biodiversity loss park, that is, more effects negative than positive, according to the concerns shared by many of those present.
In the photograph the beautiful Emma Corina Salazar sociologist, consultant to the Earth First, who had outstanding performance in this peaceful protest held at the entrance of Sabas Nieves.
Thus, in celebrating the 52 anniversary of the park was necessary to call for the protection of the Park, and its present boundaries, with the support of the country that can not be indifferent to the loss and devaluation of its limited green areas, as this would be a bad precedent for the protection of other 42 national parks.
In this picture on full entry of Sabas Nieves were removed from the area for no apparent reason, as the whim of the National Guard to the bottom you notice we had to move our signs to the outskirts of the park.
From Earth First, we support the actions LUNG DEFENSE OF CARACAS, not only as an icon of the city, but from Venezuela, as it represents part of the message, according to care more of our riches, wealth and natural heritage.
Wilfredo Ecologist Requena in contact with this extraordinary landscape of the city Caracas like the Botanical Garden on the outskirts of campus.
With the emblematic banner that we identified in our filings.
addition, it also had the opportunity to tour the facilities of the Botanical Garden of Caracas, and wish to request a sacred tree of India, on behalf of the environment.
xerophytic was admired his drive, which resulted in the idea of \u200b\u200bdoing something similar in Guarico and the Life Cycle tour and record some messages for Earth First, and also note with some regret that despite exfuerzos to keep it, also this area of \u200b\u200bstudy of vegetation, should be more careful to greater enjoyment of connoisseurs and visitors area.
