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clive
- Grazalema
Its so sad. This is a NATIONAL PARK, a BIOSPHERE RESERVE and has had hundreds of millions in financing over the many years that it has been declared a protected area. Some of the finest biologists and scientists have dedicated their lifes work to this environment and the wildlife that resides here. It is nothing more than a disgrace that the spanish government has allowed, and continues to allow this to happen. So that we can eat strawberries in January?? Really?
Read the story here: https://wildsideholidays.co.uk/spain-found-guilty-of-not-protecting-donanas-water-supply/
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Helen
- Seville
Add to that the threat from those catfish… 🙁
I have never understood how so called protected areas can suffer from illegal building and water extraction etc…. It’s ridiculous.
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Helen
- Seville
And now its going to be an “endangered” world heritage site. What a mess!
UNESCO has granted Spain until December 2024 to provide an updated report on the park’s current state and the efforts made to protect it. The organisation has starkly warned that failing to act could result in Doñana’s inclusion in the list of endangered World Heritage sites.
Juan Carlos del Olmo, Secretary General of WWF Spain, lamented, “UNESCO is once again threatening to add Doñana to the ignominious list of endangered World Heritage Sites. This would be a real disgrace for Andalucia and Spain.” He added, “We hope President Moreno Bonilla heeds this warning and fulfils his international obligations.”
In Spain news has the full article.
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clive
- Grazalema
Here is a very short video clip of the situation in August 2023. But, you get the picture
Tal día como hoy, el 14 de agosto de 1969, el Consejo de Ministros aprobaba la creación del Parque Nacional de Doñana. 54 años después esta es la estampa que presenta Santa Olalla, la laguna más grande del parque. Desde que empezamos a tomar datos hace ya más de medio siglo, Santa Olalla nunca se había secado dos años consecutivos, lo cual atestigua la grave situación en la que se encuentra el sistema lagunar de Doñana y, con ello, toda la biodiversidad que depende de él. En uno de nuestros estudios publicado este mismo año, con datos recopilados durante 40 años, se constata que el 59% de las lagunas de mayor tamaño de Doñana han desaparecido ya. Este fenómeno está significativamente relacionado con las altas temperaturas y el largo periodo de bajas precipitaciones que está sufriendo Doñana; pero también con una sobreexplotación del acuífero que alimenta este sistema lagunar. https://www.csic.es/es/actualidad-del-csic/santa-olalla-la-laguna-mas-grande-de-donana-se-seca-por-segundo-ano-consecutivo
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Miguel
- Cádiz
Oh and this would be funny if it wasn’t so serious. “Lets buy another 7,500 hectares and place it under the “protection” of a National park that we can’t manage or look after in the first place!
clive
- Grazalema
Heres a nice video from when Doñana was wet! WWF asking for help to protect the area.
https://youtu.be/xTcWiEcJ0J8?si=ToFgx6cRNSMJXzL5
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Rachel
Prison sentences for illegal water extraction in Spanish Nature Reserve Doñana
SEVILLE – A recent court ruling in Seville imposes harsh penalties as a family face prison sentences for illegal water extraction in the Doñana protected natural area. The wetland is in danger of succumbing to drought.
It concerns a couple of brothers who have owned a farm in Aznalcázar since the 1990s. The farm is partly located above the “Almonte-Marismas” water source. Moreover, this is the main water source for Doñana National Park. The four brothers and one sister each received a prison sentence of two years and five months. Furthermore, they are also banned from professions related to agriculture for two years. An additional one-year prison sentence was also imposed for damage to the environment.
Here: https://inspain.news/prison-sentences-for-illegal-water-extraction-in-spanish-nature-reserve-donana/
Carl
I read that article but do they actually have to go to prison?
Helen
- Seville
I guess it will go to appeal but its a bit ironic that the fine goes to the water company! And, where does a cotton farmer get 2 million euros from to pay the fine anyway?
Most of this issue is the fault of hidrográfica and the police and park authorities anyway for letting it happen in the first place! The laws are there, they just need to be enforced.
The Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir (CHG), responsible for water management in the area, must receive compensation of almost €1.97 million from the convicted.
The ruling may still be challenged. However, if it stands, it will be the first case in Doñana to impose prison sentences for illegal water extraction. Moreover, it highlights the growing awareness and seriousness of environmental crimes in Spain.
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clive
Helen
Miguel
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