More than a hundred scientists and nearly forty institutions and companies signed a statement against the construction of a five-kilometer-long gondola to connect the two continents. ski resorts From Astún and Formigal along the Canal Roya Pyrenean valley in HuescaDoes not meet the requirements for access to European recovery funds.
Instead, the signatories They demand the re-activation of the processing of the protected natural area, which was initiated in 2006. and “it should never have been abandoned”.
The project “Aragón Ski Circus” was presented by the Aragón Government and Diputación de Huesca. 34 million euro budgetTo be obtained from European “Next Generation” funds,
According to the manifesto reached by Efe, the signatories of the manifesto, which scientists Eudald Carbonell and Unai Pascual adhere to, point out that the current environmental crisis may “seriously” limit the right to benefit from nature for future generations. , “A right enshrined in the Spanish Constitution and the UNESCO Declaration of 12 November 1997”.
they underline The “unique and irreplaceable” natural, cultural, landscape and intangible values of the Canal Roya Pyrenean valley“exceeding the local in importance to rise to the category of extraordinary value and common heritage for all citizens.”
They also claim that This will not only mean the “irreversible destruction” of the valley, but will immediately create a large-scale exploitation process.promoting year-round cycling across the valley, with construction in the service of a massive and inclusive tourism model or in places of “high vulnerability” and “high environmental value”.
Oldexpresses doubts about the “applicability of compliance with applicable requirements” For the use of funds from the European Union’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) that the Government of Aragon and the Provincial Assembly want to finance the project.
They also doubt little transparency about processing and the technical specifications of the project in question, which is actually still in the draft or preliminary proposal stage, not subject to public information and virtually unknown”.
they claim to be “comparative complaint” where these funds are allocated to the entertainment industry and yet the disadvantaged sectors of the mountains or large rural areas are neglectedthose who do not receive any assistance for economic recovery.
For all these reasons, they express their most “vocal rejection” to the project of merging interconnected stations. means the irreversible destruction and devaluation of this space.and they want it to only serve to convey a kind of pattern incompatible with conservation, and to return to the processing of natural space.
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