They accuse the government of "pushing" the destruction of Leatherback

Although 89% of Costa Ricans expressed their rejection to the reduction of the national parks, beginning with Leatherback (CID / Gallup poll TNC), the Oscar Arias government presented yesterday the call for extraordinary extension reduces Marine Park The Leatherback denounced environmental leaders.

"To call this bill is disrespectful to Costa Rican society and especially the Guanacaste and local communities that depend Baulas Park and fight for its preservation," said Laura Jaen Ladies Association and Guides Matapalo.

Only last week the Guadalupe Urbina Rican singer filed the signatures of 1,223 Guanacastecans expressing their rejection of the above project which aims to reduce the park boundaries and degrade the bulk of its territory Wildlife Refuge. Thus allowing the construction of multifamily dwellings of up to 3 floors, alone or in condominium, recreational facilities and tourist development (Art. 11 of the Bill 17,383), in an area SENARA and the UCR have identified as critical vulnerability As far as groundwater is concerned.

Of 36 volumes that have the project in the Assembly, there are only 4 cards that support it: the MINAET, the City of Santa Cruz, another group of municipalities and developers letter with 20 signatures of relatives.

The Attorney General's Office, the Comptroller, the Ombudsman, the National University, the UCR, the College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica, the National Network for the Conservation of Sea Turtles, WWF, CI, TNC, IUCN , Marviva, Pretoma, TLT, CEDARENA and AIDA, the same SINAC and Technical Services Department of the Legislative Assembly are just some of the institutions represented state and local organizations which have submitted criteria against 17,383 bill.

"Approving this bill is to open a gate to the destruction of all our National Parks. The Leatherback National Marine Park is all Costa Ricans and must remain so. It is time to seek a comprehensive solution and not try to cover the sun with a finger through a law that does not even have the support of the local community, "says Elizabeth Solano, Chief Operating Officer of TLT.