NewsWhore
06-08-2007, 04:10 PM
The Coalition for Protected Areas says it will keep abreast of all the developments in the protected areas story and has called on all interested parties to do the same. Eleuterio Martinez and Luis Carvajal say that changes had to be made to the protected areas law to repair the damage done in 2004. The pair pointed out that 34% of land in Costa Rica is protected and that figure is set to rise to 45%, while in the DR protected lands are being handed over for the construction of resorts. They pointed out that the only beaches that remain in the east are part of the National Park of the East. The National Park of the East made headlines, after Diario Libre revealed that the Ministry of Tourism had granted a no-objection to Bahia Principe hotel chain for the construction of the Bahia Principe Bayahibe resort. The company later announced it desisted from the intent after the go ahead was not cleared by the Ministry of Environment.
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