Greenpeace denounced the project of a Spanish construction company in Cabo Pulmo (in Spanish)

Greenpeace denuncia el proyecto de una constructora española en Cabo Pulmo

El proyecto de macro urbanización en México, está proyectado en un lugar declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad

 Macro proyecto hotelero en Cabo Pulmo

http://www.bajoelagua.com/mundo-submarino/noticias/2010-08-24/greenpeace-denuncia-proyecto-constructora-espanola-0847.html

Barco Esperanza del Mar © B. Saracho / Bajoelagua.com

Greenpeace, junto con las organizaciones Wildcoast, el Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA) y Amigos para la Conservación de Cabo Pulmo A.C (ACCP), ha presentado esta mañana en México DF el informe Cabo Cortés: destruyendo el paraíso. En él se expone cómo Hansa Urbana, controvertida empresa de origen español, tiene previsto construir un megacomplejo turístico en la zona protegida de Cabo Pulmo. Las organizaciones piden que no se lleve a cabo este proyecto, que pone en riesgo un ecosistema considerado Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.

When the Roosterfish Start to Run, Anglers Just Try to Keep UpBy CHRIS SANTELLA

Published: July 30, 2010

CABO PULMO, Mexico — The sun was high and hot as a group of five fly anglers stood 20 yards above the surf break on a beach north of here, peering out into the Sea of Cortez. “What’s that?” one of the anglers called out uncertainly, not wishing to raise a false alarm for misidentifying a rock as our quarry. A dark torpedo coalesced in a wave that crested 50 yards offshore, joined soon after by an accomplice on each side......"

Mike Ferris

Kurt Olesek held a roosterfish he caught in Baja California. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/sports/31roosterfish.html

Cabo Pulmo. location map

Raminova continues to make its mark in Mexico with an important land management project. "Nuevo San Juan - Baja California Sur" is a beautiful enclave 42 km from San José de Cabos airport, with a total land surface of more than 500 hectares that includes more than 4,7 km of beach.

Land Management - Cabo Pulmo

Raminova continues to make its mark in Mexico with an important land management project. "Nuevo San Juan - Baja California Sur" is a beautiful enclave 42 km from San José de Cabos airport, with a total land surface of more than 500 hectares that includes more than 4,7 km of beach.

http://raminova.com/ingles/proyecto.php?Idcontenido=41

The project plans consist of the construction of a Golf Resort that will include hotels, shopping centres and a wide variety of residential complexes.

Coral Reefs in Hot Water: More Reasons to Protect Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

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Posted November 16, 2010 in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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An article in Science magazine last month reported that 2010 may be the worst year for coral die-off ever in the Caribbean due to abnormally warm waters since June.  This spells the latest chapter of disaster for coral reefs; spectacular ecosystems that are often called the rainforests of the sea because they shelter an astonishing 25% or more of all marine species.
The world’s coral reefs are under threat from a deadly trifecta of human –induced impacts: global warming, pollution, and overharvesting.  While corals are facing a devastating die-off in the Caribbean due to warming temperatures this fall, only a mainland Mexico away there is another coral reef on the chopping block: Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park.
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico is home to the healthiest and most important coral reef in northwest Mexico.  After fifteen years of diligent conservation efforts on the part of the local community and other  groups the reef  is home to the highest concentration of fish in the entire Gulf of California and a refuge for migratory species like whale sharks, manta rays, humpback whales, and five of the world’s seven endangered species of sea turtle.  Ecotourism around the reef is thriving as well. 
Despite national and international protective designations, Cabo Pulmo is threatened by a proposed mega-tourism complex known as Cabo Cortés.  The project is spearheaded by Hansa Baja Investments, an entity of the Hansa Urbana Group of Spain.  It includes the construction of 13,000 housing units, 3,655 hotel rooms (together this is equivalent to about 30,000 rooms), some 2 million square feet of office and commercial space as well as marinas, a private jet port, schools, medical facilities, and at least three golf courses.  For all practical purposes, the complex is the construction of a brand new city. Not only is it to be built in a sparsely populated, fragile natural area with limited water supply, but the project touches Cabo Pulmo National Park.
We don’t need a crystal ball to know that the Hansa’s project would devastate the coral reef with the associated pollution, increased sedimentation, and greater pressure on the area.  Mega-tourist ventures in other parts of Mexico such as Cancun, Playa de Carmen, and Tulum have already taught us this important lesson.  Cancun-style projects and coral reefs don’t mix well.  The company’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dismisses any impacts to the reef by claiming that ocean currents flow away from the park and thus would carry away all the pollution.  Local residents, scientists and environmental groups say otherwise and identify a whole series of deficiencies and illegalities of the EIS.  My point is even more elementary: a responsible company simply does not build a massive tourism complex right next to a National Park.  And you especially shouldn’t be doing it if the National Park contains an endangered ecosystem like a coral reef.
 The good news is that the destruction of Cabo Pulmo coral reef is completely preventable.  In the context of coral reef die-offs we have before us the opportunity to save a vibrant, healthy coral reef home to migratory whales, endangered sea turtles, and hundreds of reef fish.  Mexico only needs to stand by its 1995 decision to protect the area and deny authorization of the project.  In doing so, Cabo Pulmo can continue to be a shining example of ocean conservation and sustainable tourism development.
 Mexico is gearing up to host the UN climate talks in Cancun this December.  This is a chance for Mexico to demonstrate its commitment not only to combating global warming, but to protecting the ecosystems that are most vulnerable to it.  

Sylvia Earle ¨her deepness¨ en Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur - Parte 1.1

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Wildcoast | December 21, 2010 | 

El equipo de Costasalvaje y Televisa estuvieron en Cabo Pulmo en el Mar de Cortés con Sylvia Earle, la distinguida investigadora oceánica que actualmente promueve la creación de "sitios de esperanza" para la conservación del océano, el corazón azul del planeta.

Dredging the La Ribera Estuary near Cabo Pulmo.

Dredging the La Ribera Estuary near Cabo Pulmo. Unfortunately, if a Spanish resort company, Hansa Urbana, has its way, the reef of Cabo Pulmo will be destroyed. Hansa Urbana is proposing a mega-resort with more than 30,000-rooms, golf courses and marinas in close proximity to the reef. A coalition of Mexican conservationists has organized the Cabo Pulmo Vivo! Campaign to protect the delicate coral reef and amazing marine species of Cabo Pulmo. American organizations such as WiLDCOAST and NRDC have joined the campaign as well. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/01/sea-of-cortez-world-herit_n_802636.html#s217026&title=undefined

Sea Of Cortez World Heritage Site Threatened By Resort Development

Sea Of Cortez World Heritage Site Threatened By Resort Development (PHOTOS)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/01/sea-of-cortez-world-herit_n_802636.html#s217006&title=undefined

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CABO PULMO, Mexico - By the 1990s, decades of overfishing the waters of the Sea of Cortez left the coral reef at Cabo Pulmo, in the East Cape region of the Baja California Peninsula, almost void of life. To reverse this process the local community convinced the Mexican federal government to establish a marine protected area at Cabo Pulmo in 1995. Ninety-nine percent of the 17,560 acre Marine Protected Area that was established is ocean.
Today the Cabo Pulmo Marine Park is one the most successful examples of marine conservation in Mexico. Fishing was banned inside the park and local residents, along with the Mexican government, helped to bring the reef back from complete destruction.
Unfortunately, development pressures along the East Cape now threaten the fragile beauty, abundance, and diversity of the marine species for which it is famous.
Take Action! You can help save the reef at Cabo Pulmo. Go to WiLDCOAST or Cabo Pulmo Vivo! to sign a petition, make a contribution, or volunteer.
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THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE AT SEA DEPENDS ON PLACES LIKE THE CABO PULMO CORAL REEF. THERE ARE MANY TOURIST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD. THERE IS ONLY ONE CABO PULMO.

A well-planned development is in the interest of all. Being one of the greatest marine conservation successes in Mexico, the protection of Cabo Pulmo must be made compatible with the promotion of tourism by the state. This requires that government authorities carefully assess the type of developments permitted around the park and that the community at large understand the potential impacts that result from poorly planned developments.

	The construction of a mega-development covering 3,800 hectares, an area the size of the city of San Jose del Cabo, in a region that is sparsely populated, containing fragile ecosystems and limited water supply is not sustainable. Background
	The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP, the park authority) and scientific experts in the area have stated that the construction and operation of the Cabo Cortes project threatens the Cabo Pulmo coral reef. SEMARNAT ignored these recommendations when it approved the project. Background
	Damage to the reef would mean the loss of an important site for migrating marine species that have returned to the area, like whale sharks, sea turtles, the Pacific manta rays and humpback whales.
	The construction of a marina in an area covered by sand dunes will have irreversible consequences on the conformation of the coastline and coastal sea water transport, thereby causing beach erosion adjacent to the project and the loss of a site that is vital to nesting sea turtles. Background
	In Baja California Sur fresh water is scarce. One third of the water that the Cabo Cortés development requires will be taken from the Santiago aquifer, the only aquifer in the southern portion of the state that to date has not been overexploited. The volume of water permitted to be taken by Cabo Cortes is equivalent to the average daily consumption by 82,000 people. Background
	The construction and operation of Cabo Cortés will required 40,000 laborers. The project plans to build a support city of 5000 houses for these workers, but does not provide for the growing demand for public services that will also occur. It is expected that these settlements will have a negative impact on quality of life in nearby communities.
	A development of this size will compete with established destinations in Los Cabos, which according to official figures had an average occupancy rate of 52% in 2009, and 63% so far this year. There is therefore the risk of creating an oversupply, while causing unnecessary environmental damage and destroying existing natural attractions like the Cabo Pulmo coral reef. Background
	Population growth and the work that a development of this magnitude brings to an area threatens one of the richest archaeological sites in Baja California Sur and thus the historical and cultural heritage of Mexico. Background

THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE AT SEA DEPENDS ON PLACES LIKE THE CABO PULMO CORAL REEF. THERE ARE MANY TOURIST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD. THERE IS ONLY ONE CABO PULMO.

http://www.cabopulmovivo.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=123&lang=en

The Cabo Pulmo Reef has eight fingers of hard coral reef, providing a safe haven for many of the 800 species of marine animals found throughout the Sea of Cortez. The rich biodiversity of the area is unparalleled and as a result was targeted by overzealous sport and commercial fisherman during the 80’s. Abusive over fishing and a tremendous decline in fish population caused great concern in the local community, who subsequently lobbied the government to protect the region. Moreover, a series of studies at UABCS were directed by lead biologist Oscar Arizpe to provide strong evidence supporting the biological relevance of Cabo Pulmo to the Sea of Cortez. And on June 15, 1995, President Zedillo Ponce de Leon declared the 7,111 hectares and waters surrounding Cabo Pulmo, a National Marine Park.

Although conservation efforts are headed in the right direction, federal enforcement and financial aid remains scarce and the quest to protect Cabo Pulmo National Park falls heavy on the shoulders of the local community, just 113 residents. But the people here are positive and last year La Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas or CONANP appointed the first official Park Director, Carlos Narro to direct conservation efforts in the park. Citizens, local and international conservation groups and the park director are working together to implement programs such as Park Enforcement, Reef Monitoring, Nest Monitoring for Sea Turtles and Beach Clean-ups.

To understand more about the reef, the threats and what is being done to protect the park, Baja Life Magazine interviewed marine biologist and former Cabo Pulmo resident, Hector Reyes Bonilla.

BL: What are the different types of Reefs?

HRB: In general there are three kinds: barrier, fringing and atoll. In western Mexico and the eastern Pacific in general most are fringing reefs, but one atoll exists (Clipperton)

BL: The Cabo Pulmo Reef is known as a hard coral reef, how is this different from a typical coral reef?

HRB: Other than the one I mentioned before, there are generally no accepted nomenclature for coral reefs. For many people Pulmo is not a true reef as corals barely modify the bottom topography (a characteristic of all "true reefs" in the Caribbean and Indo Pacific). We believe that Pulmo functions as a reef in that the fish and invertebrate assemblages depends greatly on the physical structure and energy provided by the corals.

BL: What are the greatest threats to the Reef?

HRB: Fishing was the main problem until 1995 when the area was declared a marine park. Today we fear that large-scale tourist complexes (a la Cabo San Lucas) would cause irreversible damages, especially because of the input of nutrients and excess use of the area.

BL: What is the state of the Reef now compared to 10 years ago when it was first declared a National Marine Park?

HRB: Much better now. Fish communities (species richness and abundance, size of organisms) are among the best in the entire Gulf of California.

BL: What direction do you see development taking in Cabo Pulmo and how will that affect the health of the Reef?

HRB: Some representatives of the state government and many developers want to continue the Corredor del Cabo del Este from San Lucas to Cabo Pulmo and even further to the north, in order to continue their large-scale tourism policy. Cabo Pulmo locals are opposed to this and want a more relaxed approach using small bungalows and limited number of rooms in the bay. As the latter own most of the land, possibly they will be able to at least diminish the potential damages.

BL: Should there be restrictions and guidelines put in place for developers to help protect the Marine Park and the Reef?

HRB: There are restrictions already included in the Management Plan. Basically it considers limitations on the size of hotels or bungalows, total number of rooms and tourists at one time, and other regulations involving water use and treatment.

BL: What is a Management Plan and how does it work?

HRB: In Mexico, a management plan is the main tool that determines the kind of uses that are acceptable in protected areas. It is important to mention here that law in Mexico forbids no-take zones; all protected areas should be able to produce some kind of economic benefit to their residents. However, in the core zones ("zonas nucleo") of the parks extractive activities are prohibited.

BL: How does silting, sewage and human waste affect the Reef?
HRB: Silting is natural during summer as arroyos discharge a lot of sediment from the Sierra de la laguna. However, it is a normal situation and causes no concern. Sewage and human waste are very well controlled in the town, although in camping areas (south of the bay) it can represent a problem on particular dates when visitors arrive in flocks (semana santa, summer vacations).

BL: What methods do scientists use to determine the health of the Reef? What is a Reef Monitoring Program? Is there one in place and if so, how does it work and who is leading it?

HRB: The health of a reef is a very difficult thing to establish. In general it is considered that a healthy reef has many fish and invertebrate species, high coral cover, low algal cover, and no apparent diseases or other kind of perturbations. Most monitoring programs thus measure these traits in the field and compare results from time to time. The analyses provide evidence of the state of the reef that can be used by managers to do their job and make any decision is needed. Pulmo has no official monitoring program, however, UABCS (our laboratory) has been making census of fish, corals, gorgonians and echinoderms since 1987, and with more intensity after 1997, when the ENSO caused a severe coral mortality.

Héctor Reyes Bonilla, studied Marine Biology (UABCS, 1990), has a M.Sc. degree in Marine Ecology (CICESE, 1993) and a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries (University of Miami, 2003). He has done research in coral reef communities in the Pacific coast of México since 1993, and particularly at Cabo Pulmo reef, area from where he has obtained data for seven of his 54 peer-reviewed papers. He leads the Reef Research Group of the Mexican Long-Term Ecological Research Network (MEX-LTER), and his main interests are macroecology of reef associated fauna (especially related to distribution and functional diversity of corals, echinoderms and fishes) and the effects of large-scale perturbations (especially El Niño) on community structure.http://www.cabopulmopark.com/thereef.html

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=364142&CategoryId=14091

Greenpeace Defends Mexican Reef Threatened by Tourist Project

MEXICO CITY – Greenpeace on Monday joined other organizations in expressing concern about the threat a planned tourist complex in northwestern Mexico would pose to the Sea of Cortez’s Cabo Pulmo reef.

The campaign to protect that hard-coral reef has been spearheaded for several months by several environmental groups opposed to the Cabo Cortes project.

Those organizations on Monday presented a study titled “Cabo Cortes: Destroying Paradise,” which lists the possible damage the 20,000-year-old reef – home to 226 of the 875 fish species in the Sea of Cortez – could suffer.

In 2008, Spanish developer Hansa Urbana was authorized by Mexico’s environment ministry, known as Semarnat, to begin construction of Cabo Cortes in the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur state.

Last week, however, Semarnat announced the temporary suspension of that permit and requested that Hansa submit more information “to ensure there won’t be any disruption to an ecosystem that has been restored to its natural condition.”

The tourist complex would cover an area of around 3,800 hectares (9,382 acres) and include a marina with 490 moorings, two golf courses, 30,000 guestrooms and 5,000 homes for workers, meaning its scale would rival that of Cancun, Mexico’s leading tourist destination.

The project is contiguous with the Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, home to a small community of residents who have been instrumental in efforts to protect and restore the reef over the past 15 years.

“For Greenpeace, the fact that authorization was initially given and now may be modified due to irregularities shows the lack of rigor in approving projects that endanger the environment,” the organization said in a statement.

“It’s incredible that a destructive project like Cabo Cortes could be authorized in a single step and then two years later – due only to pressure from society and legal appeals – they decide to modify that authorization,” Greenpeace said.

“We don’t want authorization for Cabo Cortes to be modified; we want it to be cancelled,” said Greenpeace Mexico spokesman Alejandro Olivera.

Greenpeace said Mexico’s National Commission for Protected Areas has objected to the environmental-impact report submitted by Hansa, which faces probes in Spain over alleged irregularities in the permit process for its Novo Carthago project.

“Greenpeace finds it unacceptable that Spanish real-estate and tourist companies, key players in the unsustainable development that has occurred in Spain in recent years ... intend to replicate the disaster they’ve caused in other countries,” the statement said. EFE

Mexican Reef Threatened by Planned Tourist Complex, Greenpeace Says

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MEXICO CITY – Greenpeace on Monday joined other organizations in expressing concern about the threat a planned tourist complex in northwestern Mexico would pose to the Sea of Cortez’s Cabo Pulmo reef.
The campaign to protect that hard-coral reef has been spearheaded for several months by several environmental groups opposed to the Cabo Cortes project.
Those organizations on Monday presented a study titled “Cabo Cortes: Destroying Paradise,” which lists the possible damage the 20,000-year-old reef – home to 226 of the 875 fish species in the Sea of Cortez – could suffer.
In 2008, Spanish developer Hansa Urbana was authorized by Mexico’s environment ministry, known as Semarnat, to begin construction of Cabo Cortes in the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur state.
Last week, however, Semarnat announced the temporary suspension of that permit and requested that Hansa submit more information “to ensure there won’t be any disruption to an ecosystem that has been restored to its natural condition.”
The tourist complex would cover an area of around 3,800 hectares (9,382 acres) and include a marina with 490 moorings, two golf courses, 30,000 guestrooms and 5,000 homes for workers, meaning its scale would rival that of Cancun, Mexico’s leading tourist destination.
The project is contiguous with the Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, home to a small community of residents who have been instrumental in efforts to protect and restore the reef over the past 15 years.
“For Greenpeace, the fact that authorization was initially given and now may be modified due to irregularities shows the lack of rigor in approving projects that endanger the environment,” the organization said in a statement.
“It’s incredible that a destructive project like Cabo Cortes could be authorized in a single step and then two years later – due only to pressure from society and legal appeals – they decide to modify that authorization,” Greenpeace said.
“We don’t want authorization for Cabo Cortes to be modified; we want it to be cancelled,” said Greenpeace Mexico spokesman Alejandro Olivera.
Greenpeace said Mexico’s National Commission for Protected Areas has objected to the environmental-impact report submitted by Hansa, which faces probes in Spain over alleged irregularities in the permit process for its Novo Carthago project.
“Greenpeace finds it unacceptable that Spanish real-estate and tourist companies, key players in the unsustainable development that has occurred in Spain in recent years … intend to replicate the disaster they’ve caused in other countries,” the statement said. EFE
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• Target: environmental activists
• Sponsored by: Cabo Pulmo Alive

  Howdy Folks
Here in Baja California Sur, Mexico we are facing the possible destruction of one of only 4 full reef systems in North America, the Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park and World Heritage Bio Reserve (UNESCO/United Nations program) and one which is vital for sustaining the balance of marine and other life forms in the Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez, thee most bio diverse body of water on the face of the earth and which affects the entire Pacific Basins marine habitat.
It is urgent that we get this petition out to the maximum number of people worldwide as possible and that they sign and send it to the President of Mexico and related Federal officials. This is easily facilitated via the Petition Website and simply needs to be filled out and hit the send button.
Please post this to your Social Networks, forward to friends on your mailing list(s) and publish/post wherever possible. It would also help if any recipients of this with news media contacts make them aware of this effort and the imperative of its' success.
From past history we know that it takes about 100,000 such signatures sent to the Mexican Federal Government in order for them to take action in such events.
http://www.cabopulmovivo.org/portal/index.php?option=com_forme&fid=1&Itemid=45&lang=es


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Rainbow Hawk


P.S.: If you don't read Spanish here is an English translation of the petition (We would appreciate translations in all languages should you be willing to volunteer for that and send them to: rainbow_gathering@yahoo.com): If you cannot read the box for submitting the form: Nombre(s) = First Name(s) ; Appellido(s) = Last Name(s); Cuidad = City; Estado = State; and Correo Electronico = Email:


Petition translation in English

We, the undersigned, respectfully request the immediate revocation of permits for the construction of the resort property "Cabo Cortés " consisting of 3,655 hotel rooms and more than 7,800 residences (a total of 30,000 rooms ), 2 golf courses with 27 holes and a marina adjacent Cabo Pulmo National (Marine) Park, Municipality of Los Cabos.

Our reasons are as follows:... See More

%u2022 The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) filed by the company contains false claims and the authorizations issued by SEMARNAT do not respect existing environmental legislation.

%u2022 The project presents a serious threat to Cabo Pulmo National Park, which houses the richest ecosystem and with greatest abundance in the Gulf of California and, furthermore, represents one of the clearest successes of restoration of a marine area in the country.

%u2022 The Cabo Cortés project is inconsistent with the provisions of existing ecological regulations in the region, such as the Ecological Management Plan of the Municipality of Los Cabos and Management Program for Cabo Pulmo National Park.

%u2022 The project also violates international commitments made by Mexico, endangering an ecosystem designated as a priority site for conservation of wetlands (RAMSAR Convention) and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

%u2022 The main impacts this project presents include reef sedimentation caused by construction of a marina for 490 boats, disruption to marine life caused by discharges from the desalinization plant and other debris, alterations to the coastline by sand dune modification and loss of important beaches for sea turtle nesting.

%u2022 In Baja California Sur water is scarce. That is why the Los Cabos Ecological Management Plan provides that each new development must ensure its own supply of water. The water concession by the CAN [National Commission of Water] to Cabo Cortés represents an amount equivalent to what 82,000 people consume in a single day.

We are convinced that the only development that is sustainable is that which occurs without compromising our natural resources and the social wellbeing of our citizens. A project on the scale of Cabo Cortes (the largest that has been planned in Baja California Sur), so close to one of the best preserved marine ecosystems in the country, is contrary to any definition of sustainability.

The community of Cabo Pulmo, federal , state and municipal governments, academics, civic organizations, and thousands of people around the world have for 15 years invested human and material resources in the conservation of Cabo Pulmo. Today we have tangible results that make this a unique place in the world. Do not put what we have achieved at risk.

There is still time to correct this error. Do not let non-sustainable developments affect Cabo Pulmo National Park .

The first step is to revoke authorizations for the construction of the resort property "Cabo Cortés. "

Many thanks - Cabo Pulmo Alive!

  less Howdy Folks
Here in Baja California Sur, Mexico we are facing the possible destruction of one of only 4 full reef systems in North America, the Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park and World Heritage Bio Reserve (UNESCO/United Nations program) and one which is vital for sustaining the balance of marine and other life forms in the Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez, thee most bio diverse body of water on the face of the earth and which affects the entire Pacific Basins marine habitat.
It is urgent that we get this petition out to the maximum number of people worldwide as possible and that they sign and send it to the President of Mexico and related Federal officials. This is easily facilitated via the Petition Website and simply needs to be filled out and hit the send button.
Please post this to your Social Networks, forward to friends on your mailing list(s) and publish/post wherever possible. It would also help if any recipients of this with news media contacts make them aware of thi... morehttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/urgent-petition-to-help-save-cabo-pulmo-national/

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