The Collective Turcón – Ecologists in Action expresses its most energetic rejection of Preliminary draft update of Law 4/2017 on Soil and Protected Natural Spaces of the Canary Islands, currently promoted by the Department of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands. This reform, far from responding to a technical need or a social demand, is presented as a deregulation offensive at the service of business interests, to the detriment of the general interest and the protection of our fragile island territory.
We are faced with an attempt to dismantle the public, democratic and guarantee model of territorial planning, replacing it with an arbitrary logic of “singular projects” tailored to private developers. Figures like Projects of Insular or Autonomous Interest and the ambiguous concept of “singular public interest” They are tools created to circumvent environmental control and weaken the role of councils and town councils in territorial planning.
We denounce that this reform:
- It opens the door to the urbanization of rustic and protected land.
- Reduce or eliminate environmental assessment controls.
- Increases the legal uncertainty by imposing indeterminate and discretionary concepts.
- It poses a direct threat to the biodiversity, natural spaces and basic resources such as water, fertile soil and cultural landscapes.
This order-by-exception model ignores the principles of sustainability, ecological justice and citizen participation, in addition to contradicting the international commitments assumed by the Canary Islands regarding climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development.
For all these reasons, Turcón – Ecologistas en Acción has presented the attached statement of allegations in coordination with various environmental groups in the Canary Islands and the Ben Magec Federation – Ecologistas en Acción.
In this statement of allegations andWe demand the immediate withdrawal of the preliminary draft and demand the opening of a real participatory process, where citizens and the scientific and technical community are heard.
At the same time, a fairly extensive technical document is prepared and agreed upon with other groups in defense of the Environment in the Canary Islands, which includes a series of proposals to improve current legislation.
Faced with the threat posed by this reform, We call on all citizens to join the demonstrations called this Sunday throughout the Canary Islands to make our voices heard and defend the common.
Sunday May 18, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Las Canteras Walk (departure from the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium) in Gran Canaria
#CanariasHasUnLímite
Turcón Collective – Ecologists in Action
