There's a secret competitor to the 2007 edition of 'Island Famous ".
Astaldi is the second construction company in Italy. In July he signed an agreement to begin work on the tourist mega-project "Bahia de Tela" (see TerraTerra of April 23, 2005). The complex will be built on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, a few kilometers from the islands of Cayos Cochinos, where on Sept. 20 begins a new series of reality show.
The region, however, is inhabited by Afro-indigenous ethnic group, the Garifuna, who live in fishing communities along the coast and they fear the social and environmental impact of mass tourism. Today, the Laguna de los
Micos is a paradise of mangrove, a strip of virgin beach and vegetation over 3 km. Bahia de Tela The project has four luxury hotels, 256 villas, a golf course, an equestrian club and a shopping mall-with a total area of \u200b\u200b300 hectares. " Everything will be done within the National Park named Jeanette Kawas (Pnjk) and a lagoon registered (with the number 722) in the list of protected wetlands in the International Convention for the Protection of Wetlands (known as Ramsar). The filling in a large part of the wetlands for the construction of the golf course is incompatible with the Ramsar Convention, which considers the main areas of wetlands preservation. Local communities, then, were not consulted, as stated in the Agreement n ° 169 of the International of work.
Astaldi-in Honduras has built dams and highways with its subsidiary Astaldi-Columbus will be responsible for achieving the network of basic infrastructure, for a total of about $ 18 million (the total project budget is approximately 200 ): The Italian company will build roads, sewers, electrical system, one for solid waste collection and storage of drinking water.
The project is promoted by ' Honduran Instituto de Turismo (IHT) and private entrepreneurs gathered in Sociedad de Desarrollo Turístico Bahía de Tela (Dtbt). It is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (14.9 Astaldi to touch millions of dollars) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
According to the plans of the Ministry of Tourism, which on August 17 in a ceremony in full regalia, laid the "cornerstone" of the mega-project, will soon be the holiday resorts.
Ready in the country to attract an increasing number of Western tourists (from Milan weekly direct charter a party already in Honduras, taking tourists on the island of Roatan, the only country of Cancun).
It is no coincidence, therefore, if for the second consecutive year, "the famous" and put the island for three months, the Honduran beaches on display in front of millions of Italian viewers (last year The program picked up a 25% share).
What hides the Island? In December 2006, the magazine Altreconomia investigation revealed that the islands of Cayos, reality sites, are for sale. In addition, the format produced by Magnolia and broadcast by Rai upsets the balance on which rests the life of local populations.
Last year, for example, people in the Cayo Chachahuate could not take the boat to fish the whole time of the shooting.
is why a middle school in Piombino, Livorno, left a letter addressed to the Director of Rai 2, Claudio Cappon. It is signed by 725 people asking to suspend the program. The pupils have written the first two of the institute, after reading an article on the Isle of Betty Schiavon, Italy activist Collective Central America (CICA), which appeared in February on the popular magazine.
The Cica, engaged on the side of Garifuna Ofraneh of the Fraternal Organization of Honduras Popli blacks, has just launched an international campaign against Astaldi. Blog lisolaeilmattone.blogspot.com find the text of a letter of complaint (in three languages: Italian, English and English) to be sent to company representatives in Italy and Honduras.
This entry was posted on September 4 Il Manifesto
Astaldi is the second construction company in Italy. In July he signed an agreement to begin work on the tourist mega-project "Bahia de Tela" (see TerraTerra of April 23, 2005). The complex will be built on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, a few kilometers from the islands of Cayos Cochinos, where on Sept. 20 begins a new series of reality show.
The region, however, is inhabited by Afro-indigenous ethnic group, the Garifuna, who live in fishing communities along the coast and they fear the social and environmental impact of mass tourism. Today, the Laguna de los
Micos is a paradise of mangrove, a strip of virgin beach and vegetation over 3 km. Bahia de Tela The project has four luxury hotels, 256 villas, a golf course, an equestrian club and a shopping mall-with a total area of \u200b\u200b300 hectares. " Everything will be done within the National Park named Jeanette Kawas (Pnjk) and a lagoon registered (with the number 722) in the list of protected wetlands in the International Convention for the Protection of Wetlands (known as Ramsar). The filling in a large part of the wetlands for the construction of the golf course is incompatible with the Ramsar Convention, which considers the main areas of wetlands preservation. Local communities, then, were not consulted, as stated in the Agreement n ° 169 of the International of work.
Astaldi-in Honduras has built dams and highways with its subsidiary Astaldi-Columbus will be responsible for achieving the network of basic infrastructure, for a total of about $ 18 million (the total project budget is approximately 200 ): The Italian company will build roads, sewers, electrical system, one for solid waste collection and storage of drinking water.
The project is promoted by ' Honduran Instituto de Turismo (IHT) and private entrepreneurs gathered in Sociedad de Desarrollo Turístico Bahía de Tela (Dtbt). It is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (14.9 Astaldi to touch millions of dollars) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
According to the plans of the Ministry of Tourism, which on August 17 in a ceremony in full regalia, laid the "cornerstone" of the mega-project, will soon be the holiday resorts.
Ready in the country to attract an increasing number of Western tourists (from Milan weekly direct charter a party already in Honduras, taking tourists on the island of Roatan, the only country of Cancun).
It is no coincidence, therefore, if for the second consecutive year, "the famous" and put the island for three months, the Honduran beaches on display in front of millions of Italian viewers (last year The program picked up a 25% share).
What hides the Island? In December 2006, the magazine Altreconomia investigation revealed that the islands of Cayos, reality sites, are for sale. In addition, the format produced by Magnolia and broadcast by Rai upsets the balance on which rests the life of local populations.
Last year, for example, people in the Cayo Chachahuate could not take the boat to fish the whole time of the shooting.
is why a middle school in Piombino, Livorno, left a letter addressed to the Director of Rai 2, Claudio Cappon. It is signed by 725 people asking to suspend the program. The pupils have written the first two of the institute, after reading an article on the Isle of Betty Schiavon, Italy activist Collective Central America (CICA), which appeared in February on the popular magazine.
The Cica, engaged on the side of Garifuna Ofraneh of the Fraternal Organization of Honduras Popli blacks, has just launched an international campaign against Astaldi. Blog lisolaeilmattone.blogspot.com find the text of a letter of complaint (in three languages: Italian, English and English) to be sent to company representatives in Italy and Honduras.
This entry was posted on September 4 Il Manifesto
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