Ribera emphasizes that "time has run out" for not recovering Doñana after leaving the international green list

BRUSELAS, 18 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Third Vice President of the Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, assured this Monday that "time has run out" for not working on the preservation of the Doñana park after leaving the green list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), according to 'El País'.

In statements from Brussels where he chairs the meeting of European Environment Ministers, Ribera confirmed that the Government received on December 1 a copy of the letter from the IUCN suspending the Spanish wetland from the list after the "alerts generated by the disastrous irrigation law proposal".

"I believe that the grace period to work, or rather, to remain without working with respect to the recovery of Doñana, has run out," said Ribera, who however explained that the international organization has "welcomed" the agreement between the Government and the Junta de Andalucía, understanding that "it obviously helps the preservation of the space."

Thus, he has urged the government of Juanma Moreno to deploy "all the tools" at its disposal to reduce pressure on the natural park. "The important thing, the fundamental thing, is to work against the clock to be able to recover the quality of life of the Doñana ecosystem," he indicated.

In Ribera's opinion, the first measure should be to "comply with current legislation" and continue with the closure of illegal wells that take their water in the area of ​​Doñana. "There are more than 400 illegal wells closed. We are seeking to reduce that pressure with the corresponding fines," he said, while summarizing that no illegal cultivation should be "amnestied."

This Monday the Doñana Participation Council meets to analyze the agreement between the Government and the Board for the protection of the National Park and promote "future opportunities for the region."