"In recent years, investments in the Natural Environment, have been reduced to a minimum, eliminating the Ministry"
The Municipal spokesperson IU + Greens in Totana, Pedro Martinez, has filed a motion for debate in plenary Ordinary, which claimed an increase in regional and local-investment-in the natural environment as a Sustainable Economy boost, creating jobs.
The preamble of the initiative, criticized the "brutal reduction of municipal and regional estimates, under the headings of investment and environmental conservation, while speculation has focused on and brick, which has brought ruin and unemployment the economic model of the PP in Murcia. "
"While the regional government has spent more than 10 million euros in absurd campaigns like water for all, has gone the Ministry of Environment and Natural Habitats political importance is reduced to two DGs meager, with very little political clout ... "says the mayor of the Formation of the Left in Totana.
They add that "the consequences of cuts in investments in the natural environment, while betting on the predator Residential Tourism and natural resources are many professionals are being doomed to unemployment or precarious employment. Self-employed, small businesses and consultants, have closed or are on the verge of joining the ranks of the unemployed in a sector that for UI, is of vital importance in the Region of Murcia. "
"We estimate around 600 SMEs and 2000 direct jobs could be at risk and hundreds of indirect workers, such as tourism and leisure companies, hotels, lodgings, environmental monitoring or supporting elements that make for a certain sector, left like a ship adrift for about governments insensitive to a productive and conservation sector, vital to our economy in Murcia ... "he reasons Martínez Gómez.
"The cuts that may come in that sector, will result in the loss of biodiversity, degradation of natural areas or the loss of European subsidies. In recent years, there has been a major drain of professionals, scholars, and future doctoral graduates- that their expectations are frustrated by not guaranteed career opportunity in a field that should be vital to our present and future as a region. The loss of I + D + i, has a devastating impact on the environment ", added from IU + LV.
"Those who want to enjoy nature and hiking trails are green, seen as in the specialized web of greenways in Spain, the comments on those in the Region of Murcia, are among the lowest scores of the Spanish State, which should make us reflect, "they conclude.
Source: IU+LV Totana