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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:36 am

This very well written piece was posted by a "friend" elsewhere, on this Karpas matter...

"...The pictures that went viral on Facebook and Twitter last week shocked many as we have seen Karpasia, an untouched natural treasure home to a diverse range of species and wildlife being destroyed by bulldozers and trucks[6]. The Karpasia SEPA (Special Environmental Protection Area) is under direct threat even though it is still unclear which agency or authority is behind the project.


Towards the end of 2012 a newspaper from the north side of the divide published a news item about a three day long festival that is to be held next September on the Golden Beach, one of the most beautiful and sensitive beaches in Cyprus[1]. This festival, which is expected to attract 80,000 visitors according to its own website[2], sparked protests by many people on various social media platforms and a petition was set up under the name “Hands off Karpaz!” that was sent to the prime minister of the pseudo state.

After a long period of silence, citizens in the north were shocked to see disturbing pictures circulating on social media of Karpasia being carved by bulldozers and trucks. These pictures gave birth to “Karpasia National Park Protection Initiative” last week, an initiative aiming to protest and prevent the destruction that is going on in the Karpasia SEPA.

The reasons behind the construction of the motorway for the project are unclear. Some say it’s the work of the Turkish Embassy that controls the pseudo state, others claim the project is run by the Municipality of Risokarpaso village ahead of the festival. The details are unclear and the only clear fact is the destruction of the Karpasia SEPA, happening as we speak.

The new initiative held their first protest yesterday on ground zero supported by many political parties, NGOs and citizens disturbed by the destruction of the ecological system. Around 200 concerned citizens gathered up and went to Karpasia yesterday only to be greeted by an angry group of locals from Risokarpaso village blocking their way to the building site. It seems that the local residents felt threatened by the activist presence against the development of the road, since they had been given promises about improvements to their quality of life and development for the area. In the morning of the protest, announcements were being made from the village mosque and the municipality building to group and organise the locals against the protesters.
The area of Karpasia is multiculturally sensitive, with local residents lacking good access to goods and services, making them easily persuaded by promises of more jobs and added income. Unfortunately, it appears that the residents of the Karpaz area have been misled and are failing to see that protection of the natural heritage they are surrounded by, is their best available tool for long-term and sustainable development via ecotourism. Instead, they were ready to verbally and physically abuse the activists, despite the presence of the police who flared up rather than calm the situation[3].

Another effort by the initiative was to write to the European Commission concerning the events in Karpasia SEPA[4]. The European Commission has been raising concerns about the sensitiveness of the SEPA to the high authorities in the north since November 2012. They have also raised concerns in their recent correspondence with the initiative:

“Our first concern relates to plans to widen the existing road from the Risokarpaso/Dipkarpaz village to the site of the Apostolos Andreas monastery. The Karpasia /Karpaz SEPA is extremely sensitive. Such a major upgrading of the road could have detrimental effects on the environment, as experience shows it is likely to increase traffic and visitor numbers to the protected area and the construction itself could lead to significant damage.”

The development of the existing road is being continued and in the shocking pictures we have seen throughout the past week, it is clear that the road is now very wide (40+ meters) and levelling work has been done as well, destroying wildlife once laid in its path. Is this a sign that the development in the SEPA will not end with the road?

The Karpasia SEPA is home to rare and endemic species, a diverse vegetation and a unique wildlife[5]. Despite warning from the European Commission who has funded environment assessments in the area, the destruction continues with no clear indication as to who can be held accountable or who makes the decisions. The Karpasia SEPA is our common heritage and regardless of national and corporate incentives to eradicate and decay - we must protect it whatever it takes. Cypriots from both Communities came together to protest against the destruction of one of our last untouched areas of natural beauty. The protection of our common natural heritage is becoming another common grassroot movement fighting for environmental and social justice.

Hands off Karpaz!..."
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:46 am

Same 'friend" has posted some very disturbing pictures of the devastation that's going on in the Karpas.

Here's a small selection...
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:13 am

Report from a "friend" that confusion reigns amongst "trnc" authorities as to whether the threatened music festival will take place on the turtle beaches of the Karpas.

The "minister of environment" is saying that no permission has been given for the festival whilst the "muhktar" of Occupied Risokarpaso is reported as saying that it will go ahead... :?

Anyway, whilst the Incompetent and very UnGreen Regime of "trnc" figure that one out...

There will be a further protest against the developments in the Occupied Karpas planned by CY Environmentalists for this coming Thursday at 12pm in front of the "ministry of public works and transport" in the Occupied Part of Nicosia.
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:27 am

For Greek-speakers, a translation of what appears above, posted on FB, with the position of the EU's Representative in CY towards the end.

Καταστροφή της Φυσικής μας Κληρονομιάς

Οι εικόνες που κυκλοφόρησαν στα social media την τελευταία εβδομάδα με το Ριζοκάρπασο να καταστρέφεται απο μπουλτόζες και φορτηγά έχουν σοκάρει πολλους. Το παρθενικό μαγευτικο τοπίο, το προστατευόμενο κομμάτι απο την SEPA (Special Environmental Protection Area) , η ανεκτίμητη πανίδα και χλωρίδα, θησαυρός της Κύπρου, το Εθνικό Πάρκο Καρπασίας απειλέται άμεσα, αν και μέχρι τώρα δέν έγινε σαφής ποιά εταιρεία ή κυβερνητική Αρχή κρύβεται πίσω απο την παράνομη αυτή ενέργεια.

Προς τα τέλη του 2012, μια εφημερίδα της Βόρειας Πλευράς, δημοσίευσε την είδηση για διεξαγωγή ενος τριήμερου φεστιβάλ που πρόκειται να διεξαχθεί τον ερχόμενο Σεμπτέβρη στο Golden Beach, μια απο τις πιο όμορφες και σπάνιες παραλίες στην Κύπρο[1]. Το φεστιβάλ το οποίο ενδέχεται να φιλοξενίσει 80,000 τουρίστες όπως αναφέρουν στην δική τους ιστοσελίδα [2] έχει προκαλέσει τις αντιδράσεις σε διάφορες πλατφόρμες ενημέρωσης απο τις οποίες δημιουργήθηκε λίστα υπογραφών με το θέμα “ Κάτω τα χέρια απο την Καρπασία” και έχει σταλέι στον Πρωθυπουργό του Ψευδοκράτους.

Μετά απο μια περίοδο σιωπής και έχοντας πάρει καμία απάντηση, σοκαρισμένοι οι πολίτες της Κύπρου είδαν να κυκλοφορούν στα social media αποτρόπαιες εικόνες απο την Καρπασία να λεηλατείται. Αυτό ήταν και η αφορμή της δημιουργίας ομάδας διαμαρτυρόμενων πολιτών “ Πρωτοβουλία Προστασίας Εθνικού Πάρκου Καρπασίας”, που πήρε θέση την προηγούμενη εβδομάδα με σκοπό να αντισταθεί και να αποτρέψει την καταστροφή της προστατευόμενης περιοχής της Καρπασίας
Οι λόγοι πίσω απο την κατασκευή του αυτοκινητόδρομου δεν είναι σαφής. Μερικοί πιστεύουν οτι υπέυθυνη είναι η Τούρκικη Πρεσβεία η οποία ελέγχει το ψευδοκράτος, ενώ άλλοι ότι την πρωτοβουλία έχει αναλάβει το Δημαρχείο του Ριζοκαρπάσου εν όψη του φεστιβάλ. Το μόνο σημείο που είναι σίγουρο είναι ότι η καταστροφή της Καρπασίας γίνεται αυτή τη στιγμή που μιλάμε.

Η ομάδα πρωτοβουλίας, διεξήγαγε την πρώτη διαμαρτυρία στην σκηνή την Κυριακή 27 Ιανουαρίου, όπου διάφορα κόμματα, NGO’s και πολίτες εναντιώθηκαν σε αυτή την οικολογική καταστροφή. Περίπου 200 άτομα αντιμετώπισαν τους χωρικούς απο το Ριζοκάρπασο, οι οποίοι προσπάθησαν με έντονες διαθέσεις να αποκόψουν την διαμαρτυρία φράζοντας τον δρόμο προς την περιοχή όπου εκτελόυνται οι παράνομες εργασίες. Οι χωρικοί θεώρησαν απειλή την παρουσία των διαμαρτυρομένων για την κατασκευή του δρόμου αφού όλα δείχνουν ότι κάποιοι τους έχουν υποσχεθεί μια καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής μέσω της οικονομικής ανάπτυξης της περιοχής. Το πρωί της διαμαρτυρίας έγιναν ανακοινώσεις στο χώρο του μιναρέ και του δημαρχείου με σκοπό να εναντιώσει τους χωρικούς κατά των διαμαρτυρόμενων.

Η περιοχή της Καρπασίας είναι μία ευαίσθητα υποανάπτυκτη περιοχή, με τους ντόπιους να υστερούνται έυκολης πρόσβασης σε αγαθά και υπηρεσίες κάτι που χρησιμοποίησαν ξεκάθαρα οι υπεύθυνοι των εγκληματικών εργασιών για να τους πείσουν με υποσχέσεις για θέσεις εργασίας και καλυτέρευση της ποιότητας ζωής τους. Δυστυχώς φαίνεται πως οι ντόποιοι έχουν παραπλανηθεί και αδυνατούν να κατανοήσουν πως η προστασία της φυσικής ομορφιάς που τους περιζώνει, είναι το καλύτερο εφόδιο για μια μακροχρόνια και βιώσιμη ανάπυξη μέσω του οικολογικού τουρισμού. Αντιθέτως παρουσιάστηκαν σε κατάσταση συναγερμού έτοιμοι να παρενοχλήσουν τους διαμαρτυρόμενους τόσο λεκτικά όσο και σωματικά, παρόλη την προστασία της αστυνομίας η οποια μάλλον επιβάρυνε την κατάσταση αντί να ευνοήσει[3].

Μια άλλη κίνηση απο την ομάδα πρωτοβουλίας ήταν η επιστολή στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο όπου ενημερώνει τα γεγονότα για το Εθνικο Πάρκο Καρπασίας[4]. Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο με την σειρά του έχει εκφράσει τις ανυσηχίες του επισημαίνωντας το ευαίσθητο της περιοχής του Εθνικου Πάρκου, στις ανώτερες αρχές της νότιας πλευράς τον Νοέμβριο του 2012. Σε μία πρόσφατη επιστολή προς την ομάδα πρωτοβουλίας το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο αναφέρει, εστιάζοντας ξανά στην σοβαρότητα της κατάστασης.

Η μεγάλη μας ανυσηχία όσο αφορά την διαπλάτηση του δρόμου στο Ριζοκάρπασο / Dipkarpaz απο την πλευρά του μοναστηρίου του Αποστόλου Ανδρέα. Το Εθνικό Πάρκο Καρπασίας είναι εξαιρετικά ευάισθητο. Μια τόσο μεγάλη αναβάθμιση του δρόμου θα έχει ως αποτέλεσμα σοβαρές επιπτώσεις στο περιβάλλον αφού εμπειρικά μια αύξηση των διερχόμενων και τουριστών στην προστατευόμενη περιοχή, αλλά και η ίδια η κατασκευή θα οδηγήσει σε τραγική καταστροφή.
Η ανέγερση του υφιστάμενου δρόμου συνεχίζει και φαίνεται ξεκάθαρα στις φωτογραφίες ότι ο δρόμος εχει διαπλατηθεί (40+ μέτρα) αλλά και ανυψωθεί με αποτέλεσμα να καταστραφεί όλη η άγρια φύση κατά μήκος και πλάτος του δρόμου. Ποιά η εγγύηση ότι οι εργασίες στο Εθνικό Πάρκο Καρπασίας δεν θα σταματήσουν στην κατασκευή του δρόμου;

Το Έθνικο Πάρκο Καρπασίας φιλοξενεί μια ποικιλία απο σπάνια και ενδημικά είδη[5], ένα συνδυασμό μοναδικής και προς εξαφανισμό χλωρίδας και πανίδας της Κύπρου. Παρόλες τις προειδοποιήσεις του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου το οποίο έχει επιχορηγήσει την οικολογική ανάπτυξη της περιοχής, οι κατασκευαστικές εργασίες συνεχίζονται χωρίς καμία ένδειξη απο ποιούς διοικάται η όλη αυτή ενέργεια και απο πού πηγάζουν οι αποφάσεις.

Το Έθνικο Πάρκο Καρπασίας είναι κληρονομία όλων μας, ανεξαρτήτου εθνικότητας και πολιτικών πεποιθήσεων είναι υποχρέωση και ευθύνη όλων να το προστατέψουμε και να κάνουμε ότι χρειαστεί. Κύπριοι και από τις δύο κοινότητες να ενωθούμε μαζί και να διαμαρτυρηθούμε για την καταστροφή μιάς απο τις τελευταίες παρθένες με φυσική ομορφιά περιοχές του νησιού μας. Η προστασία της κοινής μας κληρονομίας είναι ένα έδαφος που πρέπει να παλέψουμε μαζί για την οικολογική και την κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη.

Kάτω τα χέρια από την Καρπασία!

Points to the Editor:

[1] http://www.silkroute-festival.com/news- ... eturn=news
[2] http://www.silkroute-festival.com/index.php
[3] Video showing police violence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... tgDYf2L5uQ
[4] Communication between the Karpaz National Park Protection Initiative and the European Commission: http://www.gazeddakibris.com/2013/01/27 ... rsi-cikti/
[5] Presentation given to Acedemics at the Cyprus Institute by Hakan Djuma, Member of the Karpaz National Park Protection Initiative: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 458&type=3
[6] Pictures from the development of the road at Karpaz: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 458&type=1
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:35 am

This is the response in full of the EU's Representative on CY ...

The European Commission is deeply concerned by recent developments within the Karpasia/Karpaz Special Environment Protected Area (SEPA) and has shared its concerns with the Turkish Cypriot leadership at high level since November 2012.

We expect the Turkish Cypriot community to act fully in accordance with the management plans for the SEPAs.

Our first concern relates to plans to widen the existing road from the Risokarpaso/Dipkarpaz village to the site of the Apostolos Andreas monastery. The Karpasia /Karpaz SEPA is extremely sensitive. Such a major upgrading of the road could have detrimental effects on the environment, as experience shows it is likely to increase traffic and visitor numbers to the protected area and the construction itself could lead to significant damage.

Our second concern relates to the mooted organisation of a three-day music festival to gather up to 80,000 people in September 2013 on the "Golden Beach" Strict Protection Zone. The dune areas of Golden Beach are fragile ecosystems especially prone to human impact.

Our third concerns relates to the uncontrolled development of wooden housing on Golden Beach as it is not in line with the Management Plan for the Karpasia /Karpaz SEPA.

Karpasia /Karpaz is one of the SEPAs designated by the Turkish Cypriot community as part of an EU-funded project on management and protection of potential Natura 2000 sites in the northern part of Cyprus.

These developments once again emphasise the urgency of reaching comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem. This would notably allow for implementing EU law -including on nature protection- in the northern part of the island where it is suspended pending a settlement.
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby B25 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:16 am

Yes, and what is the EU/UN doing about this, Jack shit. More Turkish arse lickers. Pft!
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby bill cobbett » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:00 pm

One angle in the news in the press of the Occupied Areas on the clashes at the weekend's protest up in the Karpas is of a struggle between CYs and the Illegal Settlers who have been moved in to the area over the years.

The mainland Turkish Hurriyet gives this analysis...

“...While the police interfered in the tension between the demonstrators and the people, the situation was further heated up when few local newspapers gave the news as ‘tension between people from Turkey and Cypriots’, because the majority of the people living in the area are people that came to the island from Turkey after 1974. After environmentalist activists of the New Cyprus Party (YKP) had opened a placard saying ‘governor, take your hands off our peninsula’, referring to the Embassy of Turkey, the peasants of Karpasia rose up and closed the road. While a group of newspapers described the incident as tension between people from Turkey and Cypriots..."
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby repulsewarrior » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:41 pm

...interesting, because i am surprised that so little has been offered toward the road's purpose, in its defence; the point being that more development will be justifiable, and profitable to those who cross with it, the Karpas will be up for sale. the road may need repair to St. Andrew's Monastery, but with respect, so that the narrow road allows for greater (and safer) traffic without it being four lanes wide.

...Cypriots, it seems, actually love the island. it is not, just land, to them.
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby B25 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:56 pm

RW, Turkey is doing these things to spite, intimidate, provoke and upset us. That's the long and short of it. Watch, then next it will be used as a threat during any negotiations to apply undue pressure.
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Re: The UnGreen Regime of "trnc"

Postby repulsewarrior » Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:07 pm

...and things must be going very badly for them if they are willing to tear up something so beautiful, as though it will be lost, if it is not "theirs".
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