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Published by Marie-Elise Zovko on Apr 11, 2007
Closed on Sep 11, 2009
Closed on Sep 11, 2009
Category: Environment
Region: GLOBAL
Target: Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Culture, Supreme Court of Croatia; EU Delegation Zagreb, EEA
Web site: http://www.kameleon.im/tekst/354/
Result:
Dear supporters of the Petition "Zaustavite gradnju na poluotoku Pelegrinu",
Thank you for signing this petition, which is now being closed.
In our first petition "Saving the Natural and Cultural Treasures of the Pelegrin Peninsula" at Petitiononline, we collected 626 signatures. On the English version of this petition we collected 253 signatures, and on the Croatian version 249 signatures. On paper, 874 signatures were collected. All together, on all three petitions 2002 signatures were collected.
The first petition was closed in December 2007, because the petition initiators were threatened with a lawsuit for liable by a person mentioned in the original petition, something the initiators could not materially afford to pursue in court.
The petitions were sent to the President of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Parliament and the Cabinet, the Ministry of Culture, The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry etc., The Ministry for Urban Development and Environmental protection, The County ( "Zupanija") of Split and Dalmation Agency for Urban development and environmental protection, The Delegation of the European Commission in Croatia, The Agency for Environmental protection and a number of newspapers and media.
The petition was supported by numerous non-governmental and environmental organisations (Hrvatsko biospeleolosko drustvo, Kameleon Karlovac, Sunčani otoci, Zelena lista and others) A number of letters were received from government agencies, but no concrete decision to protect the Pelegrin peninsula was made. The decision to adopt the Plan for development (PPU) from April 2007 can be viewed on the Hvar City official webpage (Grad Hvar: http://www.hvar.hr/Default.aspx?tabid=49 ).
The initiators continue to work for and support the protection of Pelegrin peninsula as a natural preserve (Park prirode) and believe that its natural and cultural treasures should be placed under the strictest protection and managed accordingly.
The petition is being closed, because the initiator is no longer able to maintain the page regularly.
Thank you for your continued support of efforts to protect the natural and cultural treasures of Pelegrin peninsula.
Sincerely,
Marie-Elise Zovko
Thank you for signing this petition, which is now being closed.
In our first petition "Saving the Natural and Cultural Treasures of the Pelegrin Peninsula" at Petitiononline, we collected 626 signatures. On the English version of this petition we collected 253 signatures, and on the Croatian version 249 signatures. On paper, 874 signatures were collected. All together, on all three petitions 2002 signatures were collected.
The first petition was closed in December 2007, because the petition initiators were threatened with a lawsuit for liable by a person mentioned in the original petition, something the initiators could not materially afford to pursue in court.
The petitions were sent to the President of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Parliament and the Cabinet, the Ministry of Culture, The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry etc., The Ministry for Urban Development and Environmental protection, The County ( "Zupanija") of Split and Dalmation Agency for Urban development and environmental protection, The Delegation of the European Commission in Croatia, The Agency for Environmental protection and a number of newspapers and media.
The petition was supported by numerous non-governmental and environmental organisations (Hrvatsko biospeleolosko drustvo, Kameleon Karlovac, Sunčani otoci, Zelena lista and others) A number of letters were received from government agencies, but no concrete decision to protect the Pelegrin peninsula was made. The decision to adopt the Plan for development (PPU) from April 2007 can be viewed on the Hvar City official webpage (Grad Hvar: http://www.hvar.hr/Default.aspx?tabid=49 ).
The initiators continue to work for and support the protection of Pelegrin peninsula as a natural preserve (Park prirode) and believe that its natural and cultural treasures should be placed under the strictest protection and managed accordingly.
The petition is being closed, because the initiator is no longer able to maintain the page regularly.
Thank you for your continued support of efforts to protect the natural and cultural treasures of Pelegrin peninsula.
Sincerely,
Marie-Elise Zovko
Petition text:
We, the undersigned, petition as follows:
1) Inscription of Pelegrin peninsula in the register of significant natural preserves deserving "special protection because of their biological and scenic diversity, because of their sensitivity or because of their scientific, scholarly, cultural, aesthetic, educational, economic and other public interest" (Rep. of Croatia, Law on Protection of Nature);
2) designation of Pelegrin peninsula, together with all its bays, meadows and woods, as a national park, and until such time, as a protected natural park ("park prirode");
3) inscription, along with Mark's cave, of all archeological sites of the Pelegrin peninsula in the registry of protected archeological monuments and designation of the harbours Vela Garška, Mala Garška, Duga i Parje, as well as its historical trails as historical and cultural monuments of great significance to national and international public interest;
4) transparent, publicly conducted inspection of Pelegrin peninsula by responsible government inspection agencies and impartial non-governmental environmental protection advocacy groups to determine present status and use of the peninsula,
5) realignment of present activities on Pelegrin peninsula with the Law on the Protection of Nature and the Law on the Protection of Cultural Resources of the Republic of Croatia; taking of relevant legal action against individuals/legal entities having violated legal restrictions concerning protection of natural and cultural heritage, or having caused significant damage to this unique and ecologically sensitive natural preserve (cf. Law on the Protection of Nature, cl. 42. st. 2. ,3.), including a legally binding audit of use or sale of property;
6) restoration of the Pelegrin peninsula to its original state before infliction of damage to its natural or cultural resources and/or illegal use of its localities, including confiscation of localities /protected areas of significant value obtained by individuals/legal entities in violation of existing legal restrictions, as determined by the Law on the Protection of Nature and the Law on the Protection of Cultural Resources.
1) Inscription of Pelegrin peninsula in the register of significant natural preserves deserving "special protection because of their biological and scenic diversity, because of their sensitivity or because of their scientific, scholarly, cultural, aesthetic, educational, economic and other public interest" (Rep. of Croatia, Law on Protection of Nature);
2) designation of Pelegrin peninsula, together with all its bays, meadows and woods, as a national park, and until such time, as a protected natural park ("park prirode");
3) inscription, along with Mark's cave, of all archeological sites of the Pelegrin peninsula in the registry of protected archeological monuments and designation of the harbours Vela Garška, Mala Garška, Duga i Parje, as well as its historical trails as historical and cultural monuments of great significance to national and international public interest;
4) transparent, publicly conducted inspection of Pelegrin peninsula by responsible government inspection agencies and impartial non-governmental environmental protection advocacy groups to determine present status and use of the peninsula,
5) realignment of present activities on Pelegrin peninsula with the Law on the Protection of Nature and the Law on the Protection of Cultural Resources of the Republic of Croatia; taking of relevant legal action against individuals/legal entities having violated legal restrictions concerning protection of natural and cultural heritage, or having caused significant damage to this unique and ecologically sensitive natural preserve (cf. Law on the Protection of Nature, cl. 42. st. 2. ,3.), including a legally binding audit of use or sale of property;
6) restoration of the Pelegrin peninsula to its original state before infliction of damage to its natural or cultural resources and/or illegal use of its localities, including confiscation of localities /protected areas of significant value obtained by individuals/legal entities in violation of existing legal restrictions, as determined by the Law on the Protection of Nature and the Law on the Protection of Cultural Resources.
This petition is now closed.
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