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50% of the Lagoon in Conservation or only for Research
large capitals supported by some government officials in some areas of the lagoon.
50% of the Lagoon in Conservation or only for Research
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Who decided that 50% of the Bacalar Lagoon would remain only for Conservation and Research? Well, the part of ONGA and academics of the triad. Zones 0.0 classified as Wetland and marked in Green by PROTUR. In these areas, right in the middle of the Bacalar Lagoon and comprising almost 50% of its surface, its category was Conservation, navigation was not allowed and the permitted uses were Conservation and research. No tourist stay, No use with no possibility of visiting or being among groups of visitors. And if anything, the minimum group size indispensable for research and conservation. These were the "conservation areas".
After analyzing the proposals of Ramsar and the PNA it was clear that there existed and there are one or more interest groups that have been insisting behind these areas for supposed conservation issues and to ensure a "reserve" only accessible to researchers, specifically the promoters of ramsar instruments to date that is Dr. Luisa Falcón, Dr. Hernández and other government actors who have been joining this strategy of taking control of the Lagoon.
The document establishes that these were the conservation areas and that they were established during the participatory construction process by the community, we already talked about the false declaration of community participation in the construction of this document, therefore we assume that they were interested groups that this area will remain with criteria of zero use. Arguing that this area had no opportunities for tourist activities.
Conservation zones
They are the ones that during the participatory construction process the community indicated as a zero opportunity class or without tourist activities.
They are areas that protect ecosystems whose psychological characteristics are still functional and their conservation is desirable so they can only be used for education and research purposes.
