GOB against a sculptor park in the protected area of Mondragó (20/7/2001)

The Boad of the Natural Park Mondragó, in Santanyi, approved by majority vote last July 17 the creation of a sculptor park in the protected area of Mondragó, called "Territori Natural per a l'Art". The members of the board that voted in favour were the Santanyí Council, the Association of Owners and the Balearic Government, and those who voted against were the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, the GOB and the UIB. The local Minister of Tourism is the promoter of the project that has an initial budget of 500 million pesetas.

The GOB has described the idea as preposterous, and has asked the Govern to forget it. According to the ecological organisation, the 500 million pesetas doubles the annual budged that the Govern dedicates to all the natural parks, and proposes as an alternative "the installation of 'land-art' in some degraded areas (near town areas, quarries, etc.) as a mechanism to recover and revalue them, giving an example of the new way of being more respectful with our natural heritage."