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BirdLife International has called for the suspension of a proposed NATO radar station in Madeira, Portugal, because of
concerns it could have an impact on the only breeding ground in the world of Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira, a Critically
Endangered species.
Read more here......
The Threat to the ZINO'S PETREL
Write polite letters or mails to (a draft text for your use is below)
The Prime Minister of Portugal,
Dr Durão Barroso,
Rua da Imprensa à Estrela, 4,
1200-888 LISBOA,
Portugal
Email:
gmapm@mapm.gov.pt
Please cc any correspondence to:
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves,
Rua da Vitória 53,
3º Esq.
1100-618 LISBOA,
Portugal
email: spea@spea.pt
and:
NATO Secretary-General
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
NATO Headquarters
Blvd Leopold III
1110 Brussels
Belgium
Email: natodoc@hq.nato.int
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Threat to Zino's Petrel from NATO radar plan
To:
The
Prime Minister of Portugal,
Dr
Durão Barroso
[via
Chefe do Gabinete do Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro-Ministro
Sra.
Rita Marques Guedes]
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to:
NATO Secretary-General
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
The Threat
to a declining species
Dear Prime Minister,
We refer to the announcement by your Ministry of Defence
that it plans to build a radar station at the summit of Pico do Areeiro, Madeira,
Portugal, site of the only known breeding colonies of Zino's Petrel (Pterodroma madeira), a Critically Endangered species
that numbers around 20-30 breeding pairs.
We appreciate that such installations, especially at such
a critical time, are of strategic interest to Portugal and Nato;
but we are very concerned about any development in close proximity to the breeding ledges of the petrel and the impact on
their habitat and survival by the building and operating of a radar station in this area.
We request that a full and appropriate assessment be conducted,
taking full account of the requirements and conservation objectives of the European Union's Birds Directive. The proposed
site is designated as a Special Protection Area and so has the highest level of protection under European law.
We are confident that NATO will take into account the preservation
of an intact environment, with the conservation of its flora and fauna, when planning the future and security of the area
which it is pledged to defend and secure. In this respect we hope that you will do your utmost to avoid the extinction of
this critically endangered species.
Yours sincerely
[Name and Address]
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