New pests

1995/01/01 Zabala, Joserra Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ekologia

Formerly the ecologists said that in Euskal Herria the epidemic of "marina syndrome" was spreading. He does not realize that this was a syndrome of another disease much more serious, the "phobia against natural spaces".

Many times we think that we are the most brackish, clear and fast types of this piece of land. In this country, any area believes that, after wearing the tie and getting the seat of mayor or deputy, he is at the same time engineer, architect, economist, environmental expert and eldest son of the people.

In this sense, the new Einsten work as a territory and as a continent the Basque Country. In each town you have to be everything: at least an industrial estate, eleven hotels, hypermarket, marina, a couple of golf courses... It is indifferent to have a population of a thousand people or have the same services in the neighbor. A people that here is not well degraded does not deserve the name of a people. Moreover, the lack of coordination and sensitivity prevails in general institutions.

Therefore, these "artists" will decide at the moment in which areas they have values and which are the most suitable for their exaggeration, casually always with speculative interest. The list of examples is inexhaustible: In the river Urumea of San Sebastian will be projected a good stretch for the "park" (and its houses, of course); in Zumaia the marsh of Santixoko has no valleys (it has decided the mayor) and can build a sports pier; in Plentzia, of course, the sports pier in the marsh of Txipio will install the park of Lau Haixeta, but some to make it more attractive And behind all the ghost of the High Speed Train.

Baian Euskal Herria is very small and our territory cannot bear that waste. There is no space to carry out so many leisure projects, nor to throw such a fortune, since these pellokeres are very expensive. No matter what. Those who did not understand anything ten days ago will immediately make a diagnosis of the problems of the people, in which social and ecological groups, technicians, deputies or governments will not be able to enter: every people, every department, the kingdom and the enemies of the environment. I think in the Neolithic era things were exactly the same.

It seems that no one is able to answer this problem. I would say more: among us all this is not seen as a problem and the proof of this is the absence of the special Environmental Agency of all these years, or the indifference of justice and with it of the whole society. After all, every town has the politicians and landscapes it deserves.