| First Name | Last Name | Country | Comments | Date Submitted |
| kambiz | shahri | South Africa |
Progress is inevitable, however at what cost?
At what cost to the environment?
At waht cost to the preservation of land?
At what cost to the sanctity of the Lagoon as a whole?
At what cost to future generations that deserve not to have to look at a Lagoon that has remained intact for millenia, through someone's backyard?
...and the motivations of the so called 'developer'?
What other motivation than to prostitute land for profit...eventually should the development I am protesting to go forward, it will ONLY be the thin end of a wedge, inevitably leading to the urbanization of the entire Lagoon.
However people ONLY care about things that directly affects them...so here is one:
if Lagoon begins to host urban development, the prices of the houses at the very edge of the current reserve will undoubtedly suffer.
There is plenty land around for development...so Mr. Developer go elsewhere with your greed and build there. | 2008/11/23 02:31:11 PM |
| cpxifmOarpdQDYgbxWX | NpNFlCRpyXOQTV | South Africa | | 2008/11/22 02:45:16 PM |
| David | Bailey | South Africa | 'Someone wants to make some money at everyone else's expense'
This is the environments greatest enemy....this is man kinds greatest enemy.
Let us use this opportunity to set an example by preserving and not intruding on one of the Western Cape's (and our worlds) most beautiful untouched beaches.
If this plan goes through....thousands, even millions of children andf adults will not have the same privilege so many of us had or have.
I for one have memories of pumping prawns on this beach 35 years ago with my parents. Children today are able to experience the tranquility this bay offers.
The view from any angle is breathtaking. How can anyone in their right mind allow that to be destroyed?
We have all learned our lesson about the environment. Movie's such as 'An Inconvenient Truth' by Al Gore and Leonardo De Caprio's 11th Hour amongst many others have awakened us all to the dangers we face if we continue to destroy our natural resources and habitats.
Hippie's don't exist anymore....only environmentally- conscious souls who care about this planet we call our home.
This is not just about land and money....this is about survival.
Love, kindheartedness, and compassion is what our environment needs from now on with no exceptions.
I pray that this area will be preserved and all other areas like it.
Kind regards,
David Bailey
onedavid@mac.com | 2008/11/19 01:03:02 AM |
| Gina | Saffy | South Africa | I suggest you read the the new www.sharkbayfacts.org website. there are interesting articles relating to Shark Bay. | 2008/10/29 10:56:31 PM |
| Patricia | Hohenberg | Austria | As president of the ecological organisation Biosa, Biosphere Austria,I remain opposed to the use of the area being proposed for development in terms of the Baja Sardinia development proposal for any purpose inconsistent with its designation as a nature area and part of a buffer conservation zone between the urban edge of Langebaan and the West Coast National Park. I expect full compliance on the part of the Proposer of the Baja Sardinia development with Part 3 of regulations R 385 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) relating to applications subject to scoping and environmental impact assessment. My comment on the scoping report can not be construed as acquiescence with, or support of the proposal or a process leading to the consideration of the proposal outside of the context of a comprehensive environmental management plan for the Greater Langebaan area such as provided for amongst others in Chapter 5 of NEMA and in keeping with South Africa?s obligations of custodianship in terms of the Ramsar Convention consistent with Chapter 6 of NEMA. I reserve all rights accordingly. | 2008/10/16 08:17:48 AM |