"There is no parking for so many cars, containers for so much garbage and, what is worse, no environmental awareness to take care of a space as fragile as the Famara ecosystem, an important part of the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park." This is what Ecologistas en Acción Lanzarote has denounced, which affirms that it echoes the complaints of the residents who live or spend their summers in Famara.
The association has already presented allegations to the PORN, in which, among other things, it demands that a parking lot be enabled "on the outskirts of the protected area of Famara or, if appropriate, in the urban area as a protection measure against the deterioration of the soil due to the increase in visits." In addition, it requests that a quota and a time slot be determined for people who practice sports or some other activity that requires the use of means of transport on existing roads or tracks", and that controlled camping areas be enabled, given the interest of the local population, as well as the rise of nature tourism."
"Every time the weather is good, there is an avalanche of vehicles of all kinds, both caravans and cars, which park anywhere, either inside the natural park or on top of dunes, with the consequent accumulation of garbage," says Ecologistas en Acción, quoting a neighbor.
"And then the next day no one appears to empty containers and papers and plastics fly everywhere. We have the unpleasant feeling of being in a landfill," adds the association, attributing this other phrase to a surfer.
Another neighbor, with a business in the area for many years, points out that what is missing is "signage about the proper use of this environment, surveillance and sanctions," and warns that "in the end everything will be restricted and for a few, many more will pay."
From Ecologistas en Acción they recall that "since the constructions began in La Hoya de la Hubilla in the late seventies, these acted as a barrier, preventing the natural passage of the jable and as a consequence the meanos were blurred, name given in Lanzarote to the dunes and that were formed in front of the water tank area." This, they add, "also affected the curve of the well, with stony ground that is now exposed."
Faced with this situation, the association urges "citizens and the competent administrations, starting with the City Council itself, to preserve the cleanliness and therefore the majesty produced by the mere contemplation of the Risco de Famara."