‘destruction At All Costs’: Greenpeace Warns Of Overbuilding Crisis

A hard-hitting study released by Greenpeace has erstwhile again formed a harsh spotlight connected coastal overdevelopment crossed nan Valencian Community, pinch peculiar attraction connected Denia, Javea, Calpe, Moraira and nan inland municipality of Pego. The organisation’s latest version of Destruction astatine All Costs 2025 warns of nan region’s continued disregard for ambiance risks, unsustainable tourism, and worsening h2o scarcity.

Backed by caller outer maps, Greenpeace highlights really nan Mediterranean is warming astatine astir triple nan world average—leading to intensified storms, higher oversea levels and an accrued consequence of flooding on Spain’s eastbound coastline. In Marina Alta, nan study names flood-prone areas specified arsenic Les Deveses, Les Bovetes and Les Marines successful Denia, Portitxol and Arenal successful Javea, Moraira’s seafront, and nan wetland reserve of Marjal de Pego-Oliva.

The archive criticises nan Generalitat Valenciana for reviving outdated coastal improvement models and for approving building successful zones susceptible to sea-level rise. “While ambiance impacts are progressively evident, our politicians are choosing to disregard them,” said Elvira Jiménez, Greenpeace run coordinator.

Two highly arguable developments successful Pego are called out: nan Penya Roja lodging strategy and nan Pego Golf macroproject, which plans 1,300 homes and a play people contempt having an expired biology permit. With Pego’s organization presently nether 4,000, Greenpeace warns of unit connected section h2o resources and irreversible harm to adjacent ecosystems.

Benidorm and La Vila Joiosa

Elsewhere successful nan province, immense residential and tourer developments are mushrooming on nan coast, including successful Benidorm and La Vila Joiosa. These projects, nan study says, harken backmost to Spain’s pre-crisis spot bubble.

Greenpeace calls for urgent action: preserving untouched coastlines, halting municipality sprawl into flood zones, and implementing nature-based solutions to safeguard beaches and wetlands. The group besides urges a displacement distant from wide tourism successful favour of sustainable, community-driven planning.

Without change, they warn, nan consequences will beryllium costly—not conscionable to nan environment, but to nan very communities that dangle on a patient and resilient coast. Beyond Benidorm’s skyline, nan adjacent colony of La Vila Joiosa offers colourful houses and a slower pace, conscionable a tram thrust away.