<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - interests]]> 10 <![CDATA[The key to the conflict: "You can touch the Trenc without touching the Park"]]>

The legal modification promoted by the Government to eliminate the obligation to go through Parliament when modifying the protection area of ​​the Trenc Natural Park raised all alarms of environmentalism. The response arrived on July 5, when 10,000 people gathered in this emblematic space to protest against what they consider the gateway to a future reduction in protection.

]]> <![CDATA[Powerful interests]]> Three out of four Balearic Islanders think there are too many tourists. This figure, which might have seemed like a minority opinion a few years ago, is now an almost unanimous clamor. And if we look at the details of the AETIB survey—a regional government agency—the picture is even more striking: nearly 80% of residents reject cruise ships. The message sent by this survey is clear, because not only activists or neighborhood organizations, but even many of those who make a living from tourism, agree that the model must be stopped, that limits must be set.

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