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English[en]
This decision, which has been taken against the advice of the Canary Islands Government and both island councils, is generating great fear among the people and is opposed by many community and environmental organisations as it poses a threat to the environment and endangers the high ecological value of the area due to the high risk of pollution, accidents and increased seismic activity. All of this in an Autonomous Community which has the highest levels of unemployment in Spain and is heavily dependent on tourism.
Spanish[es]
Esta decisión ha sido tomada en contra del criterio del Gobierno de Canarias y del cabildo de ambas islas y genera un gran temor popular, así como el rechazo de numerosas organizaciones vecinales y ecologistas, por suponer una amenaza al medio ambiente y poner en peligro el alto valor ecológico de la zona ante el elevado riesgo de contaminación, de accidentes y de incremento de la actividad sísmica en una Comunidad Autónoma con los niveles más altos de paro de España y fuertemente dependiente del sector turístico.