It has been
of frantic destruction of this natural space. The excavations and earth movements have turned the ecological connector and vital area for the eagles into something resembling a quarry. The conflict created by the Agroparc of Ametller Origen is currently very complex: criminal and civil claims from Ametller Origen against StopAgroparc, ongoing legal disputes against the Agroparc, existing precautionary measures for the protection of the eagles, and complaints filed with the URMA. In this blog post, you will find more information.
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We present to you the "Agroparc" Ametller Origen
In this video, we explain that in dry farming land, the Ametller Origen project will install high-tech greenhouses, photovoltaic panels, partially underground industrial buildings, a biogas plant, and a water treatment facility. All of this combined with walking areas, tourist activities, and rural accommodations. This is the false Agroparc that they want to build between Gelida and Sant Llorenç d'Hortons in the Alt Penedès.
The project will affect everyone in some way, whether they are farmers, local residents, small businesses, hikers, cyclists, drivers,... It will affect your health (non-organic food, environmental pollution, light pollution,...), it will affect your work life (increased job insecurity, expulsion of independent farmers,...), in the impact on water, on species, and on nature in general.
of occupied rustic and agricultural land
of industrial area
height of the greenhouses
loading docks
for trucks
of infrastructure on rustic and agricultural land,
of great ecological importance
daily trucks
reclassified
from dry land to
install greenhouses
endangered species
including
the Bonelli's eagle
disappear from vineyards
of special protection
visitors to the "theme park" per year
That's why we say no, here are more details
In October 2021, together with the Gelida Town Council, the Ametller Group presented its new project in this municipality “
Agroparc Penedès
”. [
Agroparc planning advance
] [
Graphics
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It was a reformulation and expansion of the project that was already presented in the year 2017 , against which we already raised our voice for the negative consequences it could have for our territory. At that time, it was shelved because Ametller did not have industrial land to implement all its activity. With the acquisition of Can Joncoses - agricultural land reclassified as developable land, but never developed - the project doubles, going from 121 ha to 258 ha.
With the new project initially approved in December 2022, the area increases to 322 ha, with greenhouses occupying 21 ha and the industrial estate 23 ha.
Although the Agroparc is intended to be presented as a “closed-loop”, virtuous and complete project, the reality is that it will involve the twisted application of territorial planning regulations to achieve the simultaneous implementation of a processed goods factory, a photovoltaic park, farms, and intensive crops in greenhouses on protected dry vineyard land, among other things. From
StopAgroparc
we reaffirm our opposition and clearly state that
NO.
Why we say NO to the agroparc, essential points
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