Punta Ballena - A natural paradise under threat!
The Punta Ballena headland is probably the place with the greatest variety of cacti in Uruguay and is therefore of inestimable value. Unfortunately, there are currently plans to build almost the entire area with 29 buildings (= 320 apartments) plus infrastructure. This would also require large amounts of the rock there to be removed.
Please help saving Punta Ballena
A committed citizens' organization (https://somospuntaballena.org/) is running a petition with the help of many experts to preserve Punta Ballena as a nature reserve and regularly organizes discussion events on the topic
This somospuntaballena initiative has to raise a lot of money every month for the public relations work for its petition, as well as the information and discussion events. This is only possible through constant calls for donations - please support the commitment of this organization with your donation:
- for Collecto Nro. 11467 (Punta Ballena Área Natural Protegida) on the website https://colectate.com.uy/noalproyectopuntaballena
- Or via PayPal to the INTERNOTO account Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! - we will then transfer the total amount received to somospuntaballena.
Free INTERNOTO magazine for further information:
In the INTERNOTO magazine 2/2024, numerous authors report on the headland, its botanical diversity and the threats posed by the planned development. As additional support for the somospuntaballena initiative, we offer this themed INTERNOTO magazine also as a free PDF version in Spanish for download!
DOWNLOAD INTERNOTO magazine: "PUNTA BALLENA - UN PARAÍSO NATURAL EN PELIGRO"
Contenido:
- Prof. Fabian Muñoz und Juan González: Presente y futuro de Punta Ballena: Relicto, el lomo de la Ballena en peligro. Informe sobre el estado actual, Punta Ballena, Maldonado Uruguay
- Dr. W.-R. Abraham: Mi visita a Punta Ballena hace 40 años
- Federico Díaz: Punta Ballena y sus amenazas
- Andrés Gonzalez: ¿Para qué plantas es Punta Ballena un lugar importante?
- W. Duarte de Barros und F. Díaz: Los cactus de Punta Ballena - un santuario que todavía resiste
- Wolfgang Prauser: Las especies “antiguas” del género Notocactus - Echinocactus apricus = Echinocactus caespitosus?
- A.Pollero, J.Garlo, C.Alamon, M.Zabaleta: El conflicto ambiental de Punta Ballena: ¿preservar el patrimonio de todos o defender el privilegio de unos pocos?
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