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The first answer from M. Bertrand Julien-Laferriere, the Senior Vice President Development, Construction and Asset Management
of the Club Med Group, has been received by a Proact Team member in Finland and is shown below.
It still leaves a
number of questions open which Proact will pursue. Any views are welcome. Please send to:
PROACT BALD IBIS
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Dear Sir,
We acknowledge receipt of your email dated June 19th, 2001 regarding the Tifnit tourist development in
Marocco and we are taking good note of your concern regarding the preservation of the colony of Bald Ibis.
I can
ensure that Club Méditerranée, as well as the Moroccan Authorities, pays particular attention to this matter and more generally
to the protection of environment in Marocco. As you probably know, Club Méditerranée has shown for more that 40 years a strong
commitment to respecting the natural asset of this country.
Club Méditerranée has commissioned a consultant recognized
for the quality of its analysis in term of environment to lead an impact study on the area and to ensure the good integration
condition of our project on the Tifnit site.
On another hand, GTZ has charged experts and advisers to review the
final findings. We therefore assume all the conditions are gathered to bring the best protection possible to the environment
of National Park of Souss Massa and more precisely to the Bald Ibis.
Our teams work in close link with the Head Office
of the National Park of Souss-Massa, the various experts and specialists (GTZ) and with the Birdlife representatives in Marocco.
As a matter of fact, Club Méditerranée has modified the original Sonaba perimeter of the development area (Sonaba is the Public
Company in charge of the Tifnit Development) in order to contribute to the protection of the feeding grounds of the Bald Ibis.
The final issues will be decided in with the approval of all the concerned parties and after all studies are completed
and approved.
I wish I have answered through this letter to your concern, which is also ours, about the protection
of the natural and ecological asset of Marocco.
Sincerely,
Bertrand Julien-Laferriere
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