What kind of Pomerania do we want to leave for future generations? - this is the question posed by the Institute for the Protection of the Pomeranian Landscape, operating at the University of Gdańsk, in its petition. In this way, its members are trying to make the public aware of the critical condition of the Pomeranian landscape.
The Institute for the Protection of the Landscape of Pomerania is an association set up at the University of Gdańsk, bringing together people whose main aim is to protect the natural and cultural landscape of our region.
- 'Kashubia resembles Podhale. We also have the slogan: a man’s home is his castle, and in many cases, the priority is the short-sighted satisfaction of the needs of the inhabitants and the profit of the pathological real estate developers,' - says the president of the Institute for the Protection of the Pomeranian Landscape, dr hab. Miłosława Borzyszkowska-Szewczyk, prof. UG, in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza (18.11.2022, Michał Tokarczyk). - 'Pomerania is facing a progressive problem of space degradation. Hence the idea to create a petition to improve the condition of Pomeranian venues.' (read here)
The petition is in the form of a public letter and is entitled "What kind of Pomerania do we want to leave for the next generation?":
'We are seeing an increasing phenomenon of appropriation and degradation of the landscape. When issuing development permits, the economic interest of the investor is too often put before the common good, often in a way that disregards legal regulations. This permanently and irreversibly deprives us of our region's most precious resource - the landscape, shaped by many generations of our predecessors. It contradicts the idea of sustainable development invoked in official declarations. (...)
(...) If we allow spatial chaos to deepen, if we cross the thin line of balance by dangerously increasing anthropopressure, if we displace animals from their habitats, if we trample and cut down our forests, we will not only worsen the living conditions of our own and future generations, but we will also lose the attractiveness of the region for tourists and new residents.'
The letter was signed by scientists from the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology and others who care about protecting our region's resources.
We encourage you to sign the letter. Every vote matters!
Link to the public letter:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083455951433
