Today was approved the Law Project 18.148, the Coastal Community Territories Law – TECOCOS. A big step for our wildlife in the beautiful coastal territories.
This reform movement initiated in reaction to a recent wave of planned evictions threatening specific coastal communities on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, following a decade of aggressive coastal tourism development.
The TECOCOS movement-integrated by over 60 coastal communities- has produced two historic law projects that were approved in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica.
“Because the beaches, with their coves, cliffs, bays, birds, and animals, are all part of the INTERNAL ecology of the coastal towns, of each and every Costa Rican, and our seas are extensions of our spirituality within the EXTERNAL ecology. The beauty of THESE PLACES represents the perfect balance between man/woman and nature, and because our national spirit affirms it and is united with the sound of the waves, the sounds of fish, and the birds singing. For this reason, and because we renounce the cold cement that continues to kill our green dream, this law must be approved.”
Here is this document where you can understand why this law is so important and also explain very well what its contain. Read
TECOCOS (THE LAW OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITY TERRITORIES)
Source: Amigos para La Paz, Coastal Conflicts in Costa Rica and The Costeros Comunitarios Law Project TECOCOS by Kevin Haddock, BCom
