Dear friends,
I received through the president of the Italian Malacological Society the
following message (that I am also publishing in the coming issue of our
magazine) and I think that this deserves some attention from all of us,
interested into the preservation of the natural environment.
Plese, sign the petition and forward it to somebody else!
Maria
(Maria Antonietta Fontana Angioy
"Evolver srl - La Conchiglia")
Rome - Italy
>>HOLLYWOOD DESTROYING NATIONAL PARK IN THAILAND:
>>Boycott 20th Century Fox movie "THE BEACH"
>>
>>Dear Friends,
>>
>>On a recent trip to Thailand I discovered that 20th Century Fox is
>>making a movie called "The Beach" on Phi Phi Leh Island, a treasured
>>National
>>Park in Thailand. Portions of the film, which stars Leonardo Di Caprio
>>Titanic-fame), will be shot on Maya Beach on the island of Phi Phi Leh.
>>This
>>is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled islands in the Pacific and it is
>>being
>>destroyed to meet Hollywood's perception of paradise. The film company
>>has
>>already bulldozed large portions of the beach and removed much of the
>>natural
>>vegetation (Giant Milkweed, Sea Pandanus, Spider Lily and other beach
>>grass)
>>in order to widen the beach to accommodate a football scene. Fox plans
>>to
>>replace the native vegetation with 100 non-native coconut palms to
>>create
>>their "paradise."
>>
>>Local Thai activists feared that removing the natural vegetation would
>>create
>>serious erosion, and they were right. The beach has already been eroded
>>and
>>now locals are very worried about how much of the beach and bay will
>>remain
>>after the monsoons.
>>
>>Phi Phi Leh Island is supposedly protected as a National Park and is key
>>to
>>the local tourist economy. Thai activists report that Thailand's Royal
>>Forestry Department violated their own regulations and were bought off
>>by
>>20th Century Fox, who paid the government Bhat 4 million. Local
>>activists
>>are enraged that the government would cave in to Fox's demands and that
>>their concerns were ignored. Activists are not opposed to filming on
>>Maya
>>Bay, but want the island to be filmed as-is. A lawsuit has been filed,
>>but an
>>injunction to stop further destruction of the island was denied.
>>
>>The local Thai people have tried everything, from the courts to
>>blockading the
>>beach, to protect their island. They need our help. They ask the
>>American
>>public to take action and boycott the film. The Thai people point out
>>that Americans would never allow Thai film makers to bulldoze
>>Yellowstone or
>>other US Na onal Parks. Hollywood must get the message that exploiting
>>the
>>environment and powerless people is unethical for mere entertainment.
>>
>>Please help the people of Thailand by:
>>
>>1) Passing this message on to everyone you know.
>>2) Signing the petition below.
>>3) Write a letter to producer Andrew McDonald. Tell him you will
>> boycott the film unless 20th Century Fox stops destroying Maya Bay.
>>
>>The address is:
>>Andrew MacDonald, Producer
>>c/o Carol Sewell
>>10201 W. Pico Blvd. Building 89, Room 224
>>Los Angeles, CA 90035
>>
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>>
>>Check out web site of Maya Bay at: http:www.wildrockies.org/wve/
>>
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>>
>>Please sign the petition and forward to someone else. If your name is
>>#50,#100, #150 and so on, please send the petition back to:
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>PETITION:
>>
>>TO: Andrew McDonald, Producer "The Beach"
>>We, the undersigned, will not see your film "The Beach" and will
>>encourage our friends and family to boycott the film unless you cease
>>and desist from
>>destroying Maya Bay by removing the native vegetation and planting
>>coconut
>>palms. Maya Bay is already a paradise and does NOT need Hollywood's
>>unnecessary alterations.
>>
>>1). Bryony Schwan, Missoula, Montana USA
>>2) Laura Scherubel, Missoula, MT, USA
>>3) Claire Emory, Ovando, MT USA
>>4) Carol Hett, Sheridan, WY USA
>>5) Sue Nackoney, West Yellowstone, MT USA
>>6) Anna R. Mosqueda, Sacramento, CA, USA
>>7) Barbara Warner, Lebanon, KY 40033
>>8) Nancy Ellen Smith, Woodstock, GA USA
>>9) Kathy Richmond, Vice President,Friends of the West,Clayton, ID
>>10) Scott Edgerton, Missoula, Montana, USA
>>11) Chuck Pezeshki, Director,Clearwater Biodiversity Project, Troy, ID
>>83871
>>12) Ward Klemer, Seeley Lake, MT, USA
>>13) Aaron Coffin, Missoula, MT USA
>>14) Bruce Herbert, Seattle, WA USA
>>15) Darlene Schanfald, Pt Angeles WA USA
>>16) A. Quarto, Pt. Angeles, WA USA
>>17) Jim Enright, Yadfon Association, Trang, Thailand
>>18)Miriam Huitric, Stockholm, Sweden
>>19)Amy Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden
>>20)Michel Van Zeveren, Brussels, Belgium
>>21)Kajsa Sundstrum, Brussels, Belgium
>>22)Francois Bruart, Brussels, Belgium
>>23)Sophie Lambrighs, Brussels, Belgium
>>24)Barbara Pecheur, Brussels, Belgium
>>25)Veerle Vyncke, Antwerp, Belgium
>>26)Johan Coeck, Institute of Nature Conservation, Brussels, Belgium
>>27) Geert De Knijf, Institute of Nature Conservation, Brussels, Belgium
>>28) Hein de Wolf, Beverwijk, The Netherlands
>>29) Tom Meijer, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
>>30) Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli, Palermo, Italy
31) Maria Antonietta Fontana Angioy, Evolver srl - La Conchiglia, Rome, Italy
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>>Johan Coeck
>>Institute of Nature Conservation
>>Kliniekstraat 25
>>B-1070 Brussels
>>Belgium
>>Tel: +32.2.558.18.41
>>Fax: +32.2.558.18.05
>>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>Homepage: http://www.instnat.be
>>
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