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> 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
> >>
> >>=============
> >>
> >>Check out web site of Maya Bay at: http:www.wildrockies.org/wve/
> >>
> >>=============
> >>
> >>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
32) Jim Cordy, Merritt Island Florida
33) Bobbi Cordy, Merritt Island Florida
>
> >>--------------------------------------------------------
> >>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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> Maria Antonietta Fontana Angioy
> Evolver srl - La Conchiglia
> Rome, Italy
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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
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