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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
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>32) Jim Cordy, Merritt Island Florida
>33) Bobbi Cordy, Merritt Island Florida
>34) Carlos Afonso, Algarve, Portugal
>>
>> >>--------------------------------------------------------
>> >>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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Regards, Carlos
 
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