I think that if this your bag -- go for it. How it relates to the
Conch-L listserver I am not sure. What I would hate to see
is the same message 380 times with another signatory. Please
keep this private or address it to the appropriate person off the
listserver. Thanks!
Bill F.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: let's defend the natural environment!
>"[log in to unmask]" wrote:
>
>>> 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
>>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
>>
>>--
>
>Regards, Carlos
>
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