The Environmental Court accepted for processing the lawsuit for reparation of environmental damage in the dunes of Concón presented by the mayor of Concón, Freddy Ramírez, against the company Reconsa, whose legal representative is Juan Ignacio Soza.
The lawsuit denounces a series of actions by Reconsa that have caused serious damage to the dune field, including the illegal occupation and works of 1.1 hectares of the buffer area in the protected area, the displacement of dune sand on a slope to form an artificial slope, the removal of ancient dune sand and the removal of dune vegetation and fragmentation of the natural continuity of the dune.
Lawyer Gabriel Muñoz from Duna Viva highlighted that “the protection and preservation of the dunes is a legal obligation established by rulings of the Supreme Court. It is very valuable that the mayor, after requesting it from DUNA VIVA, seeks to protect the dune sanctuary and prosecute those responsible for the damage caused to that site.”
Muñoz added that “the Supreme Court, the Comptroller General of the Republic and the Environmental Court have established that Reconsa’s Costa de Montemar VI project is illegal and has generated serious environmental damage in the dunes. The mayor of Concón is following the law and defending the dunes. We regret that the mayor of Viña del Mar, Macarena Ripamonti, continues to look the other way and has not filed any lawsuit against those who have damaged the dunes in the Viña del Mar area, creating a situation of complicity.”
Duna Viva is a movement to defend the dunes of Concón, formed by the Yarur Bascuñán Foundation and the Viña del Mar Heritage Defense Corporation.