The Janda, who by extension gave name to an entire Cadiz region, was until disposal for agricultural purposes in the 60s of the last century, the largest interior wetland that existed in the Iberian Peninsula and the most southern palustre complex in Europe.
Graduate for a mosaic of seasonal freshwater lagoons of little depth and with extensive vegetation coverageconstituted a space of exceptional ecological relevance due to its strategic situation in the southern end of the continent.
Its location, Very close to the African continent, it turned this extensive wetland into an area of passage and forced rest for hundreds of thousands of birds that annually migrate through the Strait of Gibraltar.
And while More than a year ago from Miteco committed themselves to open a dialogue table and that ways would be sought to get their recoverybefore the inaction of the authorities, the environmentalists point out that this cannot continue like this.
THE GADITANA LAGUNA DE LA JANDA
The Association of Friends of La Laguna, Agaden, Ándalus, Ecologists in Action, Savia Foundation, Greenpeace, Ríos with Life, Natura Initiative, and Andalusian Network of the New Water Culture, feel disappointed and deceived by those responsible for the Miterd due to the inaction of this ministry before the commitments acquired in the recovery of the lagoons of the Janda.
In a meeting held in the Ministry in early April 2024 by representatives of said entities with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Hugo Morán, he recognized that he was fully aware of The existence of more than 6,000 hectares of public domain currently occupied by private users without concessional titles. As a consequence of this irregular situation, Hugo Morán said that the procedures for the recovery of these state -owned land by the competent administrations should begin.
Likewise, at this meeting, at the request of conservation and environmental entities, the Secretary of State promised to preside and promote the constitution of a dialogue table with with The participation of municipal representatives, Junta de Andalucía, irrigators and said organizations, which would allow the road to recover the recovery of public lands.
The initiative of Creation of the table was welcomed with interest in the municipalities of La Janda. So much so, that the mayors of Barbate, Medina-Sidonia and Vejer de la Frontera sent two letters to the Secretary of State for the Environment expressing their desire to participate in it.
One year without news
After having elapsed almost a year without having news of the Constitution of the Mesa, in February of this year, representatives of the organizations that subscribe this press release held at the headquarters of the Hydrographic Confederation of the Guadalquivir a new meeting with the Secretary of State for the Environment. In this meeting, Hugo Morán He reiterated his intention to establish the table and his commitment to summon it throughout March 2025 in the subdelegation of the Government of Spain in Cádiz.
Despite this, having already passed March, April and half of May, it is still not news of the call of the table. The Organizations that work for the recovery of the Janda therefore manifest their discontent and say they feel disappointed and deceived.
Even more when The government’s own subdelegate in Cádiz has told representatives of the Association of Friends of La Laguna de la Janda, during a meeting held last Wednesday, May 14that he had no news about the intention of the Miterd to establish that table.
For all this, these organizations They are considering to start judicial actions throughout this year to denounce the inaction of the miterdin case the dilatory attitude in the resolution of this conflict is maintained.