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Jan Thiel’s Natural beauty
The land in question borders one of Curacao’s largest salt pans- The Jan Thiel Salt Pans - which are home to over 80 bird species. Some live here year round, while some other migratory birds visit from other countries during the winter months. Some flamingos spend their days in Curaçao, and fly back to Bonaire everyday just to sleep. These birds have been living this way for centuries. In addition, some of these birds, only mate and breed in the Jan Thiel area in Curaçao.
Other than being an important breeding area for birds, the area features a unique small lagoon in West Jan Thiel, with the last remaining mangroves in the area.
One of the last remaining Mangrove trees in Jan Thiel.
Mangroves fall under the legally binding Cartagena Convention Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region. The protocol signed and adopted by the Kingdom of The Netherlands on 18 January 1990 and entered into force on 18 June 2000.
In addition, mangroves in Curaçao received protected status by the Curaçao government as of 28 July 2017. The destruction of mangroves has been strictly forbidden, thanks to the current ministry of Health, Environment & Nature, headed by Minister Suzy Camelia Römer. -But how can the government protect mangroves while also supporting projects that end up damaging or destroying these ecosystems?
13 фев 2022
