O Grove, a prominent tourist destination in Galicia, is enjoying a successful summer season with its streets, beaches and businesses packed with visitors. However, the Municipality has taken this opportunity to warn of the dangers oftourist overcrowdinga, highlighting the importance of preserving the natural environment, especially its beaches.
The Department of the Environment, through the Ornithological Investment Project (PIO), has launched a call for reflection on the need for more responsible tourism. The local administration has highlighted that “Algae are not garbage”defending their presence on the beaches as essential for the ecosystem. Algae, in addition to being a source of food for numerous species, play a role a crucial role in protecting dunes and fertilizing the sea.
In collaboration with the Spanish Ornithological Society (SEO/BirdLife), the PIO has criticized the “noisy and consumerist agglomerations of mass tourism” that threaten the natural and cultural heritage of the region. Through its official website, the Concello de O Grove has emphasized that Galicia is a privileged place for nature tourism, and that Their spaces of high ecological value should not become areas of large agglomerations.
The City Council urges tourists to opt for quieter and more respectful leisure activities, as part of a strategy to preserve biodiversity and guarantee quality of life, both for visitors and for local fauna. In this context, the importance of keeping algae stranded on the shore is highlighted.since they are not only indicators of a good state of conservation of the beaches, but they also contribute to the formation of dunes that protect the coast.
A Lanzada beach, one of the busiest in O Grove, is a clear example of the compatibility between tourism and conservation. Being included in the Red Natura 2000 and other ecological reserves, the Council has stopped carrying out mechanical cleaning and has removed waste containers on the beach, measures that have been essential to protect endangered species such as the plover. black-footed swan.
The local government of O Grove is thus presented as an example of how it is possible to balance the conservation of natural heritage with sun and beach tourism, promoting sustainable practices that ensure healthy ecosystems for future generations.
