THE PEOPLE OF CULTURE, LETTERS AND ARTS TAKE A POSITION: PROTECT THE AKAMA! More than 400 people of the culture of letters and arts convey their common anxiety for the future of the Akamas Peninsula through their joint statement. Among others, musicians from Alkinoos Ioannidis and Michalis Terlikkas to Anna Vissi, Michalis Hatzigiannis and Alexia, actors such as Popi Abraham, Barnabas Kyriazis and Prokopis Agathokleous, representatives of important political artists such as Maria Loizidou and choreographers such as Ariana Oikonomou, the historian Anna Marangou, the former director of Cultural Services Pavlos Paraskevas as well as the engraver Hambis Tsangaris demand the rejection of the Revised Local Plan as this section has been submitted. . At the same time, they express particular concern about the recent developments, talking about behind-the-scenes pressures and political interventions in order to accelerate the approval of the Plan as it is. They emphasize that they know very well that the Plan, as proposed, opens backdoors for developments within the Hersonissos, and they express fear that if this is approved, it will whet the appetite of all kinds of private interests that want to turn Akamas into another resort with holiday hotels. housing and other related developments. They also emphasize that the Cypriot society has always failed to protect the environment and conclude with the following message: “Any reckless development in the Akamas Peninsula will make our living conditions even worse, will cause enormous damage to the flora and fauna of our place but and our cultural heritage and will make Cyprus even more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We will not allow it! ” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Joint Declaration on the Protection of the Akama Peninsula
