Inefectiva la protección costera

Four environmental lawyers consulted by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo say Administrative Order 2025-01 violates the regulations and laws governing the La Parguera Natural Reserve.

Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism has had to go to court three times in the past five years for the DRNA to hand over public documents.

The noncompliance of existing plans, court orders and laws in southwestern coastal areas in Buyé, Joyuda, and La Parguera, shows how complex the implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan would be.

The case of several properties on the Arecibo coast is an example of what is happening in other areas of Puerto Rico, but neither the Municipality nor the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA, in Spanish) act, while construction is allowed in the area affected by erosion.

The experience of communities in Isabela and Vega Baja shows that the government of Puerto Rico acts against the recommendations of experts and its own public policy, which is supposed to protect coastal natural resources.