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\u201cnature is something very special, worth more than anything else, worth more than a building,\u201d said angel silvero, a taxi driver in puerto iguaz\u00fa, speaking in spanish. \u201cnature is like family \u2026 it helps you, gives you anything you need.\u201d<\/p>\n

what silvero is referring to is the root of one of argentina\u2019s recent causes of local fervor: a government push to monetize the national parks.<\/p>\n

argentina is a nation that stretches across more than 2,200 miles from north to south, encompassing stunning national parks of varying land features. while the country hosts these astounding natural sites, the nation itself is facing a difficult economic period.<\/p>\n

in late 2018, the argentine government announced a plan called \u201coportunidades naturales\u201d (natural opportunities), what they deemed as \u201cthe call for sustainable tourism investments in natural areas throughout the country,\u201d according to a translation of a government website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

the initiative \u201cseeks to attract private investments for the development of tourist services in natural protected areas of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

enter iguaz\u00fa national park, a breathtaking wonder, home to waterfalls, plants and wildlife in the atlantic forest. the park is nestled along the iguaz\u00fa river, which separates parts of argentina and brazil, though the falls stretch across both borders.<\/p>\n

through this initiative, plans for constructing a tourist villa inside the famous iguaz\u00fa national park were drawn out to increase profits from the national park. iguaz\u00fa is just one of 20 parks impacted by this program.<\/p>\n

the villa\u2019s theme is \u201cglamping\u201d or \u201cglamorous camping.\u201d the attraction could be sited on land that has limited use, per the park\u2019s management plan, according to a recent column in el independiente iguaz\u00fa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

meanwhile, local residents of puerto iguaz\u00fa, an argentine town near the park, have drawn their own line. and that line physically couldn\u2019t be crossed when tourists tried to enter the national park in early february.<\/p>\n

during the week of feb. 3, dozens of locals<\/a> blockaded the entrance to the national park in protest of what the initiative could bring to iguaz\u00fa national park.<\/p>\n

dr. natalia vespa works with the institute of subtropical biology and moved from buenos aires to puerto iguaz\u00fa 10 years ago. in february, vespa and jussara di benedetto, an outspoken resident of puerto iguaz\u00fa, sat down with planet forward to talk about their experience within the park and the town.<\/p>\n


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jussara di benedetto, left,\u00a0and dr. natalia vespa\u00a0in puerto iguaz\u00fa, argentina, in february 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cfor national parks in argentina, the objective is to preserve the natural resources. that\u2019s it,\u201d vespa said in spanish. \u201caside from this objective, there should not be exploitation of these resources within these parks.\u201d<\/p>\n

in a translation of an official statement to planet forward from the national parks administration in argentina, they state that, \u201coportunidades naturales project does not consist of the installation and development of tourist villages, but is based on small-scale, sustainable, distant implementations.\u201d<\/p>\n

the statement declares that the program \u201cis aimed at positioning argentina as a world destination for nature tourism, integrating this development as a tool for growth and promotion of regional economies and generating foreign exchange,\u201d per a translation into english.<\/p>\n

town already offers tourism opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

vespa said locals already are facing problems within the town of puerto iguaz\u00fa and she fears that these strains on the relationship between the town and the park will only escalate if construction of the tourist villa within the national park is pursued.<\/p>\n

\u201cthe town already has bad issues with the lights, water, and internet,\u201d vespa said in spanish. she noted that many neighborhoods in the town went without water for two weeks last month.<\/p>\n

puerto iguaz\u00fa is greatly frequented by tourists, as it is a short 11-mile drive to the northwest of the national park and is host to many restaurants, hotels, casinos, bars, shops, and, of course, residents. much of what the proposed tourist villa would offer could stymie not only business but the needed attention to keep puerto iguaz\u00fa afloat as a town. vespa fears that if the villa is pursued, puerto iguaz\u00fa would further augment these issues and lack of attention.<\/p>\n

currently, there are hotels within the national park on the argentine side and on the brazilian side.<\/p>\n

in an article by misiones online<\/a> published on feb. 19, vespa is quoted to saying that the national park already has a large public with infrastructure and benefits for tourism.<\/p>\n

\u201cwe consider the implementation of a project that has its main objective to generate opportunities of touristic development, without solving the current problems that need to be addressed to mitigate the impact of tourism in the natural area, unnecessary,\u201d according to a translation of the interview.<\/p>\n

the protests in early february reflect the current sentiment of some locals. according to radio cataratas<\/a>, organizers from la asamblea vecinal sent a note that expressed their desires for the cancelation of the \u201cnatural opportunities\u201d project in the iguaz\u00fa national park as a whole, noting plans for future protests.<\/p>\n

for di benedetto, she sees the aforementioned protests as being exemplary of how things go in south america.<\/p>\n

\u201cwe know that in argentina and all of latin america, there\u2019s this condition of reproducing things,\u201d di benedetto said, citing past revolutions and movements in the southern hemisphere. \u201cclearly, we want this (the protests against the villa) to mark a precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n

going forward<\/strong><\/p>\n

beyond infrastructure problems and competition for tourists, there\u2019s another issue on the minds of protesters.<\/p>\n

a look at isla san martin in iguaz\u00fa national park in argentina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

a worker at the national park, who wished to remain anonymous, said he understood what drove so many puerto iguaz\u00fa locals to protest the possible construction of the tourist villa in the park.<\/p>\n

\u201cmany people think about the environmental impacts of the villa,\u201d he said in spanish.<\/p>\n

planet forward was told by the administration of national parks, \u201cin the case of the iguaz\u00fa national park, on a total of 67,000 hectares of total surface area, within the public use area, the actual utilization of the park visitation is reduced to 300 hectares (0.5%).<\/p>\n

\u201cin this sense, the oportunidades naturales project is studying interventions that, at most, foresee the use of only 12 hectares, previously intended for public use.\u201d<\/p>\n

but \u201cthe town (puerto iguaz\u00fa) is small, too,\u201d the anonymous park worker said. \u201cbecause of this, people think that the tourists will only go to the tourist villa.\u201d<\/p>\n

while en route to town after a day spent in the national park with taxi driver silvero, planet forward interviewed him about his thoughts on reactions to the plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cwe are going to have a lot of consequences that will hurt us if we don\u2019t fight against this (the villa), and take care of nature,\u201d silvero said passionately.<\/p>\n

when asked if he fears an impact on his livelihood should the plans of a tourist villa be pursued, silvero said he is not. he simply wants nature to continue to be protected.<\/p>\n

with the financial state that argentina is currently in and the promises for sustainability by the administration, ways to increase profits off of iguaz\u00fa could offer benefits.<\/p>\n

vespa, who has a doctorate in biological sciences, said, \u201cthe people of iguaz\u00fa do want investments in tourism, but they should stay in puerto iguaz\u00fa.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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