2024-06-23 01:03:23
The Union of Forestry Labor Cooperatives (EDASE) of Ioannina warns of huge mobilizations within the occasion that there is no such thing as a quick response to the request for a gathering with the Minister of Atmosphere and Vitality, with a view to present an answer to the difficulty that arose with the selection of DEDDIE to proceed with the availability of cement as a substitute of wood pillars.
In a letter from the president of EDASE Ioannina, Thomas Tsoupinakis, the query is expressed in regards to the change in coverage, on condition that the availability of concrete poles prices roughly ten occasions greater than wood ones, whereas in our nation we’ve the privilege of manufacturing native poles in all helpful sizes within the prefectures of Ioannina, Grevena, Trikala, Kastoria and Drama.
“This choice has prompted a monetary blow to the forestry cooperatives of the area, the place for a few years they invested within the manufacturing and provide of wood poles for PPC with vital investments in tools, know-how and human assets, in addition to compliance with strict specs and environmental standards. The change renders these investments ineffective, inflicting monetary losses,” he says, stating that in different states, which resort to cement poles as a result of they don’t have manufacturing from wood poles, it’s discovered that, when they’re positioned within the floor, the cement deteriorates they usually should be changed , whereas the medium pressure requires the usage of a wood arm product of rice wooden to be wholesome, i.e. not “black”.
“The shift to concrete pillars successfully leaves forestry cooperatives with no buyer for a big a part of their manufacturing. This ends in a direct financial hit, with misplaced income and jobs in danger inflicting financial losses. Representatives of the forestry cooperatives have expressed their concern in regards to the state of affairs, asking to assist the cooperatives, which have invested and created jobs within the timber sector”, he continues, additionally complaining in regards to the circumvention by PPC and DEDDIE of the ministerial dedication for 10-year settlements for the money owed.
“You will need to discover a answer that balances the advantages of switching suppliers with the wants and survival of forestry cooperatives, that are an essential a part of the native economic system and society. The consequence would be the desolation of the mountain villages of Ioannina by the few remaining inhabitants, with the consequence that our forests shall be left unprotected on the mercy of unlawful logging and forest fires”, concludes Mr. Tsoupinakis, asking for a gathering.
On the aspect of the forestry cooperatives is the Municipality of Zagori
The Municipality of Zagori expresses its sturdy protest in opposition to the selection of DEDDIE to obtain and place concrete poles as a substitute of wood ones, noting that it’s on the expense of forest employees and forestry cooperatives, but in addition on the expense of the forest lands, which can now be disadvantaged of human presence , which resulted within the clearing of forests and the upkeep of forest roads, situations essential for fireplace safety.
The Municipality of Zagri offers an argument for the benefits of wood poles over concrete poles, to then concentrate on the truth that this alternative of DEDDIE will trigger an enormous social and financial impasse for the remaining residents – forest employees of the Municipality, in addition to the implications that can come up within the administration and safety of municipal forests.
The mayor of Zagori Giorgos Soukovelos expresses the hope that “an acceptable answer shall be discovered, with the intervention of the Ministry of Atmosphere and Vitality, with a view to keep the viability of the Forestry Cooperatives, that are an important organ of the native society and economic system, to forestall the desertification of the countryside and the shrinking of mountainous and problematic areas with the corresponding, subsequent, opposed penalties on our pure surroundings”.