Apr 06 - GONHS Welcomes End Of Mass Balloon Releases
The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS) says it welcomes the statement from the SDGG announcing its decision to cease the mass balloon release as part of Gibraltar’s National Day celebrations.
GONHS says it has been campaigning for an end to this polluting practice for over a decade, together with the ESG and more recently other local organisations and individuals who have supported the campaign. It thanks all of its partners in this process.
GONHS says it is particularly grateful to UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh, himself no stranger to Gibraltar and a leading campaigner against overfishing, pollution and climate change. GONHS says it is certain that Lewis’s visit to Gibraltar, at GONHS’ invitation, provided the final impetus for the ending of the balloon release.
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