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The Asociación Pola Defensa da Ría (Association in Defence of the Ria) of Pontevedra, known as APDR, is a Galician local environmental non-governmental organisation created in 1987 to address the environmental degradation of Pontevedra's ria area. It has over 500 registered members and it holds substantial support within the local community. Through its work, the APDR defends a model of sustainable development based in the rational use of sea and forest resources, and a tourism model not based in the idea of mass tourism. The organisation is open to any citizen interested in the rehabilitation of the ria and its adjacent areas. Most of its work is focused in the fight against the main polluting industries,〔(Retired doctor comments on the possible effects of contamination in the ria ), from newspaper ''A Nosa Terra'' (20 September 2008)〕 such as the timbering company TAFISA (already relocated) and the pulp mill/paper mill and electrochemical complex ENCE-ELNOSA. ==Campaigns== The APDR currently has three main active campaigns: * Paper mills: with a focus on the closure of the operations of the (ENCE ) pulp mill/paper mill in Pontevedra's ria. Likewise, APDR opposes to the construction of new ENCE and (Botnia ) pulp mills in Entre Ríos (Argentina) and Río Negro (Uruguay). * Littoral modification: in particular rejecting the modifications to Marín's port and the construction of a new harbour in Bueu. * Sustainable forest management. The APDR also focusses on ensuring that certifications awarded by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) follow the required criteria in the ria area, and that these are observed by the relevant authorities. In addition to the mentioned campaigns, the APDR also entertains parallel campaigns related to the environment and health issues, such as the relation between mobile phone radiation and health, protection and rational development of the local seafood industry, etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asociación pola defensa da ría」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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