GSLP-Liberals-Manifesto-2019

THE GIBRALTAR NATIONAL
PARKS ACT
In order to best achieve all of this and
raise the profile of our heritage and
natural heritage, WE WILL CREATE
AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT TO
CREATE AND PROTECT GIBRALTAR
NATIONAL PARKS, to incorporate
natural and historical features of
Gibraltar, on land and in the sea, and to
better promote it on the international
stage.
THE GIBRALTAR NATIONAL TRAILS
As part of this process we will establish
the GIBRALTAR NATIONAL TRAILS,
incorporating existing and new paths
around Gibraltar, which will also be
protected by law.
SMOKING IN KIDS PARKS
We will ban smoking in children’s parks
where our infants and young kids
should not be exposed to breathing in
secondary smoke.
CHILDRENS PARKS MAINTENANCE
We will deploy a more effective system
for the maintenance of our children’s
parks. In a Child Friendly City our parks
must be up to standard all the time.
This is an area in which we will seek to
further improve our performance.
OUR WATERS
We will continue to consult all the
bodies represented in the Fishing
Working Group to continue to improve
the management and protection of
our marine resources, and ensure that
fishing in BGTW is sustainable. With
this aim, we will together revise as
necessary the need to establish closed
seasons for certain species, and to
provide temporary protected areas to
increase their populations.
MARINE REGULATIONS
We will continue to work with the
Fishing Working Group and its
constituent groups to improve the
Marine Regulations and review
licensing regimes and the managing
and reporting of catches.
GFSA ACCESS
We will ensure that any sea front
development is accessible by the public
and as far as possible provides facilities
for shore anglers in consultation with
GFSA.
ENVIRONMENTAL MARINE UNIT
We will provide additional resources,
including a new vessel for the
Environmental Protection and research
Unit, which was created by the GSLP
Liberal Government, so that they are
better able to enforce our marine
protection laws at sea.
OPERATION BAYWATCH
We are committed to exploring the
possibility of reintroducing what were
known as the “Baywatch” meetings
in order to improve the safety of
boat users in BGTW and to ensure
the development of joint strategies
between the different enforcement
agencies that play a role in protecting
BGTW from illegal activity. Invitation
to these meetings would be extended
to Customs, the Royal Navy, the
RGP, the GDP and the Environment
and would improve communication
between the different authorities as
well as creating the possibility of a
‘BGTW rota’ to be formed whereby at
least one vessel would be out within
BGTW at all hours of the day.
CLEANING STATION
Local anglers at the Small Boats Marina
currently do not have access to a
‘cleaning station’ which would allow
fishermen to process their catches.
Fishing in Gibraltar is an age-old
tradition and one that we continue
to promote sustainably, therefore it
is proper for fishermen to be able to
utilise a station which can be used to
safely and hygienically clean the fish
which they catch.
ANGLING SITES
We will restore and refurbish existing
angling sites like the South Mole and
the Detached Mole so that they are
safe and usable by the fishing clubs.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
We will proceed with the construction
of the sewage treatment plant,
now that the preliminary stages are
complete, with a revised design that
will not impact negatively on the
landscape of Europa Point.
BUNKERING SAFE DISTANCES
We will review the minimum distance
allowed for bunkering vessels from the
shore.
SEA GRASSES
We will continue our work to reintroduce
sea grasses into our marine
habitats, given their importance to
both biodiversity and the production
of oxygen.
ENERGY AND AIR QUALITY
CLEANER, SECURE ENERGY
FROM LNG
The decision of the GSLP Liberal
Government to abandon the GSD’s
diesel burning power station at
Lathbury was the right decision. We
now have a new LNG Power Station on
the grid shortly to be providing most of
our supply of electricity from a much
less polluting fuel. We now also have
energy security and the knowledge
that we have the generating capacity
our community needs.
POWER GRID
At the same time as we have invested
in the new power station, we have also
invested in the distribution system.
This means that our grid is now more
modern. The investment continues and
we will ensure that we have finished
upgrading the whole of the grid during
the course of our next term of office.
AIR QUALITY
Good air quality is essential for good
health and quality of life. Although a
great deal still needs to be done, air
quality has improved markedly over the
past eight years, with our monitoring
stations achieving EU compliance for
the first time ever over the past two
years. Progress on power generation
has been a main contributor to this
improvement.
AIR QUALITY COMMISSION
We will set up an Air Quality
Commission to monitor and advise the
Government on all matters related to
air quality.
AIR QUALITY MONITORING
We will continue to expand the
air quality monitoring network as
...aspire to the best Gibraltar
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