Asociación Pola Defensa da Ría (Association in Defence of the Ria)

Asociación Pola Defensa da Ría (Association in Defence of the Ria)

Asociación Pola Defensa da Ria (Ria Defense Association), Pontevedra, known as the APDR, Galicia is one of the problems with local environmental non-governmental organization created in 1987 to address pollution in the RIA of Pontevedra. He has over 500 registered members, and has considerable support within the local community.

Through its work, defends APDR a sustainable development model based on the rational use of marine and forest resources, and a tourism model not based on the idea of ​​mass tourism. The organization is open to any citizen interested in the rehabilitation of the estuary and adjacent areas. Most of his work focuses on the fight against major polluting industries  such as logging company TAFISA (already changed) and pulp / paper mill and electro-chemical complex ELNOSA-ENCE.