The president of the Cabildo de Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, clarified on Wednesday that the number of Environment Agents in the Teide National Park has not increased thus far due to significant disparities in working conditions between the council staff and those assigned to the park, which has resulted in “considerable management challenges.”
Dávila expressed her expectation that the Canary Islands Government will approve a decree in May that concludes the process of transferring responsibilities for the Teide National Park to the Insular Corporation, ensuring they are not continued by delegation.
This announcement was made during a press conference to discuss the decisions of the Governing Council, noting that the decree is “not overly complicated” and will ensure that all material and human resources allocated to the Government of the Canary Islands come under the supervision of the Cabildo, marking a transfer rather than a mere delegation.
“Very important decisions”
Simultaneously, he mentioned that work is underway on formulating the Governing and Management Plan (PRUG), as this process “goes hand in hand” and will facilitate “very important” decisions, including the increase in the number of environmental agents assigned to the Teide National Park.
Until now, Dávila noted, it has been unfeasible to make such changes, as the working conditions for the Environment Agents at the Cabildo were “considerably better” compared to those employed at the park, which led to “significant challenges” in management.
