If we go over this mark, we will have done irreparable damage to our planet and that means that it is damage that we will not be able to reverse.

U. whereas there is growing evidence that the judicial authorities in Spain have begun to respond to the challenge resulting from excessive urbanisation in many coastal areas, in particular by investigating and bringing charges to bear against certain corrupt local officials who, by their actions, have facilitated unprecedented and unregulated urban developments to the detriment of the rights of EU citizens, thereby damaging irretrievably the biodiversity and environmental integrity of many regions of Spain; whereas Parliament has observed, however, in response to such charges, that procedures remain outrageously slow and that the sent ...[+++]ences handed down in many of these cases are incapable of being enforced in a way which provides any satisfaction to the victims of such abuse, and whereas this has strengthened the impression shared by many non-Spanish EU citizens affected regarding the inactivity and/or partiality of Spanish justice; whereas it is noteworthy, however, that there is also an avenue of appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, once domestic remedies have been exhausted,

2. The customs authorities shall, however, suspend implementation of such a decision in whole or in part where they have good reason to believe that the disputed decision is inconsistent with customs legislation or that irreparable damage is to be feared for the person concerned.

6. Considers, consequently, that any opening-up of the markets between the European Union and the SEMC must be gradual, quality-orientated and measured and take into account the farm structures, agriculture policies and reforms pursued on either side of the Mediterranean; stresses the fact, moreover, that negotiations on access to markets cannot under any circumstances be conducted globally, but rather on a case-by-case and product-by-product basis, and must take account of the need for protection in the case of 'sensitive' products, which should be excluded from any full liberalisation in order to prevent local producers from suffering irreparable damage;

46. Considers, consequently, that any opening-up of the markets between the European Union and the SEMC must be gradual, quality-oriented and measured and take into account the farm structures, agricultural policies and reforms pursued on either side of the Mediterranean; stresses the fact, moreover, that negotiations on access to markets cannot under any circumstances be conducted globally, but rather on a case-by-case and product-by-product basis, and must take account of the need for protection in the case of 'sensitive' products, which should be excluded from any full liberalisation in order to prevent local producers from suffering irreparable damage;

Because, as well as the irreparable damage to the environment, the damage to the ecosystem and losses in the tourist industry, the oil slick dealt a huge blow to the fishing industry, to the conservation of marine resources, and the damaged coast lines will take years to recover.