Civil and Religious Organizations Demand Halt to the San Cristóbal -Palenque Highway
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis. Ten civil organizations and the vicarage of justice and peace of the local diocese, demanded “the immediate suspension of the San Cristóbal-Palenque highway project,” because “it represents a serious threat to the biodiversity of the region, the local ecosystems and the indigenous communities that have inhabited and protected these territories for generations”. They warned “about the profound social and environmental impacts that this project – officially inaugurated on June 8 – will cause. Deforestation, fragmentation of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity will be some of the irreversible consequences for the region”. In addition, they […]
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