The Field and the Forest in Sembrando Vida
Contrary to its stated objectives, Sembrando Vida tries to supplant campesino knowledge and organization in a bid to undermine autonomy.
Contrary to its stated objectives, Sembrando Vida tries to supplant campesino knowledge and organization in a bid to undermine autonomy.
By: Enrique Mendez and Arturo Sánchez Jiménez The National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism (Fonatur) started the Maya Train project in 2019 without having determined its social feasibility and without having a diagnosis that anticipates the possible effects and social risks that its construction and operation would cause, according to the Superior Auditor of the Federation (ASF, its initials in Spanish). In the 2019 Report of the Result of the Superior Audit of the Public Account it states that the agency carried out seven audits of the Maya Train, in which after reviewing the exercise of more than 1,1 …
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