Peru's Enviro Minsiter Sr. Giesecke
Environment Minister says tackling social conflicts is “urgent”.
From Andean AirMail & Peruvian Times
Peru’s Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke said Monday that tackling social conflicts in the country will be an “urgent” task in his portfolio, state news agency Andina reported. Social conflicts sky-rocketed during the Alan Garcia’s administration.
When Garcia took office in 2006, Peru’s ombudsman – the Defensoria del Pueblo – reported about 80 social conflicts in the country. Towards the end of his term, which wrapped up last Thursday, there were over 200 social conflicts, of which an overwhelming number are related to socio-environmental issues in the extractive industries.
In addition to delaying projects and investments, the conflicts have cost numerous lives and cost millions of dollars in collateral damage Read the rest of this story…
Tags: Alan Garcia, Environment, Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke, extractive industries, Gold mining, mines, Mountain Spirit, Peru, social conflicts, socio-environmental issues
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