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Environmental Experts Luis Carvajal and José Manuel Mateo / Ser Humano

In an interview with Maria Elena Nuñez for her Ser Humano podcast, environmental experts Luis Carvajal, of the Environmental Commission of the state university UASD and Jose Mateo, of the environmental committee of the Academy of Sciences, gave insights to help understand the overall picture of the proposed mining projects in the mountain areas of San Juan de la Maguana.

The interview followed President Luis Abinader’s decision to order that one of the permission-seeking mining companies in the area, Goldquest, suspend activities related to the Romero project, a move praised by the experts as a response to the true interests of the people. The environmentalists say that not a single political party has given its opinion on the mining district developments, explaining that over the years, they have been...