In El Salvador, several organizations demonstrated against the president Nayib Bukele's mining campaign, given the negative impact it has on the environment.
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00:00Meanwhile, in El Salvador, several organizations demonstrated against the President Ayub Bukele's
00:05mining campaign, given the negative impact it has on the environment.
00:10Environmental organizations assured that the country is not prepared for a mining exploration
00:13experiment, recalling that in the past, mining projects have damaged rivers and harmed citizens'
00:18health.
00:19Activists pointed out that it has not been explained to the public what would be the
00:23supposed benefit for the communities, nor has it been projected how much it would cost
00:28El Salvador to recover its ecosystems if this practice is carried out.
00:33On the other hand, a lawyer of the Republic representing 11 citizens, who in turn represent
00:37thousands of Salvadorans who are against mining projects, presented before the Supreme Court
00:42of Justice an appeal to declare unconstitutional the General Mining Law, approved last December
00:4723, 2024.