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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.

El Salvador | Different organizations mobilized against president Bukele's mining policy

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