“This government, who supposedly wanted to make peace with nature, has done the opposite,” says Santos.
Within the framework of the Rulers for sustainabilitymade in Cali during the Biodiversity Week, the former president Juan Manuel Santos He criticized the National Government for what he considers a setback in the protection of the environment.
Santos said that the current administration He has not worked for the environmentbut, on the contrary, illegal mining has increaseda business that – according to him – has been more lucrative than drug trafficking.
“This government, which I supposedly wanted to make peace also With nature, he has done the oppositebecause it has allowed these groups to grow, to take over, to deforest, Illegal mining today is even a more lucrative business That drug trafficking itself and that is a very serious problem, “he said.
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Similarly, the Nobel Peace Prize indicated that illegal mining has established itself as one of the main environmental threats and social of the country.
In his words, andThis activity not only destroys forests and contaminates riversbut also, Finish armed groupsgenerating serious impacts on the security and stability of rural communities.
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Likewise, the ex -president insisted that It is still possible to reverse this situation If there is political will.
“That can be recovered againI There is a decision of a government that understands the need to work together, “he said.
Santos’s intervention was given Before local leaders, environmental authorities and international representatives who participated in the summit, whose central axis was policy construction jointly to face climate change and strengthen biodiversity in the region.
It should be noted that with this pronouncement, The former president reiterated his call for Colombia assume a leadership role in environmental defense, in a context marked by the pressure of illegal mining and deforestation.
Source: Integrated information system
