Government promises restoration plan for Maya Train environmental damage

Government promises restoration plan for Maya Train environmental damage

Conceding that construction of the Maya Train caused environmental harm, Mexico’s Environment Ministry (Semarnat) announced a restoration plan for the damaged ecosystem. Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena on Wednesday said the government is preparing a plan to address the ecological damage and will seek to solicit input from local communities. Tuvimos un fructífero diálogo entre titulares del sector ambiental y periodistas de diferentes medios…

The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) has recognized, after five years of the construction of the Mayan Train in the Yucatán Peninsula, the ecological damage in the area and the need to implement a restoration plan that, he said, must be comprehensive. In a meeting that the Secretariat has convened with some media and other leaders in the environmental sector, headline Alicia Bárcena, explained that some of the issues t…

Greenpeace celebrates recognition of environmental damage by Tren Maya, but demands concrete actions Mexico City, April 2 (InZoom.Mx).- Greenpeace Mexico applauded the recognition by the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) of the ecological impacts caused by the Maya Train, as well as its intention to implement a Comprehensive Restoration Plan in the Yucatan Peninsula. However, the organization emphasized that the solutio…

Ministry of Environment confirms Sedena construction approval without impact statement

The post Ministry of Environment confirms Sedena construction approval without impact statement appeared first on Riviera Maya News. Bacalar, Q.R. — The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) says Sedena did not require an Environmental Impact Statement approval. Semarnat reported that they… The post Ministry of Environment confirms Sedena construction approval without impact statement appeared first on Riviera Maya News.

Photo: Deforestation in Section 5 of the Maya Train, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo. © Paola Chiomante / Greenpeace Mexico City Disinform ourselves. Greenpeace criticized the comprehensive restoration plan announced by the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), after acknowledging that the Maya Train has caused environmental damage in the Yucatan Peninsula.

The researchers of the Institute of Economic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Mexican Association of Sciences for Regional Development (AMECIDER) indicated that, without leaving aside the environmental damage, they consider that the Maya Train project for the development of the southern area of Quintana Roo should be continued. They explained that, although they have not done the socialization of the work i…