Luis Zurita Tablada, Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, currently in charge of the ministerial office, sent a letter to Eduardo Villatoro, a conspicuous opponent of such mining, noting that to date the Ministry has not issued any environmental permit to exploit the iron in the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.

The undersecretary Zurita Tablada writes "According to the Environmental impact evaluation, MARN has decided not to approve the studies presented by those interested in the aforementioned exploration and extraction. This technical and scientific position is supported by the Center for Conservation Studies of the USAC, the National Council of Protected Areas Management Unit, Fisheries and Agriculture and the Biological Corridor of dense mangroves which although lying outside the project area, is adjacent to it, affecting natural areas of great importance for climate change because they present a natural physical barrier which helps reduce the impact of extreme weather events. "

Source: lahora.com.gt

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