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A ‘Rights of Nature’ Fact-Finding Panel to Investigate Mexico’s Tren Maya Railroad for Possible Environmental Violations

Inside Climate News · By Katie Surma · last updated
Mexico’s president has made the railroad a top economic development and national security priority, but environmental activists say it harms Indigenous communities and does irreparable damage to sensitive ecosystems.

By Katie Surma

An independent panel of jurists, scientists and other environmental experts will gather facts starting Friday related to a controversial railroad project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula that is said to impact sensitive ecosystems, ancient historical sites and the rights of Indigenous and other local communities. 

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