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Article: MEXICO-ENVIRONMENT: GREENPEACE AND OPPOSITION SLAM NEW FORESTS LAW
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- April 28, 1997
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Diego Cevallos
Inter Press Service English News Wire
04-28-1997
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 28 (IPS) -- The international environmental
group Greenpeace and opposition politicians have launched a joint
attack on Mexican authorities, accusing them of bowing to pressure
from transnationals in approving new forestry laws.
"The hastiness with which the law -- which has a number of
confusing articles -- was discussed, and the evidence of pressure,
greatly concern us," said Greenpeace spokesman Roberto Lopez. "The
new law goes against the environment and native communities.
Deputies of the majority Institutional Revolutionary Party ended
a week of debate in Congress by approving the forestry law -- drawn
up ...