Interesting and well-written article. Definitely some serious crimes going down such as people trafficking and mass environmental destruction just to name two. But can't help but wonder about...
Interesting and well-written article. Definitely some serious crimes going down such as people trafficking and mass environmental destruction just to name two. But can't help but wonder about those families quoted who used the town as an opportunity to set up their businesses. What will they do now? Can they start all over? This is a good example of the breadth of global journalism and widespread news.
Also, I wonder how this compares to the mining towns of the old American West. I'm sure it is very similar.
Honestly highlights a really interesting issue in terms of conservation efforts. Do we prioritize more the people (of which at least 6,000 were specifically miners making a livelihood that caused...
Honestly highlights a really interesting issue in terms of conservation efforts. Do we prioritize more the people (of which at least 6,000 were specifically miners making a livelihood that caused environmental degradation) or do we prioritize the nature itself? Cause there's no way that all 25k people being moved are going to end up properly integrated into society and as sufficient for themselves as they currently are.
I lean towards saying that La Pampa should have been brought into the formal economy in terms of trying to help these people, but I realize that sets up a whole slew of issues of how you protect the environment at that point since it would set a precedent for continuing to do the same in the future, not to mention prevent the restoration of the destroyed land.
Interesting and well-written article. Definitely some serious crimes going down such as people trafficking and mass environmental destruction just to name two. But can't help but wonder about those families quoted who used the town as an opportunity to set up their businesses. What will they do now? Can they start all over? This is a good example of the breadth of global journalism and widespread news.
Also, I wonder how this compares to the mining towns of the old American West. I'm sure it is very similar.
Honestly highlights a really interesting issue in terms of conservation efforts. Do we prioritize more the people (of which at least 6,000 were specifically miners making a livelihood that caused environmental degradation) or do we prioritize the nature itself? Cause there's no way that all 25k people being moved are going to end up properly integrated into society and as sufficient for themselves as they currently are.
I lean towards saying that La Pampa should have been brought into the formal economy in terms of trying to help these people, but I realize that sets up a whole slew of issues of how you protect the environment at that point since it would set a precedent for continuing to do the same in the future, not to mention prevent the restoration of the destroyed land.