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Santo Domingo.- UN Development Program (UNDP) representative Valerie Julliand yesterday agreed to the Government's request to review the results of the miner Xstrata Nickel Falcondo’s environmental impact study for the Loma Miranda project.
The Dominican government agreed to the UNDP’s terms to review the stud, including access to all information and all areas within the mining project’s influence zone, and logistical support for the movement and protection of its personnel.
Another condition Julliand stated is that Dominican society has free access to the results, and warned that UNDP isn’t assuming an arbiter’s role, because the government has only requested a review to support its decision of State.
No decision
"We will provide technical recommendations and opinions to support this decision-making process. We’ll work with international experts, not because Dominican Republic doesn’t have national experts, which it does, it’s to ensure no conflict of interest and that the study is objective and impartial," the UN official said.
Environment
“Dominican Republic’s interest precedes whatever decision is taken," said Environment minister Bautista Rojas.
Exploitation brings losses
Dominican Academy of Sciences ex president Nelson Moreno Ceballos said Loma Miranda’s exploitation will result in major losses for the country’s Central Cibao water sources, adding that it will pollute 26 rivers and streams.
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" objective and impartial"?
Yeah, right!
dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/11/29/37788/Industries-pollute-major-river-not-the-poor-UN-says
dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/6/17/39921/UN-local-office-row-sizzles-as-senior-researchers-quit
The above anti-UN COMMERCIALS were brought to you by the "unbiased" Feral Barrick Spokesman assigned to DT!
This is why we are laughed a because we do not have the F*%king balls to take a stance for what is right for our nation and the future of our children. They only looking at the short term benefits and not at the long term. Rediculous bunch of moroons.
Nuggets of wisdom wherever found. In this case, bottom of article:
"EXPLOITATION BRINGS LOSSES
... exploitation will result in major losses for the country’s Central Cibao water sources,...it will pollute 26 rivers and streams."
... exploitation will result in major losses for the country’s Central Cibao water sources,...it will pollute 26 rivers and streams."
Roy will then import water from “Barrick Springs” in Australia and make a killing!
Where's the environmental-impact study showing it will pollute 26 rivers and streams?
Where's a single river or stream that's not already being used as a bath, laundry, rubbish-tip and sewer by feral peasants?
Well I'll be damned - nowhere in the NarcoKleptoBanana Republic!