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Environmental activist who fought illegal mining murdered in Chiapas
Tabasco environmentalist José Luis Álvarez.
'This is abominable, he was a nice person, his fault was to fight against the illegal extraction of sand'
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
An environmental activist from Tabasco who worked to preserve the habitat of howler monkeys was found dead yesterday in Chiapas.
The body of José Luis Álvarez Flores was found in Calatraba, a community in the municipality of Palenque. The 64-year-old was reportedly shot at least five times.
Álvarez established a 345-hectare sanctuary for the howler monkey in the Tabasco municipality of Emiliano Zapata in 2012. Around 100 monkeys as well as iguanas and bare-throated tiger herons call the sanctuary home.
More recently, Álvarez denounced on several occasions the illegal extraction of sand and stones from the Usumacinta River.
More:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/activist-who-fought-illegal-mining-murdered/?fbclid=IwAR3M6q3b5qA8NUIHw_nfHlz9lrIgHDjNc3Y9p9G1s78HdlOqNYT_zcvqT8k
Environment and energy:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127128484
