Expansion of mining in Napo has left nine rivers dead; communities ask to declare the environmental emergency

Napo, one of the most diverse provinces in the country, has been the victim of the expansion of mining and the polluting effects it generates. In NotiMundo A La Carta, Leonardo Cerda, activist and defender of the Kichwa nationality, urged the government to declare Napo an environmental emergency due to the pollution generated by mining activities. The entry Expansion of mining in Napo has left nine rivers dead; communities ask to declare the env…