In the northern area of the State of Mexico the speak illegal sponsored by organized crime has devastated the foreststhis is what they denounced ejidatarios of the municipality of San José del Rincón al leave through the streets of the first square of Toluca.
In front of Government Palacemembers of the Mazahua community pointed out that at least 45 percent of the forest mass has been lost in the last ten years due to illegal exploitation, which not only results in local impacts but also in the capture of water for springs and even for the dams of the Cutzamala System.
“The authorities are corrupt, the middle-ranking officials, everyone. We have even detected that there is collusion between representatives of Probosque and the commissioners, there is a lot of corruption, there are some ejidos that do not have a permit and they destroy lands like that.”
Among the repercussions, they lamented, is the Deterioration of Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries and the lack of rainfall, the latter also caused by the anti-rain planes of various companies, such as IUSA.
“As it doesn’t rain enough, no water falls on the Cutzamala System “And that also harms the metropolitan area and us, we are left without water in the springs. The chemicals from the planes also affect our health, there are many problems that are not addressed.”
The Mazahuas marched to the headquarters of the state Executive Branch to request an audience with Governor Delfina Gómez, as they fear that she is not aware of the various problems that plague the indigenous districts as well as the advance of organized crime in the region.
After staying in front of the Government Palace, they were offered a dialogue table with state authorities, to which the protesters agreed, but not before warning that, if there is no forceful response to dignify life in their communities and public policies for the protection of forests, they will generate massive mobilizations in the capital of the State of Mexico.
