Mar 262013
 
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from Mining.com

Latin American governments are allowing destruction of forests, rivers and local communities in exchange for money from companies with ties to environmentally destructive industries, claims a regional study published by Washington-based advocacy group Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).

According to the document, governments are racing to attract foreign investors eager to cash in on natural resources, which has led Latin American countries to return to a "colonial mentality."

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