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In this case the same community of the because the companies have the permits of
municipality of Carmen de Carupa has the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
requested, mainly, the recovery of the
exploited areas and has prevented in many
ways that these centers continue to operate
but for unknown reasons they are still in
operation, causing an environmental impact
every day irreparable and leaving children,
the elderly and families in general without a
healthy nature and without an adequate
The problem is not new since in the last
years the exploration and exploitation of
gravel, in the open sky has caused a serious
environmental impact, without so far taking
measures aimed at the preservation of the
area. On the other hand, the companies
maintain that they are not responsible for the
ecological deterioration.
environment for their growth and
maintenance; committing in addition to a
Abstrac
crime against nature, a violation of a A presente investigação pretende gerar um
fundamental right enshrined in Colombia's documento competente que permita avaliar
political constitution to a healthy and os impactos ambientais gerados pela
sustainable environment. The situation atividade das cascalhos no município de
harms the paths that are mainly supplied Carmen de Carupa em Cundinamarca, para
with potatoes to many other municipalities se afastar de uma investigação realizada
and cities in the country. The mayor of the pelos danos ambientais que o trabalho
population, Alejandro Ortiz Puentes, causou nesta parte. da região.
although he recognizes that the inhabitants
Nessa ordem de idéias, não é segredo que
are right to protest, can not do anything
um dos maiores problemas para os países
em desenvolvimento é o deslocamento da