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Casa Pueblo: from opposing mining to caring for a forest

A community campaign against mining led to management of Bosque del Pueblo in Adjuntas. The land remained publicly owned.

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  • Beginning in 1980, Casa Pueblo participated in opposition to proposed open-pit mining in central Puerto Rico.
  • The campaign brought together communities, scientists, students, and cultural and religious groups.
  • The reserve known as Bosque del Pueblo was established in 1996.
  • Casa Pueblo assumed community and scientific management; the land remained publicly owned.
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DRNA — El Bosque Estatal del Pueblo, junio 2009Goldman Environmental Prize — Alexis Massol GonzálezJosé Oquendo — Flower of the maga tree (CC BY 2.0)CC BY 2.0Source packetYouTube Short
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