San Jose [TCRN] – The Environmental Administrative Court found environmental damage around the Trail 1856, which began construction by emergency decree on the border with Nicaragua.
The Nicaragua Costa Rica territorial dispute initiated the decision to build the border route, commissioned the Ministry of Public Works and Transport the work. An investigation is currently underway to determine if proper environmental policy and procedures were followed before the initiation of the project.
On Thursday the head of the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) appeared before the Environmental Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly to report on the environmental impact of the trail border.
An environmental management plan was drafted based on surveys by officials from the departments of Geology and Mines, Meteorological Institute, Conservation Area System, Department of Water and the National Environmental Technical Secretariat.
The study was conducted over four days in the area of the trail and confirmed the environmental damage around the border route and a committee should be created composed of the National System of Areas (SINAC), among other departments of environmental issues to access the costs associated of the damage.
It was confirmed that environmental damage does not reach the San Juan River itself or Nicaraguan territory, but does affect the overall basin.
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