Womanhood & International Relations

183. Marielle Camara on the Social and Environmental Impacts of the Tren Maya

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The Maya Train project began construction in 2020 in Mexico amidst several controversies over its social, gender and environmental impacts and the lack of information. How has the construction affected the biodiversity of the region and the lives of local and indigenous populations in the Yucatán Peninsula? 

An interview with Marielle Camara, Mexican internationalist and public policy analyst from Cancun who is leading an ongoing investigative report on the Tren Maya megaproject.

Recommended articles, links and documentaries:

  • Marielle Camara LinkedIn
  • SelvamedelTren - Documental del Tren Maya
  • Colectivos locales y activistas (cuentas de instagram): @soscenotes
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    @cris.n0@pepe.tiburon@miguelgmo
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  • Tren Maya Official Website
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  • El ecocidio del Tren Maya supera por mucho al causado por Calica: José Urbina
  • Tribunal Finds Mexico Guilty of Ecocide and Ethnocide over Mayan Rail Project
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