No more extraction

[NewsWhore]

Gravel extraction company Osoria & Asociados has signed an agreement promising to stop extracting gravel from the Rio Yuna and will remove their extraction equipment and vehicles effective immediately. The agreement was signed at the Bonao Country Club at an event attended by more than 50 organizations. This agreement comes as the environmentalists and the Environment Ministry are trying to reduce the amount of gravel and sand extracted form the nation's rivers. Last week Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez closed down two extraction companies, saying they would not be reopened. Fernandez reiterated that extensions on extraction laws would not be granted.

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