r/environment • • 1d ago

‘Water yes, mining no!’: the 87-year-old farmer who became a nature hero in Colombia. Porfirio Garcés is one of the ‘Jerico 11’, who face kidnapping charges after opposing a copper mine. Now, with a far-right president prioritising extraction, their fight has become more urgent.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/01/water-yes-mining-no-the-87-year-old-farmer-who-became-a-nature-hero-in-colombia
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u/Tokoyami8711 1d ago

It really isanyone who identifies as far right or anything like that are the worst people and do nothing but make life worse for everyone and everything around them. Also the most disingenuous and immature.