NEW: "What they did in 20 years won’t be recovered in a hundred."
A new investigation by OCCRP reveals how dairy firms and Mexico’s state water agency are allegedly fueling the destruction of one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. 1/5
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A new investigation by OCCRP reveals how dairy firms and Mexico’s state water agency are allegedly fueling the destruction of one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. 1/5
occrp.org/en/investigati…
The Cuatrociénegas wetlands, in the mountains of the Chihuahua desert, are home to unique bacteria that scientists believe may help unlock the secret of how life on earth began. 2/5
Facilitated by a climate of lawlessness and corruption, experts say that dairy companies in the region have drained huge amounts of water to irrigate crops they grow for cattle fodder. 3/5
Local farmers have been locked in a 16-year legal battle with Beta Santa Mónica, Nestlé’s largest Mexican milk supplier, which they allege has used fraud and corruption to illegally occupy their land and steal their water. 4/5
Mexico designated water as a national security issue in 2004, yet widespread droughts persist, and 70 percent of the country is presently considered at risk of becoming desert. 5/5
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