In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin.
Dennis del Castillo recommends âThe Losing Ground,â by Erik P. Eckholm.
Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998
Barry Vogel, Esq. is the host and producer. Ignacio Ayala is the assistant producer.
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Dennis del Castillo & Mercedes Lu â Peruvian Environmental Issues
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