The Specialized Environmental Crimes Prosecutor's Office of Villarrica is investigating alleged irregularities in drainage works on a rural property in the San Agustín community, Paso Yobái district, which may have caused damage to a protected wetland. The action was prompted by complaints from residents and indicates that the work may have exceeded the environmental license granted by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Mades).
Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Ministerio paraguayo encargado de la protección ambiental, denunciado por inacción ante la contaminación.
Residents of the Santa Librada neighborhood in Asunción denounce that the clothing factory Ñamopu'ã Paraguay dumps paint waste into Cateura Lagoon, causing fish kills. They claim that despite repeated complaints, the Asunción City Hall and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Mades) have not taken effective measures.