"Preventing earthquakes is obviously beyond our control," said Dr. Navarro, "But if not for deforestation and ill-conceived development of the type we campaigned against for eight years at La Cordillera El Bálsamo, I'm convinced the human toll would have been significantly lower."..."Natural disasters, in many cases, are simply manifestations of deeper, structural problems, namely climate change, unsustainable development, and unchecked economic globalization," said Dr. Otto Sieber, biologist and Director of Switzerland's well-known environmental organization Pro Natura, part of the Friends of the Earth network.