# Activists Challenge Milei's Glacier Law Reform After Nepal Ice Collapse

Environmental groups in Argentina seek to overturn a mining-friendly glacier law reform following a deadly ice collapse in Nepal.

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A reform to the Glacier Protection Law, approved in April by the government of Javier Milei, allows provinces to authorize mining projects in periglacial areas if they determine those territories do not contain strategic water resource reserves. [^1]

Argentine President Javier Milei stated on 2026-04-12 that the claim to the Falkland Islands is the most important and sacred cause for Argentine citizens. [^2]

Agostina Rossi Serra noted that glaciers store around 70% of the planet's freshwater and that between 18% and 20% of Argentines depend directly on glacial meltwater for human consumption, irrigation, and energy generation. [^3]

Argentina possesses 16,968 ice bodies covering 8,484 square kilometers, and the country officially recognized in 2024 that rising temperatures have caused the retreat of nearly all Southern Patagonian Andean glaciers over recent decades. [^4]

Cristian Fernández, legal coordinator for the Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), explained that mining activities involve dynamiting mountains and building tailings dams that can collapse, risking contamination of underground aquifers connected to rivers. [^5]

Environmental lawyers and veterans from the 1982 war filed a lawsuit on 2026-04-12 against Israeli company Navitas and British company Rockhopper for an oil exploration project near the Falkland Islands. [^6]

US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas stated on 2026-04-12 that the United States maintains a neutral position on the Falkland Islands dispute and that this has not changed. [^7]

US President Donald Trump said on 2026-04-11 that his government is evaluating its position on the Falkland Islands and might change its stance to support Argentine sovereignty. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A reform to the Glacier Protection Law, approved in April by the government of Javier Milei, allows provinces to authorize mining projects in periglacial areas if they determine those territories do not contain strategic water resource reserves. (El Financiero, News)
2. Argentine President Javier Milei stated on 2026-04-12 that the claim to the Falkland Islands is the most important and sacred cause for Argentine citizens. (El Universal, News)
3. Agostina Rossi Serra noted that glaciers store around 70% of the planet's freshwater and that between 18% and 20% of Argentines depend directly on glacial meltwater for human consumption, irrigation, and energy generation. (El Financiero, News)
4. Argentina possesses 16,968 ice bodies covering 8,484 square kilometers, and the country officially recognized in 2024 that rising temperatures have caused the retreat of nearly all Southern Patagonian Andean glaciers over recent decades. (El Financiero, News)
5. Cristian Fernández, legal coordinator for the Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), explained that mining activities involve dynamiting mountains and building tailings dams that can collapse, risking contamination of underground aquifers connected to rivers. (El Financiero, News)
6. Environmental lawyers and veterans from the 1982 war filed a lawsuit on 2026-04-12 against Israeli company Navitas and British company Rockhopper for an oil exploration project near the Falkland Islands. (El Universal, News)
7. US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas stated on 2026-04-12 that the United States maintains a neutral position on the Falkland Islands dispute and that this has not changed. (El Universal, News)
8. US President Donald Trump said on 2026-04-11 that his government is evaluating its position on the Falkland Islands and might change its stance to support Argentine sovereignty. (El Universal, News)

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