Reply To: Consider the implications

[Lyla]

The community leaders might need to consider the complicated history of the international mining company and the feelings of the local community in regards to the involvement of an outside party in local affairs. This partnership could potentially go awry in that the needs of the three parties likely have different goals, members, and constituents and it may be difficult to align the three under a true common interest. They could attempt to mitigate this by creating consistent and purposeful dialogue to allow the space for each of the parties to voice their opinions and establish transparency.