The MARN confirms the presence of cyanide and iron in the San Sebastian River, La Unión
This weekend the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) confirmed the presence of unhealthy levels ...
... Convention 169.
Even after the eviction in 2014 and the court ruling in 2016, members of La Puya continued a 24-hour presence in opposition to the mine.
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... interest and profit even in the face of people’s opposition.”
The presence of foreign companies in resource extraction is part of a long history of colonization in the Philippines that continues today, ...
... regulations for industry.
Transnational mining in Espinar - Structural problems and the presence of Glencore Just as transnational mining didn’t go into quarantine, neither did the conflicts inherent ...
... calling the mine’s presence “really aggravating..’’
Estridge was among a handful of people to speak this past week against the Haile Gold Mine’s plan to expand so that it can dig more gold from the ...
... environmental defender and president of the Unified Defense Front.
The Ministry of Health confirmed the presence of arsenic and mercury in 34 people, including two children under 5 years of age.
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... located. Ejido members condemned their presence as an attempt by the company to provoke a confrontation rather than seek respectful talks.
More recently, the company’s CEO, Christian Milau, has attempted ...
... the presence of heavily men, wearing masks, from this group has been reported near his house.
Similarly, Jaime Adali Cabrera, a member of the Agrarian Platform, has been subjected to death threats and ...
... department of Alta Verapaz. The government's justification for decreeing the state of Siege is that the presence of organized crime groups carrying out illicit activities such as drug trafficking, illegal ...
... his presence in them, in their daily struggle to make this world a better place for all.”
The Movement in Defense of Life and Territory (MODEVITE by its initials in Spanish) received the first Mariano ...
... support.
“The state security is their biggest investment guarantee.”
“These policy mandates are cited by military officials as the basis as to why they have presence in mineralized lands…and why they ...
... and a renewed military presence in the region, the resistance camp of La Puya has been permanently active, 24 hours a day.
To show their rejection of the project, the inhabitants set up a camp to block ...
... many people in the department of Cabañas and other sectors of the country who recognize their struggle, and subsequent murders due to the presence of mining corporations, managed to raise national awareness ...
... daily use, is vital for agriculture, and is affected by the presence of metallic minerals, like cyanide, all of which will alter food production." -- Julio González
The villagers are fighting the El ...
... presence in the region, the around-the-clock resistance camp continues today.
In 2016, Guatemala’s Supreme Court suspended KCA’s operations over failure to consult with Indigenous people in the area, ...
... in Guatemala City. Community members from the region around the mine have maintained a permanent presence outside the court since late last year. Residents are fighting to protect the water and land from ...
... have since early 2016 maintained a presence outside the Ministry of Energy and Mining in Guatemala City demanding that the ministry comply with the court’s decision.
Mining: An International Shell Game ...
... for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES).
“The presence of minerals has frequently been called a ‘curse’ on peoples and governments; once gold or other minerals are found, there will be constant ...
... to the presence of people who once worked for Pacific Rim and were involved in the murders of the three environmentalists.
He also expressed that El Salvador is the first country to have a law that prohibits ...
... the country in its favor" said Belloso.
Also, concerns were expressed about the presence of acid drainage in the San Sebastián River in Santa Rosa de Lima, department of La Unión (in the east of El Salvador). ...