... Registry cast their vote during the referendum; of those, 99% voted to ban mining in the municipality. “With the referendum, we went beyond our moral obligation and acquired a legal compromise with our ...
... August 2015.
"This, beyond the statutes of the El Dorado Foundation in fostering economic and social development of the surrounding communities, is misleading; and beyond the computer, English classes ...
... father once worked – uphill, a few meters beyond the stream grow dense rows of corn. The mine has been idle since the company failed to provide an environmental remediation plan in 2006, but water and ...
... the environment.
"The ICSID suit, taking place far beyond any democratic process or court system, aims to put a chill on important project and policy making decisions related to large-scale mining in ...
... arbitration process threatens democratic decision making, public health and the environment here and beyond.
“As United Nations expert Alfred de Zayas recently expressed, the impact that investor-state ...
... to discuss how investor-state arbitration threatens democratic decision-making, public health and the environment here and beyond our borders.
OceanaGold is suing El Salvador for an amount equivalent ...
... the beginning of the second phase of the strategy which aims to mobilize social organizations to push beyond good will and dialogue to concrete public policies oriented towards sustainability during the ...
... also refutes Pacific Rim/OceanaGold’s claim that it went above and beyond the guidelines required for mining permits back when the government was still issuing them. Instead—and this should be key to the ...
... accountability and ensuring the future of our water within Australia and beyond.
The “Water Not Gold!” tour will also highlight how mining can impact on human rights and the environment, and how free ...
From the beginning, members of La Mesa realized that their efforts to stop mining in El Salvador must go beyond Salvadoran boundaries. Most mining companies in El Salvador are foreign corporations that ...
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH
Increase the understanding of the anti mining struggle in El Salvador and strengthen international support for it.
Motivate and inform the work of a diverse group of ...
... States, has also found that the “Cerro Blanco mine is an exceptionally high risk project.” Beyond technical studies, our rejection of the Cerro Blanco mine is supported by international legal instruments ...
... violence and murder against opponents of the mining project. This is beyond question a tragedy-- one which has been compounded by Pac Rim’s suit before a World Bank tribunal, where it is demanding tens ...
... for Investigation of Investment and Commerce (CEICOM) in the area have determined that the water and soil are contaminated with aluminum, zinc, lead, arsenic and cadmium.
“This goes beyond the capacity ...
... to go beyond the suspension of mining projects, and instead ban metallic mining altogether. Thousands of demonstrators marched through the capital this month to urge parliament to sign a law that would ...
... out of the country on business and said she did not know when he would return.
The connection between the Mesa and El Salvador goes beyond just the struggle to stop mining. They are both facing ...
... it a non-renewable resource, which is overexploited beyond its capacity for natural recharge and regeneration. Given this reality, it is necessary to ask ourselves: what will be the long-term impact of ...
... Philippines. In fact, disclosure went beyond what was required by the 2013 Standard. Albeit incomplete, the Philippines was a model in disclosing environmental and social data. The next logical step would ...