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1. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... these marked "No" on the ballot for the referendum to "defend" against metal mining in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango. Santos comes from a small valley in the canton of Teosinte, Arcatao.  At ...
Created on 11 November 2015
2. International observer delegation statement: Community consultation on Mining in San Jose Las Flores, Chalatenango, El Salvador.
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
September 22, 2014, San Jose las Flores -Chalatenango We, the International Observer Delegation, comprising of 15 representatives from North, Central, South America and New Zealand, acknowledge the ...
Created on 23 September 2014
3. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region
(Media Releases)
... and Development - ARDM Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango (CCR) Guatemala: Indigenous Municipality of Cotzal, Resistencia Zona Reina, Uspatán Quiché Departmental ...
Created on 08 May 2018
4. How El Salvador Won on Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of Chalatenango and Cabañas, highly organized communities where land had been granted to the residents after the civil war. The first confrontation happened in Chalatenango where the Canadian Au Martinique ...
Created on 07 May 2018
5. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
...  But the development of the mining program quickly stalled due to fierce opposition from local communities who prevented mining explorations to begin in the departments of Cabañas and Chalatenango. By ...
Created on 08 February 2018
6. The Fight Against Gold Mining in El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
Article on the Chalatenango Free of Mining Campaign published in Practicing Anthropology. Read Here
Created on 01 December 2017
7. The fight for the environment in El Salvador gets recognition in Los Angeles
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining. It was in 2004 when the communities of the Departments of Chalatenango and Cabañas – where Morales lives – realized that the works Pacific Rim/Oceana ...
Created on 14 November 2017
8. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador
(Cerro Blanco)
... the community in San José Las Flores, Chalatenango.   In the community of Los Prados, in the municipality of La Laguna, Chalatenango, CRIPDES held a forum on "Cross border mining in El Salvador".  The ...
Created on 14 November 2017
9. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... Silver aimed to mine the rich hills in the state of Chalatenango in the north of the country. Its plans would have swept up communities similar to Cinquera, but community resistance forced the company ...
Created on 26 June 2017
10. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... have campaigned for years for an all-out ban on metallic mining in the country, organizing marches, bill proposals, and local actions. Residents of five municipalities in the northern departments of Chalatenango ...
Created on 16 April 2017
11. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... Labrador, Nueva Trinidad and Arcatao in the northern department of Chalatenango voted against mining. Social organizations said that "these results are a clear recommendation" for members of the Parliamentary ...
Created on 09 March 2017
12. Salvadorean Human Rights Attorney Congratulates Municipality that Rejected Mining Through Referendum
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of exploitation of metals. Cinquera is the fifth Salvadoran municipality that rejects metal mining; San Jose Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, New Trinidad and Arcatao of the northern department of Chalatenango ...
Created on 08 March 2017
13. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
By Sebastian Rosemont - Photo: Genia Yatsenko  Pressure continues to mount on Salvadoran legislators to ban metal mining in El Salvador. On February 7th, mayors from the Department of Chalatenango, accompanied ...
Created on 13 February 2017
14. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... letter(requesting prohibition) in the Legislative Assembly. With this petition from a group of mayors from northern Chalatenango, and the FMLN party, they add to the two civilian initiatives to legislate ...
Created on 10 February 2017
15. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... will be the first municipality in its department to hold a referendum that adds to others [in the Department of Chalatenango]that have voted to reject mining. Four voting centers will be set up for the ...
Created on 10 February 2017
16. Fifth referendum on mining is called in Cinquera, Cabañas
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto  Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining. Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera ...
Created on 03 January 2017
17. All Endorsers
(Open Letter OceanaGold)
...  Asociaciòn Salvadoreña de Ayuda Humanitaria Centro de Investigaciòn Sobre Inversiòn y Comercio CESTA Comite de Comunidades Rurales de Chalatenango, CCR Colectivo de Derechos Humanos Herbert Anaya ...
Created on 28 December 2016
18. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... mining companies" he continued.        Au Martinique was not able to set up its operations in Chalatenango but an exploration license to explore remains active within the ministry of economy; and members ...
Created on 27 September 2016
19. Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... their interventions in the region," he said. The "binational meeting" of social organizations, environmentalists and indigenous peoples took place in the mountains of Arcatao, Chalatenango, where they ...
Created on 17 September 2016
20. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of the necessity of an anti-mining law. The unanimity with which the people in the little farming towns in the mountains of the Department of Chalatenango resist the destructive gold mining has impressed ...
Created on 03 February 2016
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