... the consultation processes to be non-binding, and as a result do not take them into account.
Before the Salvadoran legislature approved, in March 2017, a historic law prohibiting metal mining in all ...
Mirian Garcia - Varguardia
Organizations that were key players in the struggle to prohibit metal mining in El Salvador, expressed their concern about the upcoming legislative political balance of power ...
... of seismic activity.
They presented draft legislation to the government to prohibit mining. Other powerful institutions joined in, including the Catholic Church, which countsabout 60 percent of the country’s ...
April 4th, 2018
A year since El Salvador's legislature unanimously approved a law prohibiting all metal mining activities in the country, Salvadoran organizations including the National Roundtable ...
... for further privatization.
The current legislature, which ends its term on May 1st, approved the Law of Prohibition of metallic mining in El Salvador last March, with 70 votes, after communities threatened ...
... prohibition of mining.
According to the Salvadoran authorities, progress has been made in the area of environmental protection, although they acknowledge that there is still a lot to be done, said ...
... that the problem of mining in El Salvador continues, that is why they must always be ready to fight for the respect of the right to life and apply the prohibition of mining in order to assert the rights ...
... Law that prohibits mining. If that would occur, it would be at the detriment of our future, the environment of our country as well our communities”, said Bernardo Belloso, member of the National Roundtable ...
... prohibiting metal mining in the country.
However, the fight continues.
"The company is still present in our department, despite the government's decision. It is a very serious situation for us that we ...
... against mining in El Salvador.
He made the statements through his social media accounts.
Last March 29th, deputies of the Legislative Assembly approved the Law Prohibiting Metallic Mining which prevent ...
... Mining" is not a foreign concept to Rodolfo Calles, of CRIPDES, who argues that the struggle that ended with a prohibition would not be enough to protect the country's natural assets.
"Because our mining ...