... waterways in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. But years of frustrations about the lack of information on the project by government authorities and lack of prior consultation by company officials led ...
... Lempa River that runs through the three countries and supplies water to 4.5 million people. "We consider it imperative to express our position against mining exploitation, in any of its forms, that takes ...
... Lempa River that runs through the three countries and supplies water to 4.5 million people. "We consider it imperative to express our position against mining exploitation, in any of its forms, that takes ...
... been rejected in two occasions by the Environmental Management team of said ministry, as it contained inconsistencies and lack of information. With the approval of the Environmental Impact Study, the company ...
... in defense of resources, of life. We have a system that responds to the logic of death, with a form of "development" that is making our planet sick and killing it.
We are there fighting, while the system ...
Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining El Salvador
San Salvador December 16, 2021 - Only four years have passed since El Salvador banned metal mining in all its forms. ...
*ANDRES MCKINLEY - El Faro
On March 29, 2017, the Salvadoran population celebrated with joy, hope and pride the approval of a law prohibiting metallic mining in all of its forms at the national level. ...
... must continue, because people's lives are at stake", said the Cardinal, who underlined: "we cannot leave this issue in chaos". The constitutional ratification of a reform that recognizes access to water ...
... for miners and likely reduce the production of metals such as copper in a boost to metal prices.
Volcan and Cerro Verde were among the worst performers on the S&P / BVL Peru General Index in Monday afternoon ...
... has taught us, it is that our environmental and human health are inseparable, and our abuse of nature will come to haunt us, not least in the form of viral outbreaks caused by our exploitation of animals, ...
... reform and rural development, and genuine sustainable development in order to translate mining into a truly just and green economic recovery," it added.
The group cited the large-scale mining operations ...
... the lack of prior, free and informed consultation.
As a result, Arana insisted on respect for the principle of good faith and respect for Xinka rights as Indigenous peoples “We hope that the good will ...
... administration of former President Benigno Aquino III.
Creating new mining deals will also spur employment opportunities in rural areas, as well as provide support to its flagship infrastructure program, ...
... of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site.
More information, in Spanish, including videos of the PNC entering La Puya, can be found here, La Puya – facebook.
You can read more ...
... changing company names and using proxies and fronts,” other industry players have been identified.
TVI Pacific Inc., Besra Gold Inc. (formerly Olympus Pacific Minerals), and ExGen Resources Inc. (formerly ...
... of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Kukpi7 Judy Wilson and Winona LaDuke, former UN Special Rapporteurs Michel Forst and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, and influential authors Noam Chomsky and Naomi ...
... should be noted that, given the seriousness of the allegations in this case, the WG submitted information on the facts for further study by the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers ...
... improperly withheld information about the government’s support for Goldcorp. This comes after multiple accusations of human rights abuses directed against the Vancouver-based company, stretching back years. ...
... asylum applications.
It should pressure the Honduran government to enable free, prior and informed consent, and call for free and fair elections. Until then, the international community should suspend ...
... Their intention is to create an information platform with different levels of disaggregated data.
The Cerro Blanco mining project, located in Jutiapa and with almost ten years of no mining activity, ...