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41. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... escalating conflict between big landowners and small farmers whose lands are being illegally occupied to make way for the palm oil industry. The impacts of the conflict on the rights of the local rural ...; Created on 24 October 2019
42. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of Canada claims that the industry directly benefits local economies, due to the positive impact on local workers and businesses. However, the benefit to local employees, and the Philippines itself, ...; Created on 04 October 2019
43. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to stop the industry. But, as environmental defender Vidalina Morales mentions, there is a latent danger in companies continue who want to return, with the invitation of a president (Nayib Bukele) who ...; Created on 18 September 2019
44. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... mining industry and how it affects agriculture and the way of life of rural people in Central America. Credit: Courtesy of the Association for the Development of El Salvador This case in Guatemala is ...; Created on 07 May 2019
45. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... involvement of the financial industry in backing ISDS disputes. Through so-called third-party financing (TPF), hedge funds and specialized financial firms—mostly based in New York and London—are encouraging, ...; Created on 05 May 2019
46. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, ...; Created on 03 May 2019
47. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... activists, not only in Guatemala, but in the Central American region and other parts of the world where that industry has arrived. Guatemala reported 22 environmental and land defenders killed between ...; Created on 03 May 2019
48. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... changes are made in Congress or at executive level, to pave the way for extractive industry activity and to restrict the rights of indigenous peoples or peasant communities opposed to mining projects.” ...; Created on 28 August 2018
49. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... This problem affects us all in our daily lives, but it is the poor who suffer the most, especially women and children. Toxic waste and heavy metals from industry, poisonous chemicals from agricultural ...; Created on 27 August 2018
50. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... in the mining industry, with smelting becoming done outside the country of origin. When asked where the material is exported to, Rozelle declined to comment. But according to documents obtained from ...; Created on 27 August 2018

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