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41. CALL FOR SUPPORT: International month of action against Canadian/Australian miner OceanaGold: (International Month of Action); ... most densely populated country in the region that is largely dependent on a single watershed. In a rare instance of national consensus, in 2008, the government of El Salvador introduced a de facto moratorium ...; Created on 04 September 2014
42. Facing Goliath: CIEL lends David a (legal) hand: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Salvador for $77 million USD in lost investment under the investment chapter of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) after the Salvadoran government upheld a nationally supported mining moratorium. ...; Created on 06 August 2014
43. A corporate warning to El Salvador: Give up your gold or pay $315 million: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of political activism and pushback by residents is that today, El Salvador has a de facto moratorium on mining. “There is currently no industrial gold-mining occurring in El Salvador. None,” wrote Robin ...; Created on 06 August 2014
44. ABOUT MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (2014 International Delegation); ... A law to prohibit mining has been introduced by civil society organizations at the legislative assembly but the government has failed to discuss it, maintaining only a de facto moratorium without legislative ...; Created on 06 August 2014
45. El Salvador faces mining company: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); The lawsuit was filed as a result of the Salvadoran government’s moratorium on mining. The ruling may not be known until March 2015. By Fernando Santos Castro Translated from http://voces.org.sv/2014/07/17/minera-presiona-al-estado-salvadoreno/ ...; Created on 21 July 2014
46. Pacific Rim/Oceana Gold taken to trial in Geneva for violations of human rights in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... struggle has been credited as one of the main factors that led to a de facto moratorium on mining implemented by president Antonio Saca in 2008 and continued by the administrations of Mauricio Funes in ...; Created on 25 June 2014
47. Environmentalists call for concrete signals of a sustainability agenda for El Salvador: (Background and reports ); ... is willing to engage in a process of dialogue. On May 19th incoming Minister of the Environment, Lina Pohl, announced the continuation of the moratorium on mining started by the Saca administration ...; Created on 12 June 2014
48. International coalition supports El Salvador in battle against Canadian mining company: (2013 North America Tour); ... of Disputes (ICSID) to challenge the moratorium on mining. “Pacific Rim is using ICSID to subvert a democratic nationwide debate over mining and environmental health in El Salvador,” the letter ...; Created on 09 April 2014
49. Environmentalists step up pressure on El Salvador's 2014 presidential candidate: (Background and reports ); ... of the 2014 presidential election would keep the current moratorium on mining. In November 2013, newly appointed Human Rights Ombudsman for the Defense of Human Rights, David Morales, also announced ...; Created on 20 January 2014
50. OCEANA GOLD AND EL SALVADOR: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... This moratorium represents a break from previous government policy, which included granting mining exploration permits without prior, free and informed consent. Corporate response. In response to the ...; Created on 20 August 2013

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