... the collapse of the rule of law. In the remote regions where many environmental resources are found, development projects are often backed by a toxic mix of political corruption, organized crime, and unchecked ...
... several interests. One of its most important projects – because of its size and the conflict it has generated – is undoubtedly the Antapaccay mining operation located in the province of Espinar, in Cusco. ...
... is expected to support important projects like Duterte’s flagship “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program, which the government says is pivotal to economic recovery. More mining would also create ...
... in the region, and thus no opposition to mining. A local mayor from the right-wing ARENA party promoted landfills and industrial hog farms as “development” projects. Local opposition organized against ...
... their counterparts in Guatemala, Peru, and the Philippines, where mining projects created webs of local corporate leaders who were intertwined with and enriched by the extractive industry. But after the ...
... of wetlands and floodplains, while affecting more than two miles of creeks. Development projects don’t typically impact that many wetlands in South Carolina, a state studded with the soggy depressions ...
... people, and they want to help this community as much as they can,’’ Dorman said, noting that the mine has funded community projects, such as a playground at a park. Restaurants are busier and once-vacant ...
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Gold mining uses toxic chemicals like cyanide that poison water. But a global mining company attempted to buy public support by launching flashy PR campaigns, funding local projects, and hiring expensive ...
... of human rights abuse at its mine in Guatemala.
The lawsuit, filed by Shin Imai, York University law professor and co-founder of the Justice & Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP), is supported by ...
... groups,” she added.
Community members from Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, accuse Canadian OceanaGold’s copper-gold project of serious human rights and environmental abuses. “In 2018, local indigenous people, ...