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21. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... mechanisms for water management. The laws presented by the social movement proposed an autonomous and inclusive management structure that was publicly appointed and formed by representatives from diverse ...; Created on 24 June 2018
22. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... was in Guarjila, Chalatenango, at the time. There he attended a meeting where local people came with surveying stakes they had found on their properties. U.S. activists proposed a campaign to send the ...; Created on 07 May 2018
23. Lack of proposals from political candidates on the Environmental Crisis in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... of Salvadorans VI. To approve the General Water law as it has been proposed by communities and environmental organizations and to finally end a debate that has been in discussion by legislators for more ...; Created on 08 February 2018
24. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... to reject a recently proposed "Comprehensive Water Law", presented to parliament by a coalition of right-wing parties. The letter condemns renewed attempts to privatize water resources in the country ...; Created on 27 July 2017
25. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law: (Sample Data-Articles); ... of the proposed General Water Law submitted by civil society organizations in 2006. In the letter submitted, they demand that the discussion of two previous proposals presented by civil society organizations ...; Created on 21 July 2017
26. PRESS RELEASE: To the national and international public opinion: (Media Releases); ... representatives of the organized social movement, we reject the proposed Integral Water Law, but, convinced of the urgent need for El Salvador to have a General Water Law, we have launched the campaign ...; Created on 21 July 2017
27. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... are already scarce and vulnerability to the effects of climate change high, that Pacific Rim (which was later bought by OceanaGold) first obtained concessions for its proposed El Dorado project in 2002. ...; Created on 26 June 2017
28. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The legislative assembly’s multi-partisan commission on the environment and climate change quickly got to work on the proposed text. Before their final vote on the bill proposal, members of the commission ...; Created on 16 April 2017
29. Western University Professor Brings El Salvador Anti-Mining Struggle to Canadian Audience: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the proposed El Dorado mine in Cabañas), and the aggressive strategy used by multinational mining corporations that utilize provisions in trade agreements to sue countries that prioritize environmental ...; Created on 08 March 2017
30. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... permit for a proposed gold mine or US$250 million dollars. The Washington D.C.-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) panel decided that OceanaGold’s predecessor Pacific ...; Created on 03 March 2017
31. Social Movements Demand Blunt Action to Prohibit Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... industry is not viable for the environment, people's health and burdens the ability to deal with the effects of pollution. "Different sectors of the country have proposed a ban on mining (religious, academic ...; Created on 15 February 2017
32. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the legislature, have so far been unwilling to even consider the proposed ban in the past - despite the subject being non-partisan. The Legislative Assembly is evenly split on the issue between the left-wing ...; Created on 13 February 2017
33. El Salvador Church Leaders Fight for Ban on Mining Exploitation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... bill designed to prohibit the activity, but it has still not been discussed in Congress. Proposed legislation to protect water rights in El Salvador has similarly faced resistance from conservative factions ...; Created on 10 February 2017
34. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to prohibit metallic mining in the Legislative Assembly The National Rouldtable Against Metal Mining has proposed a bill to that end, but until now the text has not been discussed by legislators. "Today ...; Created on 05 January 2017
35. Solidarity rally in Toronto as decision released in OceanaGold v. El Salvador case: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Salvador has one major watershed, the Lempa River, which supplies water for over half the country's population. The proposed mine would threaten this watershed through both use of water and contamination. ...; Created on 10 November 2016
36. PRESS RELEASE: Not to the blackmail of Pacific Rim Mining/Oceana Gold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... contravenes his government’s decision not to allow metal mining in the country. XI. Requests the President of the Republic considers the Executive Decree proposed by MNFM for immediate approval. XII. ...; Created on 26 September 2016
37. Water Forum of El Salvador: Water law secretly negotiated by goverment and private sector: (Mining and Human Rights); ... there was no negotiation with the private sector and it was denied that a new water bill was being planned. The Water Forum publicly denounces the existence of a proposed “General Water Law” agreed ...; Created on 26 September 2016
38. Across the Pacific: building a global struggle against the free-trade agenda of OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in rejecting the entry of all mining projects into their country, culminating in the imposition of a national moratorium on mining by their national government, including the proposed project of OceanaGold’s ...; Created on 26 September 2016
39. PRESS RELEASE: Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Download the Report here (Ottawa/Washington/Melbourne) A new study finds that OceanaGold’s attempt to rebrand its proposed gold mine in El Salvador through the use of a company-sponsored foundation ...; Created on 23 March 2016
40. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... to ban on mining and one proposal for a moratorium proposed by the government Mauricio Funes. This proposal envisages giving mining permits if conditions to protect the environment are met. So far, no ...; Created on 07 January 2016

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