... began exploring the hills of Lancaster County for gold.
“The Haile Gold Mine has a significant positive impact to Lancaster County of $87 million each year,’’ OceanaGold executive Jim Whittaker said ...
... Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) launched a Parliamentary Petition in 2020 to address these human rights concerns. The petition garnered over 1000 signatures from concerned ...
... has taken significant steps in recent months to shield senior officials from accountability, including shutting down the Organization of American States-backed Mission of Support against Corruption and ...
... rules and norms and therefore holds the power to override local decisions.
Even so, limits to internal democratic decision-making in the PZ are also significant. Honduras Próspera LLC selects four of ...
... pollution-related penalty issued to a South Carolina company in more than a year — was largely due to the significant length of time that the Haile operation had gone without adhering to environmental ...
... President Rodrigo Duterte he should not renew the contract of the firms to run the Didipio and Runruno mines here. In a letter to the President dated Dec. 9, 2020 and co-signed by Bayombong Catholic Bishop ...
... of non-overlap (CNO) to the mining company. The former headhunting tribe’s provincial chieftains and elders from the four provinces signed a petition questioning the jurisdiction of NCIP Region 2 office ...
... Of the approximately 50 cases brought before ICSID in 2020, more than 20% concern mining concessions. This is a significant increase on previous years (2019: 10%; 2018: 10%; 2017: 0%).
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... your health.
Antonio Pacheco, Executive Director of ADES explains that the organization aspires to promote agroecology as a sustainable and viable alternative in municipalities that were designated as ...
... Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed over a year ago, as well as numerous cases and actions still arising from the Odebrecht scandal that became public back in 2016, to the conclusion of treaties departing ...
... project will have his support, as long as it meets regulatory requirements.
“OceanaGold is a significant employer of local people both in Waihi and beyond,” he said.
Peachey met with local OceanaGold ...
... from the manager designated to respond to their concerns.
The community first sought resolution through written correspondence and meetings. In a July 31 letter, the community appealed directly to the ...
... by the mine.
The partnership was created in remarkable secrecy. In response to written questions from this journalistic alliance, Nucor did not explain why it signed a backstage agreement and didn’t ...
... Honduras. The sign in the background says "Guapinol is resisting". Photo: Giulia Vuillermoz Early in 2018, the crystalline Guapinol River that runs through Carlos Escaleras Mejia National Park, in northern ...
... with their families. Those who come from outside live in a separate house but they still live in the communities. A significant proportion of the workers are asymptomatic. The problem is that the virus ...
... the territories and attack the defenders, the press release said.
A total of 116 organizations from Honduras signed the letter addressed to the National Protection Mechanism for human rights defenders, ...
... fighting to protect community health and water from negative mining impacts — are facing new threats.
These trends are laid out in a global solidarity statement released June 2 and signed by over 300 ...
... and clearly biased in showing that no significant impacts will occur.
Even the Peruvian Ombudsman has issued warnings and identified the situation in the region and the future impacts of the Quellaveco ...
... is to stop the state of siege due to concerns about abuses against the resisting communities. Guatemalan Governance is signaling milestones in the fight against drug trafficking.
Sunday, July 19th, Government ...
... whose body was found inside an abandoned water well with signs of torture reminiscing of the brutality of the Salvadorian civil war, sent shock waves through the national and international anti mining ...