... topic was discussed with members of different communities while discussing economic alternatives and social alliances facing the threat of extractive industries in countries with shared borders.
Sister ...
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"The mining company refuses to leave the country; arguing that it would conduct alternative productive options and assures us that it will be dedicated to agricultural, entrepreneurship and sustainable ...
... the issues of alternative development. Sebastian Rosemont is a fellow McGill graduate and a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus.
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... population and providing economic alternatives to artisanal mining. Environment Attorney Ana Milagro Guevara de Medrano found that after a year the community still has no immediate access to clean water ...
... session of the Inter-governmental Group on the elaboration of this instrument have shown there is a long term alternative. Similarly this case is interesting because the third pillar of the UN Guiding ...
... Sister City Committee
Center for International and Environmental Law (CIEL)
Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy
Centro Latino Cuscatlan
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities Project
Chicago ...
... efforts to build viable alternatives to mining can take root.
At the same time, we’re drawing from this experiences to redouble our efforts on the trade front. We must stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership and ...
... conducts a quantitative analysis to identify trends in the use of ISDS by Canadian investors, explores ISDS through various case studies and discussed policy implications for Canada.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2015/08/Losing_Proposition.pdf ...
... to change practices in the use of pesticides and foster farming practices that are a sustainable alternative to mining. And, we work on community education campaigns to inform the population about the ...
... party has proposed alternatives that would allow mining to continue.
The Secretary of Government Transparency, for his part, said that while there are no advances in discussions about the general law, ...
... water campaigner with the Blue Planet Project. “The alternatives they have proposed are currently being negotiated within the legislature, but are under threat because they lie in stark contrast to the ...
... in banning open-pit mining and denying the corporation a license.
It is time to stop the expansion of undemocratic agreements and support the governments that are seeking alternatives that respect their ...
... Peoples. We call on the general public, civil society organizations, churches, social movements, and the international community to join in the defense of life and the search for economic alternatives ...
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Boulder Chapter Global Solutions
Cambridge United for Justice with Peace
Cambridge-Las Flores Sister City Project
Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy
Centro Latino Cuzcatlan
Chicago-Cinquera ...
... Catholic Women Priests
Austin-Guajoyo Sister City Project
Boulder Chapter Global Solutions
Cambridge United for Justice with Peace
Cambridge-Las Flores Sister City Project
Center for Alternative ...
Vidalina Morales is a member of the board of directors of the Economic and Social Development Association El Salvador (ADES) and a representative of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El ...
... (mainstream and alternative)
Offering accommodation for Vidalina.
Promoting the tour through your networks.
Becoming a member of the La Mesa Australia support
Applying pressure directly to the ...
... toward foreign corporations, is prompting governments to seek alternative roads to development. For instance, in 2012, Ecuador was ordered by the ICSID to pay the largest award in history—$1.7 billion ...
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH
Increase the understanding of the anti mining struggle in El Salvador and strengthen international support for it.
Motivate and inform the work of a diverse group of ...
... for Alternative Mining Development Policy
U.S.
agedicks@uwlax.edu
Center for International Environmental Law
U.S.
morellana@ciel.org
Food & Water Watch, ...