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21. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Appeals rejected OceanaGold’s bid to continue operating the Didipio mine as it waits for Duterte’s signature on its renewal application. The company has said it is willing to challenge the decision all ...; Created on 04 October 2019
22. National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water “Water is not for sale, we care for it and defend it: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... needs of the people and the limits of nature. Climate Change is devastating the lives of millions of people around the world. Science warns that we will soon reach the point of no return that will put ...; Created on 26 September 2019
23. Central American antimining activists gather in El Salvador to discuss joint strategies for action: (Media Releases); ... to the detriment of the constitutional guarantees of local populations and the rights of nature. These violations manifest in the displacement of entire communities, destruction of biodiversity, political ...; Created on 05 May 2019
24. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... scheme. However, given the highly secretive nature of ISDS in general and TPF specifically, the extent of third-party funding among Canadian investors is likely much greater than the handful of cases we ...; Created on 05 May 2019
25. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... a model of privatized management, where commercial use will be prioritized above the human rights of people and nature.” the letter stated. The first attempt to legislate the use of water in El Salvador ...; Created on 27 July 2017
26. PRESS RELEASE: To the national and international public opinion: (Media Releases); ... the priority for the use of water will be commercial above the human rights of people and nature. This proposal creates an autonomous authority where ANEP decides the fate of water in the country; it eliminates ...; Created on 21 July 2017
27. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a ban on metal mining. The law awaits President Salvador Sánchez Cerén’s signature, which is anticipated any day. However, the fight may not be over. It’s hard to say with certainty if OceanaGold will ...; Created on 26 June 2017
28. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... said. The organization also played a crucial role partnering with the communities, “particularly the teams that collected signatures and implemented the referendum, and the council when it called the referendum.” ...; Created on 26 June 2017
29. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... it didn’t end there – [the struggle] went national, and then it went global”. Pedro Cabezas. Given the nature of the El Salvador case, with one front being fought on the ground in Central America, and ...; Created on 23 June 2017
30. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Congress "several booklets with thousands of signatures collected, in support of the bill to prohibit mining in El Salvador," according to the Catholic Office. In late February, residents of the municipality ...; Created on 09 March 2017
31. The Catholic Church calls for participation in a March Against Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... lead to the Legislative Assembly, when they will also hand to the representatives the signatures that have been collected to prohibit any type of metal mining operation in Salvadoran territory. “We invite ...; Created on 08 March 2017
32. How communities in El Salvador are organizing to block mining projects: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to gather signatures from 40 percent of registered voters. On the books for years, the mechanism had never been used, but it now plays an important strategic role in the country’s movement against metallic ...; Created on 05 March 2017
33. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the discussion. Faced with the refusal of legislators to close the door on mining operations in the country, the inhabitants of the above-mentioned municipality also presented 500 signatures to the mayor ...; Created on 10 February 2017
34. All Endorsers: (Open Letter OceanaGold); ... International Film Festival Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project Austin-Guajoyo Sister City Project Austin Friends of Nature Binghamton - El Charcón Sister City Project Cambridge MA El Salvador ...; Created on 28 December 2016
35. Across the Pacific: building a global struggle against the free-trade agenda of OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... large-scale and destructive mining plunder, at the World Social Forum 2016 in Montreal. The IPCM workshop at the WSF was supported by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Netherlands ...; Created on 26 September 2016
36. Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in resistance and to propose our own vision of development and life, which is definitely linked to respect for nature," he said. Tomas Gomez Membreño, who is the acting Coordinator of the Civic Council ...; Created on 17 September 2016
37. NEW BOOK: Rethinking Bilateral Trade Agreements: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... trigger a constructive public debate on the nature and the quality of cross-border investments. I am sure that such a debate will facilitate cross-border investment flows which are benign and consistent ...; Created on 11 May 2016
38. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a stick to stir the water up the stream that has dyed in red the originally gray pebbles. It splashes idyllically, and that is all of nature's romance. The stream flows from an old gold mine, where Blanco’s ...; Created on 03 January 2016
39. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the communal leaders cross kilometers in their territories to gather signatures of at least 40% of eligible voters, which is usually around 500. The signatures are presented in the town hall to begin the ...; Created on 02 January 2016
40. Arcatao: the next municipality to hold a referendum on mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... El Pepeto, Gualsimaca, Las Vegas, and the town itself, all belonging to the Municipality of Arcatao, in the Department of Chalatenango, presented a package of signatures collected in their communities ...; Created on 29 September 2015

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