... of social leaders who are protesting the ecological damage the mine may cause in protected land, according to documents obtained through a cross-border journalism collaboration between Contracorriente, ...
Cross-Border Struggles: Anti-Mining Ties between Wisconsin and El Salvador
February, 2012
Versión en Español
The struggle against mining is gaining force in the state of Wisconsin. On Thursday, ...
... action between the 100 ATM youth leaders and local groups DESAMA, BILEG and AMKKAS during the solidarity visit in Didipio
April 25 (BOLIVIA/PERU) Release of Solidarity Statement in by allied environmental ...
... table in ongoing free trade discussions between El Salvador and China. Meanwhile, some Canadian companies have maintained an interest in El Salvador’s mining sector. Financial reports released in 2022 ...
... protection is the responsibility of each of the three states.
6. That within international law and particularly of the Treaty between the Republics of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for the execution ...
... example of these systems. Consequently, by not incorporating a regulation for water supply as priority for domestic use in the article 63, the law would generate a conflict between the supply for the general ...
... supervise the operation of those who participate in mining activities, without distinguishing between metallic and non-metallic mining. It also proposes obtaining mining resources as a "duty of the State" ...
... with the objective of authorizing, regulating and supervising the operations of mining activities. The new law does not distinguish between metallic and non-metallic mining but refers only to mineral ...
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“There’s a disconnect between what companies are telling their shareholders and investors, others in industry, and what’s actually happening on the ground,” said Lang.
Despite companies’ loud declarations ...
GuapinolResiste
After finding that the detention of the eight Guapinol defenders imprisoned for more than 17and 26 months is arbitrary, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention urges the Government ...
... the development of CORE.
Between January 2018 and April 2019, representatives from the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and Prospector & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) met government officials ...
... were also impacted.
The first round of permanent layoff came more than a year after FTAA between OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI), OceanaGold’s local subsidiary, and the Philippine government expired. ...
... Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, a staunchly pro-business tribunal that adjudicates disputes between governments and foreign investors. Pacific Rim demanded that El Salvador either allow it ...
... of a “framework agreement” between the company and the municipality, whereby 3% of the profits from mining activity are destined for the development of the province. Since its inception, organizations ...
... late 2020 at the site between Columbia and Charlotte, state and federal records show.
The 2020 wastewater discharge violations, disclosed this week by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, ...
... government has never given us anything that we didn’t fight for. She gave everything for this community. She’s the reason me and my family are so firm.”
Venessa’s community is located between two tourism ...
... troubles lightly — particularly residents of Kershaw.
The Lancaster County town, located north of Camden between Columbia and Charlotte, is about three miles from the mine.
“I feel really bad that ...
... villages particularly between Nagtipunan town of Quirino province and Kasibu town of Nueva Vizcaya province.
To support the Bugkalot-llongot tribe, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) of Nagtipunan ...
... of these are bilateral investment treaties (BITs) concluded between two states. There are also multilateral investment treaties concluded between multiple parties, such as the Energy Charter Treaty.
Importantly, ...
... the coordination between the central and local government is important to foster the promotion of sustainable agriculture.
“Think about the money the government spends on fertilizers annually, on corn ...