... investment.
Rodolfo Calles, stated that environmental permitting practices should be studied comprehensively, in order not to grant permits to projects that are harmful to the environment.
“Not every ...
... sustaining and bolstering investment disputes, which is tipping the scales of ISDS even further in favour of multinational corporations.
In practice, TPF is a fairly straightforward process. Investors ...
... experts. The main cause of the current crisis is poor water management (pollution and over-exploitation) due to the lack of policies (General Water Law), practices and programs that ensure good governance. ...
... the quality of life of people through viable practices for the protection and conservation of the environment, where the regulation and prioritization of the use of water resources takes on special relevance ...
... the movement to ban mining for gold and other metals, practices that produced considerable water pollution. Now the church is working to protect the human right to water and fighting the privatization ...
... while interviewed by a local newspaper. “We have a lot to lose should the practice be eventually banned,” he continued.
A report presented to the government in 2016 by the Office for the Defense of ...
... block mining within their borders.
This was not unlike efforts in some U.S. communities and states that have voted to ban fracking and passed municipal ordinances against the practice, creating legal ...
... law of other countries to be able to apply their practices here in El Salvador. But the truth is that El Salvador is a country so small that industrial mining is not viable,”Attorney for the Defense of ...
... foundation in the country.
Community and environmental leaders are concerned that the country remains vulnerable to the destructive practices of the mining industry unless the ban is enshrined in law. ...
... that prohibit extractive activity, but that may have little effect in practice since these legal instruments are not above national laws or the constitution.
The Mining and Hydrocarbons Law, in force ...
Oxfam
This assessment conducted by Oxfam discusses the social, environmental and economic costs of metals mining in Central America. The prices of metals are very unstable and mining practices produce ...
... closure of the Foundation given broad opposition to mining in Cabañas and El Salvador, the manipulative practices of the Foundation is operating, as well as the potential to reignite violent conflict in ...
... 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 ...
... homes for decades; and, the lack of prospects for employment have forced hundreds of members of the community to practice artisanal mining under unsafe working conditions and utilizing practices that allow ...
... in accordance with safe, sustainable and internationally recognized Best-Practice-Standards, offers a sustainable and a decades-long business opportunity for El Salvador”.
Unfortunately he could not comment ...
... about the problems and the deterioration of the environment diverse communities in El Salvador are living due to past mining practices. "We are convinced that San Salvador consumes water from the hills ...
... these murders have not been clarified; the Attorney General has a debt with the families of the victims, and if can not fulfil its duties, he should resign" she argued.
The practice of death threats ...
... of using CSR approaches as the best means to address human rights abuses also raises serious questions about their effectiveness. In one of the largest EU-funded analysis of the CSR practiced by firms ...
... we witnessed the community members running an effective electoral process and practice due diligence. They provided the necessary information and assistance required by community members who wished to ...
... proposals into the proverbial drawer where they could sit indefinitely, never to be approved. If the tribunal were to find clear evidence such a practice existed, Pacific Rim could have a strong case – ...