... mechanisms for water management.
The laws presented by the social movement proposed an autonomous and inclusive management structure that was publicly appointed and formed by representatives from diverse ...
... use other mechanisms that they undoubtedly have, such as referendums,” Sonia Gutiérrez, an expert with the Association of Mayan Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala, told IPS.
The extractive industry has ...
... although the approval of the law set a precedent in Latin America, there is still no mechanisms to regulate its implementation. A specific example is the lack support offered to artisanal miners (known ...
... MiningWatch held an international conference to find legal mechanisms to address human rights and environmental abuses by Canadian mining companies. MiningWatch also brought indigenous Subanon from Mindanao, ...
... management systems in rural communities;
SECOND, there are clear mechanisms for the effective participation of the population;
THIRD, effective mechanisms are created to protect and recover priority ...
... for feedback. A website, social media and mailing list are used to communicate campaign updates
Despite these coordination mechanisms, for Jen Moore, among the biggest challenges were “maintaining good, ...
... protest and enforcement mechanisms (combined with an access clause) have enabled the organisations and people who could be affected by the company’s activities to get more involved.
Finally, the positive ...
... responsible should not be using mechanisms like ICSID to force governments to do its bidding. Countries like El Salvador have a right to say no to mining without fear of a massive lawsuit", said Keith ...
... for justice mechanisms accessible to communities affected by Canadian large-scale miners.
A core concern was the need to come up with a comprehensive pool of knowledge and information that campaigners ...
... ranks have ensured that El Salvador’s weak but existent administrative mechanisms resist pressure from powerful multinational business to reverse policy.
A number of Salvadoran companies relying on water ...
... (CCR) said they will do everything possible (within the law) to stop metal mining in the area. "While in El Salvador there is no law prohibiting exploration and mining, we will continue strengthening mechanisms ...
... government has failed in passing legislation that prohibits mining, over the last years communities have organized to fight multinational mining companies through a more institutionalized mechanisms: public ...
Yolanda Magaña - Diario el Mundo
Most arguments presented by applicants against CAFTA on national sovereignty and social justice were not accepted by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court. ...
... of the Association for the Development of El Salvador are calling on Canadians to help solve the water crisis by challenging investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms that have enabled corporations ...
... with investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in trade agreements… Let’s put an end to these egregious/capricious lawsuits that are increasingly biased in favor of corporate investors and against ...
... to enhance democratic decision making mechanisms on issues of local concern” explained Marcos Galvez president of CRIPDES and member of La Mesa.
San Jose las Flores will not be the only municipality ...
... and Oceania. and what is wrong with “investor-state dispute settlement” mechanisms in such agreements. Let’s put an end to these egregious/capricious lawsuits that are increasingly biased in favor of corporate ...
... intentions to create mechanisms to facilitate investment and foster potential environmental damage without liability for those responsible.
In order to guarantee the human right to life, to health and ...
... the decisions of people and communities that have been made through community consultations and other mechanisms of popular, traditional and non-traditional, democratic expression against the mining industry ...
... soon found out that the cost of protecting its population could be more than $300 million; the mining companies countered by suing, citing investor protection mechanisms written into Salvadoran law and ...