... seasonal flooding.
“We are reaching the crisis level of having 1,700 cubic meters of freshwater per capita, while Guatemala and Nicaragua have between 15,000 and 30,000!”, Mr. McKinley says, gesturing ...
... of our people and resources to sustain their economies. In this logic, the current crisis of global capitalism fosters the advance of extractive industries in the Central American territory through trade ...
... of water was always going to resonate at all levels – political, social, academic and economic….because of the grave water crisis that the country is going through….a crisis widely documented not only ...
... series, bringing the anti-mining struggle of El Salvador to the Canadian north with an informative presentation.
In a local library, a crowd gathered to learn about the environmental crisis in El Salvador ...
... asking that they [the Assembly] pay attention to the crisis created by water scarcity, climate change, and metal mining.
Translated by: Sebastian Rosemont
Translated from: http://www.paxnoticias.com/entregan-pieza-para-exigir-se-retome-propuesta-de-ley-para-prohibir-la-mineria/ ...
... a coup de grace to the environmental crisis, said Omar Serrano, academic vice-dean of the Central American University José Simeón Cañas, and part of the collective Lets Care for Everyone´s House.
Serrano ...
... amidst the continuing global minerals industry crisis has been characterized by community dislocation, environmental degradation, and human rights violations. As such, it has been confronted by vigorous ...
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The value of gold has soared due to the recent financial crisis making it a very profitable industry. However, the extraction of these resources is a source of conflict among affected ...
... and economy. In a country that already faces a water crisis, the El Dorado project could have disastrous effects on the environment and local communities. Therefore, the government has declared a moratorium ...
... the installation of mining in El Salvador could turn into a serious humanitarian crisis due to the pollution and the high consumption of water demanded by this industry, “this could generate violations ...
... A ruling is expected any day now.
This permit was denied because El Salvador is suffering from a severe water crisis, and mining directly contributes to the destruction of their eco-system.
El Salvador ...