The Conversation
Giada Ferrucci
Two men shot Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo to death in his home in Tocoa, Honduras, one night in October 2020. Morazán was an environmental activist and one of 32 people ...
During his usual Sunday press conference on April 24th, the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, called once again on society to remain vigilant and prevent mining in El Salvador. He similarly ...
During his usual Sunday press conference on April 24th, the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, called once again on society to remain vigilant and prevent mining in El Salvador. He similarly ...
... conducts a quantitative analysis to identify trends in the use of ISDS by Canadian investors, explores ISDS through various case studies and discussed policy implications for Canada.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2015/08/Losing_Proposition.pdf ...
Members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in Salvador demanded all presidential candidates to publicly state their parties' position on the issue of mining in the country. “Mining is one ...
... it took a position against the Municipal Consultation, a historic event that clearly marked the determination of the people against the installation of metallic mining operations through a consultation ...
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The company has publicly stated that there is local support for the project and that any opposition comes from external sources.” But last May, local organizations collected more than 4,000 signatures ...
... Church, civil society organizations, and representatives of the mining company Elevar Resources, who resigned from their positions shortly after the establishment of the commission. However, the observation ...
... to access water.
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i. Our position against mining in any of its forms which takes place in Guatemala, and in particular the "Cerro Blanco" mine, located ...
... at least, we have fought to vindicate the cultural, political, spiritual, and territorial rights of our Garífuna people. We are a people that arises from a mixture, from an indigenous composition — from ...
... plants, and their habitats. Whatever short-term economic benefits to be had from mining (and studies show these never go to the affected communities), this remains a losing proposition when we consider ...
... a country rich in precious minerals.
In a position paper read at a hearing of a panel of the House of Representatives Wednesday, Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment called for the urgent passage ...
... Convention 169.
Even after the eviction in 2014 and the court ruling in 2016, members of La Puya continued a 24-hour presence in opposition to the mine.
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... its involvement in the Navidad project given clear and unwavering social opposition in Chubut.
Rising tensions and violence against community members is also a concern at the company’s suspended Escobal ...
... interest and profit even in the face of people’s opposition.”
The presence of foreign companies in resource extraction is part of a long history of colonization in the Philippines that continues today, ...
... them permission to operate in spite of overwhelming local opposition.
Over the past two decades, thousands of articles, reports, documentaries, and books have detailed Canadian mining abuses abroad. ...
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Aside from its pending FTAA renewal, OceanaGold has also been facing opposition from the local government unit (LGU) of Nueva Vizcaya for its project.
In 2019, Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla ...
... the authors write, Canadian gold-mining company Pacific Rim and its allies deployed sleazy tactics to overwhelm opposition and win a license to mine. Astroturf protesters were paid to pose as members of ...
... and Indigenous people, Morrison said on April 16, because “OceanaGold has been found to have committed serious human rights violations”.
OceanaGold started mining in Didipio in 2013, despite opposition ...