... that they would not suspend the company’s license for exploitation. Furthermore, the company also stated that they would not suspend operations at the mine, and took to lengthy extents to export material. ...
... structure could provide the business sector with control of the water governing body and eventually lead to further the privatization agenda of natural resources.
Protests at the time were muzzled by ...
... its forms, civil society organisations carried out popular consultations in at least four municipalities, under the Municipal Code.
For now there is no need for further consultations, as the law banned ...
... miners a priority in order to secure a sustainable future for the community of San Sebastian.
A further switch to the right in the political scenario should also be a cause of concern for artisanal ...
... according to the Ministry of the Environment, and many studies suggest that El Salvador could be facing water shortages in the near future if no measures are taken to prevent further damage.
With this ...
... for further privatization.
The current legislature, which ends its term on May 1st, approved the Law of Prohibition of metallic mining in El Salvador last March, with 70 votes, after communities threatened ...
... or open pit mining, as well as on various toxic chemicals used in mineral processing.
El Salvador’s prohibition goes further. It’s being noted throughout Latin America, where Canadian mining companies ...
... strengthened by three decades of trade and investment agreements among nations, is that environmental and human rights have no standing.11 Further, domestic courts in El Salvador played no role; the company ...
... tribunal delay no further and give its final result, while the government and its lawyers continued demanding the same thing inside the tribunal. A week later it did, in El Salvador’s favour.
Working ...
... as a corporate bully,” remarked Jen Moore for MiningWatch Canada.
Further, in early 2017, OceanaGold’s Didipio gold mine in the province of Nueva Vizcaya on the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines ...