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An environmental activist group voiced its support for proposed measures declaring areas “no mining zones” and banning the open pit method of mining in the Philippines, ...
Do Trade Agreement International Investor Protections Imperil Local Communities and the Environment?
On Wednesday, March 28th Luis Gonzalez, a member of the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining ...
... contributed enormously to the development of the country, especially in environmental protection in areas such as the fight against metallic mining.
2. We are not opposed to investigating crimes committed ...
... Church representatives also issued statements of support advocating the protection of water as well as supporting the consultation process. According to González, "Pope Francis Laudato Si (2015) has been ...
... rescuing the Lempa River, and supporting all the local, national and international efforts in favor of the protection and sustainable management of such an important shared resource.
2. That the Trifinio ...
... in the country. It does not develop a sustainable watershed management system at the national level, nor it establishes measures aimed at the protection and conservation of the Lempa River. Despite the ...
... are devastating to the well-being of rural communities and Indigenous peoples, while allowing private corporations to sue governments over hard-fought social and environmental protections.
Case in ...
... environment. Recently, 30,000 residents of Chubut signed a petition demanding their legislature approve a “Popular Initiative” that would expand and complement the environmental protections in the existing ...
... can do whatever they want.”
He said that the ruling class – which controls government institutions, police, and the military – provide mining companies protection. “They work in concert to realize corporate ...
... that being associated with the Government of Canada abroad brings.”
The Liberals also seem happy to rubber-stamp Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs), which are designed to ...
... investigations demonstrated the existence of a secret protection agreement between the police and the mining company, whereby the company provided resources and logistical support during police interventions ...
... Plan for Palawan law (Republic Act 7611), all natural forests are areas of maximum protection or core zones,” Mayo-Anda said.
A large-scale mining site ni Dinagat Island. Mining contributes only a tiny ...
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- Danilo Morale, sGeneral Director of the System for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, Social Communicators and Justice Operators. E-mail: proteccion.ddhh.hn@gmail.com, analsisderiesgodgsp@gmail.com ...
... which emphasizes individual freedoms and protects private property. This individualist approach to subjective rights contrasts with current international attempts to increase protection of collective interests ...
... and muscle weakness, depending on the amount of exposure and the form of mercury, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Babies are particularly vulnerable. Mercury in high doses has caused ...
... further arbitrations related to recent modifications of its renewable energy framework. (See previous Holland & Knight alert, "Foreign Investment Protection Mechanisms in Mexico for Renewable Energy Investments," ...
... which need protection. “Continuous operation of OGPI and FCF endangers the lives of the community,” he said. Padilla cited the declaration made by the National Economic and Development Authority that ...
... We believe that the protection of the environment is more paramount than the interest of OGPI,” said Padilla in a text message.
“No less than President Duterte expressed this concern when he visited ...
... with the domestic legal system.
Foreign investors can reduce the risk of investing abroad by ensuring that their investments benefit from the protections contained in investment treaties. This is not ...
... covers a range of trade-related issues, and investment protection. As reported by Kiran Gore and Esmé Shirlow, the USMCA provides an ISDS mechanism that departs in many ways from the one established in ...