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21. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... also received by René Portillo Cuadra, from ARENA, and Norma Guevara, from the FMLN who promised their parties' support for the initiative. Gallegos even anticipated that there would be good news regarding ...; Created on 09 March 2017
22. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Due to the fragile state of El Salvador’s water systems and environment in general there has been a moratorium on mining since 2008. President Antonio Saca, from the right-wing ARENA party, was the first ...; Created on 13 February 2017
23. El Salvador Church Leaders Fight for Ban on Mining Exploitation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that have long showed staunch support for private interests. The conservative opposition in Congress — made up mostly of the right-wing Arena party that governed the country for two decades until the progressive ...; Created on 10 February 2017
24. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the government of then-President Elías Antonio Saca of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) denied the company a permit to operate the El Dorado mine in 2008 near the municipality of ...; Created on 05 January 2017
25. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... economic liberal ARENA party comes to power again? Over many communities hangs a sword of Damocles. As in La Maraña, in the Department of Cabanas. For years the Australian company OceanaGold, previously ...; Created on 03 February 2016
26. A dirty gold fever: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... party (ARENA) were in principle open to investors – but there was only one exception: mining projects. Public pressure and the concern that the mine could contaminate the drinkable water of El Salvador ...; Created on 02 February 2016
27. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... and wild life. Melara said that as a faction of the FMLN, they consider that mining should be completely prohibited. Johnny Wright, ARENA deputy and secretary of the Environment Commission, also said ...; Created on 07 January 2016
28. El Salvador: Just Saying No to Gold Mining: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... 2007, three successive presidents, from both the right-wing ARENA and left-wing FMLN parties, have maintained an administrative metals mining “industry freeze.” This executive action has created a de-facto ...; Created on 03 January 2016
29. Bill Clinton Leads Sinister Business Alliance in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party. Clinton, Slim and Guistra’s visit to El Salvador was effectively an early campaign boost for Callejas, providing enormous publicity for ...; Created on 19 November 2015
30. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... moratorium was declared in 2008 when then-President Antonio Saca of the conservative ARENA party agreed not to issue new mining permits. Three successive Salvadoran Presidents have maintained the moratorium. ...; Created on 18 May 2015
31. Time is running out for the Legislative Assembly to ratify food and water as basic human rights in El Salvador: (Mining and Human Rights); ... ARENA, PCN and PDC parties have opposed public administration and have instead advocated for the involvement of the private sector and the inclusion of market based solutions in the regulation of the water ...; Created on 23 April 2015
32. Nueva Trinidad: 3rd Municipality in El Salvador to Declare Itself a “Mining Free Territory”: (Territories Free of Mining); ... ARENA party. When the FMLN finally won power in the later 2000s, Nueva Trinidad witnessed a new relationship with the municipal government, with campesino leaders taking leadership roles in the town councils ...; Created on 18 April 2015
33. The water issue is thorny for the right wing in El Salvador: Interview with Lourdes Palacios: (Mining and Human Rights); Gloria Silvia Orellana Translated from: http://nuevaweb.diariocolatino.com/para-el-partido-arena-el-tema-del-agua-es-espinoso-diputada-lourdes-palacios/ The Environment Commission has had slow pace ...; Created on 23 January 2015
34. SECOND MUNICIPALITY DECLARED FREE OF METAL MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (Territories Free of Mining); ... food and water was defeated as the right wing parties, ARENA and PCN went back on early commitments to support the reform. Earlier in October a reversal of fortunes for the water rights movement ...; Created on 01 December 2014
35. Social organizations demand the approval of Food Security Legislation in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the roundtable for Food Sovereignty, said: "The current agricultural model in El Salvador has resulted from the implementation of the neoliberal economic model introduced by the ARENA governments that focused ...; Created on 20 October 2014
36. Incoming Minister of the Environment confirms continuation of mining moratorium in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... wing parties, ARENA or GANA to make up the 43 votes required to pass legislation. The closely contested results of the March 09 presidential elections, which the FMLN won by narrow margin of only 6500 ...; Created on 29 May 2014
37. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... right-wing ARENA party in San Isidro’s municipal elections. ARENA and the conservative PCN have dominated Cabañas since the 1979-92 civil war, when the area was held by the army with support from paramilitary ...; Created on 13 February 2014
38. Environmentalists step up pressure on El Salvador's 2014 presidential candidate: (Background and reports ); ... ecological balance. Despite the environmental crisis facing El Salvador, there are few environmental proposals in the official government programs presented by the leading parties (FMLN, ARENA, and ...; Created on 20 January 2014
39. Anti-mining leaders asks presidential candidates to make explicit their position on mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the one of the most aggressive industries that harms biodiversity, public health and the environment,” stated a release from La Mesa. "We demand the ARENA party and its candidate Norman Quijano, ...; Created on 21 November 2013
40. Fight for water legislation intensifies in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... ARENA party has opposed those principles and has “instead advocated for the involvement of the private sector in the administration and regulation of the water supply” explained Ventura in a community ...; Created on 22 August 2013

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