Beatriz Calderón / ACAN-EFE
A march led by archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas arrived at the Legislature demand the prohibition of metal mining.
A group of Salvadorans marched today to demand that ...
... of exploitation of metals.
Cinquera is the fifth Salvadoran municipality that rejects metal mining; San Jose Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, New Trinidad and Arcatao of the northern department of Chalatenango ...
... Radio Programs of El Salvador (ARPAS) and the Central American University "José Simeón Cañas" (UCA) reiterated their commitment to continue to promote pertinent actions that lead to a law that prohibits ...
... referendums to ban metal mining.” The mayors from Chalatenango, from San José Las Flores, Arcatao, and Nueva Trinidad respectively, have all passed municipal ordinances prohibiting mining in their communities. ...
... Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar Alas, said in a press conference Sunday.
The religious leader of the Catholic-majority country stressed that there must be legislation to outlaw mining in order to ensure ...
... contamination of natural resources like the water, the land, and the air. Further, repeating the words of the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, this subject is not political, it is a ...
... been realized in four municipalities in the Department of Chalatenango. Among those that have joined together in rejecting mining are: San José Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, Nueva Trinidad, and Arcatao. ...
... 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 ...
Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto
Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining.
Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera ...
... El Salvador
Red Uniendo Manos
Universidad Centroamericana, José Simeón Cañas (UCA)
Europe
Association Lojtra, Slovenia
Bergwerk Peru – Campaign on mining in Peru (Germany)
Campaign Stop Mad Mining ...