... NGOs that participate in the process of verification.
For local coverage see:
Arcatao prepara consulta popular contra la minería métalica
http://www.diariocolatino.com/arcatao-prepara-consulta-popular-contra-la-mineria-metalica/ ...
... number of areas of our lives, as corporations advance in the dispossession and appropriation of the commons. To confront all of this, popular resistance has become increasingly globalised and coordinated ...
... town of Nueva Trinidad recently became the third municipality in El Salvador to officially declare itself a 'territory free of mining' through a historic popular community consultation.
First published ...
... Free of Mining” after having a historic popular community consultation on March 29.
In a process of grassroots democracy and popular community engagement, Nueva Trinidad joined its neighboring towns ...
By Manuel Perez Rocha
In 2004, the Pacific Rim mining company applied to dig for gold in El Salvador. Pacific Rim (since acquired by the Canadian-Australian company OceanaGold) assured the government ...
... a resolution to call for a Popular Consultation, required by law if 40% of registered voters sign the petition. They must also appoint a Municipal Electoral Board to oversee the ballot and set a date for ...
... issues of local concern provided that “40% of eligible voters in the municipality request in writing that a popular consultation is called”
Speaking to the press, Mr. Tobar explained that members of ...
... not submit a final feasibility study for the project.
In the face of popular concerns about environmental destruction, water contamination and the human rights abuses often connected with mining, ...
... or industrial mining continues against the popular will of a government and its citizenry.
Polluted water, and accusations of an unspoken ban on mining
Drive the windy roads north to Victoria, a tiny ...
... expressed particular interest in informing the new government’s philosophy of “Buen Vivir”, a philosophy made popular by presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador that strives to harmonize ...