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21. Criminalization increases against environmental defenders and social movements of the Central American region: (Regional News); ... damage to natural assets, mainly water sources, a vital resource to guarantee the sustainable development of people. Despite the efforts of hundreds of communities and social organizations that defend ...; Created on 26 December 2019
22. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... by mining companies in the country. The representative also urged the Ministry of Economy (MINEC) to train artisanal miners in order to move to sustainable productive activities instead of mining. Vidalina ...; Created on 18 September 2019
23. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... our efforts to attain responsible water legislation capable of assuring equitable, efficient and sustainable management of water resources in El Salvador: Right based focus: Water is a source of life. ...; Created on 27 August 2018
24. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Morales also noted “new threats on the horizon that put at risk democratic aspirations, social justice, and the search for an ecologically sustainable society for the Salvadoran people.” Chief among ...; Created on 24 August 2018
25. El Salvador: first anniversary of the mining ban A cause for celebration, but the new law faces dangers: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Andrés McKinley - UK LAB On March 29th, 2017, the small country of El Salvador became the first nation in the world to exercise its sovereign right to say “no” to metallic mining after carefully analyzing ...; Created on 22 June 2018
26. Church in El Salvador backs law declaring clean, affordable water as a human right: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... at the U.C.A. In 2016, water shortages led to protests and the declaration of a national state of emergency by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén. Decades of mining, forest destruction and unsustainable ...; Created on 08 May 2018
27. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region: (Media Releases); ... of ACAFREMIN we reaffirm our commitment to continue to defend the right to Free Prior and Informed Consen, fight for due regulation and transparency in the extractive industries and promote models of sustainable ...; Created on 08 May 2018
28. The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Commerce Group); ... and to take steps to face out artisanal mining into more sustainable economic alternatives. In the post prohibition period, government officials in charge of the transition have committed to following ...; Created on 07 May 2018
29. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... as güiriseros) to assist them in transforming their mining activities into more sustainable alternatives. Along with Belloso, other leaders of organizations and communities expressed their reservations, ...; Created on 07 May 2018
30. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... our government institutions to generate sustainable economic activities in the region so those toxic companies never come back” Said Domingo Miranda, president of the La Maraña Environmental Association. ...; Created on 08 February 2018
31. OceanaGold announces it will stay in El Salvador despite prohibition: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... had paid the eight million dollars, plus interests, in legal costs; however, it announced in the same statement that the company will be transforming its activities to sustainable, agricultural enterprises. ...; Created on 27 July 2017
32. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... academic institutions and other key actors have been engaged in a battle to protect the environment, promote sustainable livelihoods and defend national sovereignty against companies like OceanaGold, which ...; Created on 26 June 2017
33. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... communities who for more than a decade organized relentlessly to demand a mining ban and their right to determine their form of sustainable development,” said Pedro Cabezas, a member of theInternational ...; Created on 16 April 2017
34. El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... responsible, sustainable mining propagated by OceanaGold. After Padilla’s presentation the legislators on the Commission unanimously voted to advance the Law to Ban Metal Mining to the floor of the Legislative ...; Created on 16 April 2017
35. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the past armed conflict and it has an abundant ecological diversity that is currently encouraged by local governments through sustainable development initiatives that promote the protection and conservation ...; Created on 10 February 2017
36. All Endorsers: (Open Letter OceanaGold); ... Sierra Club Sisters of Charity Federation Sisters of St. Joseph LA Province Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Parish, Inc/Iglesias Hermanas Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville Temple ...; Created on 28 December 2016
37. Water Forum of El Salvador: Water law secretly negotiated by goverment and private sector: (Mining and Human Rights); ... proposed law is eliminated. As Water Forum we appeal to the President Salvador Sanchez Ceren to honor his word to ensure a general water law that guarantees public, sustainable and community oriented ...; Created on 26 September 2016
38. Bringing Community perspectives to investor-state arbitration: the Pac Rim case: (ISDS); Orellana et al., 2015 There is an ongoing democratic debate in El Salvador in relation to metals mining and sustainable development. This is a description of the Pacific Rim case and the role of anti-mining ...; Created on 30 April 2016
39. Myth and Realities of Mining Central America: (General mining reports ); ... protect the environment. Second, that mining creates an economic boom and employment for the local communities. Third, that mining generates government taxes and an incentive for sustainable development. ...; Created on 23 April 2016
40. El Salvador: ‘We will never lose our faith’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to change practices in the use of pesticides and foster farming practices that are a sustainable alternative to mining. And, we work on community education campaigns to inform the population about the ...; Created on 19 March 2016

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