... than half a million inhabitants due to the potential cross-border contamination of water sources.
A study authored by biologist, Cidia Cortes in collaboration with the National Roundtable against Mining ...
This section seeks to gather the latest background studies and resources related anti-mining struggle in El Salvador.
Below you will find suggested reads for quick background and reference on different ...
... public interest regulations—that reduce the value of their investments.
Oxfam, the Institute for Policy Studies, and four other non-profits are releasing a new study that explains why these rules are ...
New Study Shows Mining Pollution in Morazán
February 2012
Last week the Center for Investment and Business Investigations (CEICOM) released a study of the presence of heavy metals in the soil and corn ...
... as it risks being too steep and wet compared to mining industry standards.
An analysis of the Environmental Impact Study of the Cerro Blanco mine carried out by Dr. Steven Emerman, an expert in mining ...
... "intends" to change the underground tunnel mining methodology, by open-pit mining.
In 2007, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala, after approving an environmental impact study, ...
... "intends" to change the underground tunnel mining methodology, by open-pit mining.
In 2007, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala, after approving an environmental impact study, ...
... That in 2007 the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala approved an Environmental Impact Study for the company ENTREMARES S.A., (subsidiary of the Canadian based Goldcorp) which had ...
... to an Oxfam America study, Dirty Metals, "When it comes to toxic emissions, metal mining is one of the leading industries."
Given this reality, broad based social coalitions, together with the Catholic ...
... agreements reached so far is the selection of an expert responsible for conducting a cultural and spiritual impact study. At the next meeting, she will present her team and the methodology she will use ...
... should be noted that, given the seriousness of the allegations in this case, the WG submitted information on the facts for further study by the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers ...
... channeled through “local elites in the artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) firms,” a study notes.
“This support to more mining projects will encourage more Chinese investments to extract nickel, black ...
... in a recent statement, citing a University of South Carolina study.
Expanding the Haile mine would have an even larger economic impact, records show. It could produce $256 million annually in gold and ...
... and floodplain would be dug up or filled in, and more than two miles of creeks would be affected, according to the federal environmental study of the expansion. State regulators have characterized the ...
... lobbyists.
Beyond offering these few carrots, they also carried a large stick. When the Salvadoran government paused new mining licenses to study the issue, the mining companies filed lawsuits against ...
... farmer in El Junquillo community, Guacotecti, Cabañas
Most of the inhabitants of the El Junquillo community manage to study only up to the sixth grade of primary education and then, they dedicate themselves ...
... community health study conducted in Carrizalillo between 2012 and 2014 documented a marked increase in health problems among the local population believed to be the result of constant exposure to arsenic ...
Luis Solano | Ellen Moore | Jen Moore - IPS / Earthworks
DOWNLOAD THE STUDY HEREAcross the Global South, and especially in Latin America, international mining companies have used a combination of disturbing ...
... 7 and 8, a commission from the opposition-led Legislative Assembly started studying law proposals — perhaps in the future, thousands of Salvadorans will have running water to drink and wash their hands. ...
Deutsche Welle
According to a study from the organization Voces Desde el Territorio and backed by 300 organizations, transnational mining companies are taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to promote ...