... the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). We were among the first countries to meet the requirements of the 2013 EITI Standard. However, not much has happened in terms of progress of the ...
... where a significant resistance against extractive projects is taking place, have been punished with a partial State of Siege while extractive projects operate illegally.
An alarming sign of this trend ...
... quality of life, compared to what could have been achieved with mining activities. This is the conclusion of the study on "economic alternatives to the extractive industry", carried out by the Association ...
... of the more than 25 organizations who participated, the governments of the region criminalize environmental defenders who oppose extractive projects and to favor mining and other extractive companies. ...
... The activists point out that because the Philippines is rich in natural resources, and law enforcement violently punishes people resisting development, the country is attractive for companies that want ...
... and a renewed military presence in the region, the resistance camp of La Puya has been permanently active, 24 hours a day.
To show their rejection of the project, the inhabitants set up a camp to block ...
... to the Ministry of Economy, fifteen mining projects have ceased to be active in El Salvador, but since March 2017, date of the approval of the Metallic Mining Prohibition Act by the Legislative Assembly, ...
... in the villages and towns where the mines are active began to organise, especially in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
The consortiums that win the mining concessions have been grabbing ...
... at strengthening the dialogue, knowledge exchange and analysis of the impacts of the extractive industries in the CA4 region, particularly focusing on:
Continuing the information exchange and analysis ...
... of these cases, communities have been actively organizing to resist mining activities and defend their land, health, environment, self-determination, and ways of life.
“Mining and other extractive ...