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1. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law
(Sample Data-Articles)
Teresa Alvarado: Transparencia Activa   The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining, an entity that groups 11 citizen organizations - delivered a letter to the Legislative Assembly to demand approval ...
Created on 21 July 2017
2. Social organizations demand the approval of Food Security Legislation in El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... Cooperative Associations Act, and the approval of the Law on the Promotion and Development of Organic Farming; and the prohibition of the use of 53 dangerous agro toxic chemicals. Carlos Cotto, from ...
Created on 20 October 2014
3. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... department. Pacific Rim had been maneuvering for years to receive exploitation approval from the central government as local communities organized resistance to the project. Four anti-mining activists ...
Created on 06 April 2023
4. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... Hydrocarbons and Mines, was created with congressional approval in October 2021. And later that year, the country joined the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, ...
Created on 03 April 2023
5. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
6. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
7. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...
(Cerro Blanco)
... been rejected in two occasions by the Environmental Management team of said ministry, as it contained inconsistencies and lack of information. With the approval of the Environmental Impact Study, the company ...
Created on 12 June 2022
8. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... On December 21 of this year, the ruling party of the Legislative Assembly approved the General Law on Water Resources. Following the approval, environmental organizations such as the Water Forum, the National ...
Created on 23 December 2021
9. Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... ratification of the human right to water in the Constitution and expedite the approval of a general water law that guarantees, as a priority, water for domestic consumption, which is economically accessible ...
Created on 16 December 2021
10. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
*ANDRES MCKINLEY - El Faro On March 29, 2017, the Salvadoran population celebrated with joy, hope and pride the approval of a law prohibiting metallic mining in all of its forms at the national level. ...
Created on 14 December 2021
11. Gov’t finalizing terms for OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... to the Office of the President for approval.  “The Company will continue to engage with government officials and will work with stakeholders for a safe restart of operations at Didipio,” OceanaGold ...
Created on 05 May 2021
12. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... conducted by the University of Central America in 2007 and 2015, which revealed overwhelming disapproval for mining. Another factor was La Mesa’s framing of the issue. The water defenders did not see ...
Created on 05 April 2021
13. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger
(OceanaGold)
The State Sammy A gold mine that is seeking to expand in Lancaster County has again drawn state scrutiny for violating environmental rules, this time over excessive discharges of cyanide, a potentially ...
Created on 30 March 2021
14. No renewal for Didipio Mines
(OceanaGold Philippines)
Manila Times Leander C. Domingo The municipal government and the indigenous people community are strongly against the mining license renewal of Australian mining firm, OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. ...
Created on 08 January 2021
15. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... areas where OceanaGold operates. Rosario Camma, over-all chieftain of the Bugkalot tribe, said the issuance of CNO was “rigged” in favor of the mining company to expedite the renewal and approval of its ...
Created on 08 January 2021
16. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... in its exploration phase, the company closed its facilities in 2017 due to the approval of the Law prohibiting metallic mining. Following the expectations of a local sector to improve the living conditions ...
Created on 05 January 2021
17. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... of partial privatization of water services, among other disguised neoliberal measures. It is amid this backdrop that U.S. Ambassador Johnson emphasized his approval of the new appointment to head ANDA, ...
Created on 01 December 2020
18. EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right, the satisfaction of the Church
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... archdiocese's social media thanks the authorities and expresses the satisfaction of the national community and the Church for the approval of the constitutional reform. According to what was approved by ...
Created on 30 November 2020
19. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala
(Regional News)
... to exploit the land strategically for mining, hydroelectric, and monocultures in the northern areas of the country are the ones pushing for the approval of the state of siege," explained the environmentalist. ...
Created on 20 July 2020
20. Demand to resume discussion of the Water Law in El Salvador
(Regional News)
... movement demands not only the prompt discussion of the issue in the commission but also its approval in parliamentary headquarters. The approval of the Water Law must include the recognition of the human ...
Created on 03 July 2020
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