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1. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... lawsuits from investors as well. Poor countries in the crosshairs The problem of corporations using ISDS to undermine legitimate public interest policies and regulations did not begin with the pandemic. ...; Created on 23 July 2020
2. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... northern region, the Salvadoran government is taking no steps to rectify the atrocities of the civil war era, the vast majority of which were committed against the rural poor by a right-wing military with ...; Created on 06 April 2023
3. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... to be able to work on strengthening the immune system of people. We knew that with such a poor health system, like the one we have in Honduras, we had to look for a way to save lives. And the only way ...; Created on 25 December 2021
4. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... the priorities for domestic human consumption and creating conditions for the violation of the human right to water of the population, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable. As social organizations, ...; Created on 23 December 2021
5. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a basic human right, the current administration continues to prioritize the interests of large companies over the interests of poor communities, approving projects that threaten sites for the recharging ...; Created on 14 December 2021
6. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... land distribution, and a moratorium on land conversion, while the Ayuda Act aims to give out P10,000 in cash assistance for the poorest Filipinos. “These measures are sound, reasonable, and much more ...; Created on 24 May 2021
7. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... take on a more global significance. The climate crisis adds a dose of dread to a question long pondered by environmentalists: How can poor countries and communities protect the environment when the system ...; Created on 23 April 2021
8. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... is the wealthier people in richer countries who care the most. The poor, it is often argued, cannot afford to worry about the environment. What then led Marcelo, Vidalina, and other ordinary, poorer farmers ...; Created on 11 April 2021
9. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); The Nation Robin Broad and John Cavanagh In March 2017, people from poorer communities across El Salvador stood up to corporate power and convinced their legislature to make their country the first ...; Created on 05 April 2021
10. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... sacred Apache lands. And across the country, the Poor People’s Campaign is uniting many of these struggles with the demand for clean and affordable water for the 14 million Americans who lack it — from ...; Created on 28 March 2021
11. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... standards. Many Lancaster County residents embraced the mine because of the hundreds of jobs it would bring to Kershaw, a poor town of about 2,000 people. The Haile mine, just up the road from Kershaw, ...; Created on 12 February 2021
12. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... awardee “Broad and Cavanagh are masterful storytellers. The words, deeds, and stories of people in El Salvador come alive so vividly in these pages to reinforce what we in the Poor People’s Campaign ...; Created on 14 January 2021
13. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... when poorly or hastily implemented, can affect the investments of mining investors. Environmental concerns have also led to instances of activist, local government or community "blockades" at sites. This ...; Created on 06 January 2021
14. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... those toxic substances and the benefits to health and to the community are certain”. Despite of the poor soil conditions and hot temperatures, families trained in San Isidro, Guacotecti and Sensuntepeque ...; Created on 05 January 2021
15. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... poorest areas in New Zealand. Schedule 4 of New Zealand’s Crown Minerals Act outlines conservation land that cannot be used for mining, but Macassey-Pickard said it doesn’t cover Coromandel Forest. OceanaGold ...; Created on 17 December 2020
16. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... the current administration of Nayib Bukele due to poor management of the autonomous agency and harassment toward community water councils. The COVID-19 emergency also caused many people to stay in their ...; Created on 01 December 2020
17. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... Lack of drinking water sometimes forces the purchase of bottled drinking water, which in turn generates additional costs for poor communities. A few meters from the river is the house of Edwin Cisneros, ...; Created on 21 April 2020
18. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... proposal that calls specific attention to the problems of quality and quantity of water resources, as well as consumption, demand and coverage. The poor quality of service is a problem experienced by semi-urban ...; Created on 20 April 2020
19. ATM Statement re OGPI FTAA renewal: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... tragically as an attempt of DENR to circumvent the already vague and anti-poor Mining Act of 1995. The DENR has made a mistake in implementing the minimum technical requirements for an FTAA renewal. ...; Created on 26 September 2019
20. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... experts. The main cause of the current crisis is poor water management (pollution and over-exploitation) due to the lack of policies (General Water Law), practices and programs that ensure good governance. ...; Created on 27 August 2018

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