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21. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... with data why these measures are necessary. In Guatemala, Congress must approve the state of siege if there is evidence that it is deemed essential. However, as Cadena pointed out, there is no counterweight ...; Created on 22 July 2020
22. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); Manuel Perez Rocha - Inequality NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle on January 16 as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support. Officially called the United States-Mexico-Canada ...; Created on 03 May 2020
23. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... broke down between the farmers and the company when the community learned that the environmental impact assessment for the project had been approved without their prior knowledge. Then, this month, another ...; Created on 03 May 2020
24. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... the Environmental Impact Studies presented by the company and used to approve the mining permits claim. According to environmental organizations the permits granted by the Guatemalan Ministry of the Environment ...; Created on 21 April 2020
25. PRESS RELEASE: Citizen´s proposal for a general water law in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of the General water Law. The proposal contains of three elements: The articles approved by the Committee on the Environment and Climate Change between 2013 and 2015; A modified and widely agreed-upon ...; Created on 20 April 2020
26. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); Carlos Hernandez - Contrapunto Civil society organizations continue to pressure the Legislative Assembly to approve a General Water Law that would benefit the majority of the Salvadoran population. Representatives ...; Created on 20 April 2020
27. Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the closing of artisanal mines, to ensure compensation for the damages caused by the industry and finally to comply with the mandate embodied in the Law on Prohibition of Metal Mining, approved in March ...; Created on 26 December 2019
28. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... also ask that the Government, through its Foreign Ministry, should negotiate and approve a regional agreement on the issue of "shared watersheds" with Guatemala and Honduras, in order to prevent cross-border ...; Created on 26 December 2019
29. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... Law on the Prohibition of Metal Mining, approved by the Legislative Assembly in 2017. Also, environmentalists are concerned about attempts to reform the regulations to open the doors to mining companies. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
30. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... site and said police escorted the three trucks to ensure they weren’t stopped at the government checkpoints. The governor approved the fuel delivery, Bowerman said. (The regional police refused to comment, ...; Created on 04 October 2019
31. National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water “Water is not for sale, we care for it and defend it: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Of members of the Legislative Assembly, to discuss and approve the General Water Law, which guarantees water as a human right and make sure that the regulatory body that is created be a public body. Of ...; Created on 26 September 2019
32. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); by Marvin Diaz: Gato Encerrado The Law that prohibits mining in El Salvador was approved more than two years ago. Along with the law, key measures that needed to be implemented, such as the technical ...; Created on 18 September 2019
33. National Roundtable against Metal Mining demands president Nayib Bukele to order the implementation of the Metal Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and ensure the appropriate technical closures of the mines," said La Mesa in a statement. They indicated that even though the Law was approved in March 2017, the provisions in the legislation have not ...; Created on 16 September 2019
34. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... have to present a new EIA, as the one originally presented by Entre Mares/Goldcorp suffered from many technical deficiencies and was approved "in an illegal manner, because it was first rejected twice by ...; Created on 03 May 2019
35. Founding statement: National Alliance against Water Privatization in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... the law to be approved. The dialogue was ended by the right wing parties and the ANEP in June 2017 with the presentation of the "Integral Water Law". We make an urgent call to social organizations, churches, ...; Created on 25 June 2018
36. Bishops of El Salvador warn against privatizing water: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... participation in water management. The bishops' conference preferred that public oversight of water resources be maintained. "If a law is approved that grants a private entity the right to decide over ...; Created on 24 June 2018
37. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... prohibition approved in March 2016 and to shelve all pending requests related to the mining file, at the same time, the Environment and Climate Change Commission, ECCC, moved to reopen a long overdue discussion ...; Created on 24 June 2018
38. 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
39. It is urgent to permanently close the dark chapter of metallic mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... legislators maintain the prohibition of mining. The closing of the file, however, will not make us lower our guard and we will remain vigilant of any attempt to modify or repeal the law that was approved ...; Created on 31 May 2018
40. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... problem in the countries of Central America, whose governments fail to comply with international regulations that call for prior consultation over whether or not the population approves of these investments. ...; Created on 09 May 2018

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