This is the second municipality in El Salvador to declare itself free of mining. Territorial organization to strengthen local democracy is a key strategy for anti-mining activists in the country’s unpredictable political environment. By P. Cabezas International Allies Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador The municipality of San Isidro Labrador was declared free of […]
This is the second municipality in the northern department of Chalatenango in El Salvador to call for such a referendum on the issue of mining. In September, San Jose Las Flores declared itself a territory free of mining after 99% of the municipality’s inhabitants voted against mining in their territory. Currently El Salvador awaits the […]
While big companies make millions from El Salvador’s water-rich Nejapa municipality, locals have little or no access to water Article by Claire Provost and Matt Kennard Ana Luisa Najarro’s neighbours include some of the world’s largest corporations. Down the street from her house, giant drinks manufacturers have set up a series of factories […]
Bummed out that you missed the anti-mining delegation? Don’t worry! On this short webinar, delegates and Salvadoran partners who participated in the historic San Jose Las Flores community consultution to ban mining in the municpality will give a report about the proceedings and the impact it will have on the Salvadoran struggle against mining. […]
The International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador call on our friends and allies to support the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining and mining-affected communities in El Salvador to take a stand against Canadian-Australian mining company OceanaGold. LETTERS Send a letter to Mick Wilkes, President and CEO of OceanaGold, calling on him to withdraw the case. Click the link for a draft, […]
To Whom It May Concern: The MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee is concerned with the U.S. government’s actions on the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Funds. We are worried that this will be used against the current policy of purchasing Salvadoran non-transgenic seeds distributed as part of the Family Agriculture Plan by El Salvador’s Ministry of […]
by P. Cabezas, originally appears on www.stopesmining.com Members of the National Roundtable against Mining in El Salvador, La Mesa, announced the presentation of the Pacific Rim-OceanaGold case in this week’s Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held in Geneva, Switzerland. The tribunal, organized as part of the International Week of Actions to Stop Corporate Impunity, “provides an opportunity to the victims of […]
The MCC Board approved a second compact with El Salvador nine months ago, but its signing and entry into force have been delayed and new conditions demanded by the Obama administration that are inconsistent with the country’s development plan and with general MCC practice. The MCC Board approved a $277 million compact for El […]
Agricultural Cooperatives feel our local economies threatened by the intrusion of the United States Government Over 3 years, the agricultural cooperatives have managed to develop the technique of seed production of both corn and beans. This method produces high quality produce which has been certified with the technical and financial support of the Ministry of […]
Taken from John Perry´s Article on May 20, 2014. Read the full article here Pacific Rim (acquired last year by OceanaGold), owns a mine in El Dorado, El Salvador. It has met massive community opposition over the past five years. This has led to intimidation and assassinations; a 2010 report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature […]