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Mining prohibition El Salvador

Letter Submitted to the Legislature to Demand the Return of the Proposed Law Banning Mining

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*Karen Rivas: Pax Noticias “We have presented bill proposals since 2006 focused on the the ban of metal mining,” stated a representative of the Mesa Nacional Frente a la Mineria (National Roundtable Against Mining, La Mesa). Members of the National Roundtable Against Mining met with the Legislat...

FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country

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* Gloria Silvia Orellana: CoLatino  “Efforts to have a legislative decree that prohibits mining operations and all of its forms have sprung since the year 2006. As a political party we can say that there are already 31 votes in order to comply with this demand from the population, social org...

Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation

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* Teresa Alvarado: Transparencia Activa The inhabitants of Cinquera also asked the city council to call a popular vote so that the citizens of the town can decide through a vote if they are in favor of, or against, mining operations. Inhabitants of the municipality of Cinquera, in the Department...

Fifth referendum on mining is called in Cinquera, Cabañas

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Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto  Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining. Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera in the department of Cabañas were asked to participate in a public referendum, to be held ...

Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.

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By P. Cabezas As the morning sun rises on the town of San Jose las Flores, members of the community prepare for the annual pilgrimage to the Urbina Hills, the site that once was the main exploration point for a gold mining project.  Even though mining activity has been idle in over a decade...

Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador

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Gloria Orellana – CoLatino. Berta Caceres' murder did not fall on "deaf ears", peasant and indigenous organizations from Honduras and El Salvador have decided, under a banner of solidarity, to unite to fight against mining, monoculture and the protection of water and ecosystems. Abel Lara,...

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