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Incoming Minister of the Environment confirms continuation of mining moratorium in El Salvador

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Statement signals the posibility of achieving a mining prohibition during the tenure of incoming president Salvador Sanchez Ceren by P. Cabezas Incoming minister of the environment and natural resources Lina Pohl, announced at an international forum at the Central American University that her ...

Ángel Ibarra: “We will promote environmental sustainability in the country”

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* Translated from http://nuevaweb.diariocolatino.com/impulsaremos-la-sustentabilidad-ambiental-en-el-pais-angel-ibarra/ Environmental leader Angel Ibarra, with a career spanning over twenty years working with initiatives in political ecology and environmental management, has been named the Vice...

La Mesa: Our life will be at risk if metal mining projects are allowed

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@JennyCoLatino Translated from: http://nuevaweb.diariocolatino.com/nuestra-vida-esta-en-riesgo-si-permitimos-los-proyectos-mineros-mesa-frente-a-la-mineria/ Once again Salvadoran organizations organized under the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining took to the streets to reiterate ...

FMLN candidate Sanchez Ceren commits to not exploit metal mining

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Environmental movement presented a set of proposals to the FMLN candidate asking for greater commitment on the issues. Cristian Melendez, LA PRENSA GRAFICA Translated from: http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/02/23/sanchez-ceren-se-compromete-a-no-explotar-la-mineria  The Movement of...

Anti-mining leaders asks presidential candidates to make explicit their position on mining

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Members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in Salvador demanded all presidential candidates to publicly state their parties' position on the issue of mining in the country. “Mining is one of the one of the most aggressive industries that harms biodiversity, public health and the e...

Letter to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

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Members of the Executive Committee Legislative Assemble of El Salvador Dear Members of the Legislative Assembly: The undersigned members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador, return to you again exercising our right to petition enshrined in the Constitution of the R...

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