PROSPECT
Sasha Chavkin
From tropical rain forests to drinkable water, a vast share of the planet’s essential environmental resources are found in developing countries. When growth-oriented governments ...
... mining giants Anglo American and BHP. The exclusive marketer of Cerrejón coal worldwide is the Dublin-based CMC (Coal Marketing Company) owned by the same three corporations. The environmental, social ...
... affecting the investor's balance sheet or having an impact on cash flow.
What does investment protection involve?
There are more than 2,000 investment treaties currently in force worldwide. The majority ...
... are affected worldwide, " expressed Guadalupe Rodríguez, spokesperson for Salva la Selva.
Buena Vista copper mine, in the community of Cananea, in Sonora. In 2014, this mine caused an environmental ...
... organizations worldwide. The Institute for Policy Studies contributed to a snapshot report, Voices from the Ground, which provides examples to back up the statement.
“The Coronavirus Convention”
Mining ...
... the deadliest country for land and environmental defenders in 2018, when 30 people were killed. Last year, over half of the 212 reported killings worldwide occurred in just two countries: Colombia, with ...
... companies are the most likely sector to make use of ISDS worldwide. Canadian mining companies make up the bulk of the mining firms that are suing governments in Latin America, including many junior exploration ...
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We would like to express our commitment to continue to support this struggle that is a worldwide example against mining exploitation and free trade and investment treaties that trample the rights of peoples. ...
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Cabañas, El Salvador / Washington DC / Ottawa / Melbourne – Civil society groups worldwide that have allied with Salvadoran communities and organizations working on mining and environmental issues reacted ...
... worldwide fetes.
A few days after the signing of the of the accord in December, members of mining affected communities in one of the countries most affected by climate change, have gathered to commemorate ...
... Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim, and Canadian businessman Frank Giustra, who has made a career out of major investments worldwide in mining, from gold and diamonds to uranium, among other industries. ...
... the newly elected government and the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador to honor the celebration of Earth Day worldwide by promoting concrete actions such as the adoption of the General Water law, the ...
... that more than one environmental activist was killed per week, worldwide, between 2002 and 2011. The researchers say that killings are accompanied by “a very low number of convictions and credible investigations, ...
... movements worldwide, at the same time we reiterate to the Salvadoran government that we still have the opportunity to prohibit all forms of metal mining and set an important precedent for the defense of ...
... Group and Pacific Rim then used to sue the Salvadoran government. Complicating things further, the Salvadoran government had already passed domestic legislation during the worldwide structural adjustment ...