A recently published essay by Phd candidate Rachel Nadelman looks at the role of the Catholic Church in the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador.
Abstract:
"A majority of Salvadoran citizens and ...
... El Salvador will be a long one.
November 23, 2015
* Rachel Nadelman is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the School of International Service, whose dissertation research focuses on the unique ...
... assembly candidates appear to have no interest in environmental issues such as mining.
The National Roundtable against Metallic Mining and other social, religious, ecological and research organizations ...
... further disillusioned by the lack of discussion of environmental issues from all political parties during the campaign period and called on all the candidates to commit to a sustainability agenda.
“We ...
... that the Trifinio treaty does not ban mining in the area, Sanchez Ceren, the FMLNs presidential candidate, said that "the treaty establishes that any decision -that will affect the reserve- has to be agreed ...
... Against Metallic Mining.
We are concerned about the lack of discussion of environmental issues by the candidates and political parties participating in the presidential campaign and elections scheduled ...
... urge the Salvadoran National Assembly to discuss and approve their proposed bill in 2013,
We encourage presidential candidates to debate and assume the commitment to ban metallic mining in El Salvador, ...
... $100 million through the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Rising concern over the environmental impact of mining led both presidential candidates in the 2009 elections in El Salvador to pledge ...
... is slated to name the next Attorney General within the next week. Romeo Barahona, is running as a candidate, and he has proposed that Rodolfo Delgado continue in the Organized Crime division. According ...
... against their party). However, GANA has had a fairly decentralized leadership strategy, where some candidates claimed to have the freedom to decide how they wanted to vote. Now that GANA has consolidated ...
... on candidates from all the political parties in El Salvador, demanding they declare their stance on passing legislation to ban mining. The Mesa is also calling on voters not to vote for candidates who ...
... the same way, the electoral struggle could make the issue of mining invisible and focus the efforts of candidates, as well as the voters, on other problems.
III. Perspectives
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