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21. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... Central America is a region of great social deprivation, with a population of 48 million inhabitants and an area of 524,000 square kilometers, also made up of Belize, Costa Rica and Panama. It is also ...; Created on 07 May 2019
22. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... will outsource the legal costs of their ISDS claim to a financial firm, who in return receives a portion of the compensation if the investor’s claim is successful. In other words, third-party funding has ...; Created on 05 May 2019
23. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... resistance ‘La Puya’ as anti-development and accused local communities of being responsible for the costly suit. "KCA's suit is an example of present-day corporate colonialism. Through violence along with ...; Created on 04 May 2019
24. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); ... the cost of the sale transaction will be paid to Radius once gold shipments commence from the property and that Radius also anticipates quarterly payments from KCA based on gold production." November ...; Created on 03 May 2019
25. ENDORSERS / SIGNATARIOS: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Humboldt (NICARAGUA) Centro Integral de Base CEIBA (MEXICO) Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular, CINEP(COLOMBIA) CESTA Amigos de la Tierra El Salvador Coecoceiba-Amigos de la Tierra Costa ...; Created on 25 February 2019
26. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... the cost of natural resources, especially water. A few examples: In the historic case of the plantation, El Espino, just north of El Salvador´s capital city, hundreds of acres of forest and coffee ...; Created on 27 August 2018
27. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... by author). The monumental victory was the result of unparalleled levels of local organization, dedication and sacrifice. Speakers like ADES President, Vidalina Morales, recalled the costs ...; Created on 24 August 2018
28. Bishops of El Salvador warn against privatizing water: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... pay the cost of a vital necessity. In a terse statement, issued June 12 and titled, "We will not allow the poor to die of thirst," the Salvadoran bishops' conference cited Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato ...; Created on 24 June 2018
29. El Salvador: first anniversary of the mining ban A cause for celebration, but the new law faces dangers: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the costs and benefits of this industry. This historic decision was the result of a persistent 12-year struggle (the length of the civil war in the 80s and early 90s) on the part of threatened communities ...; Created on 22 June 2018
30. Solidarity Statement to the People of El Salvador on the day of OceanGold's AG: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... avaricious mining company but we are aware the damages awarded to them did not account for their costs in this case. We believe its treasonous for any country to hand over their sovereignty to a Washington ...; Created on 04 June 2018
31. Duterte's new warning to mining companie: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... other problems at the Didipio mine that are typical of other mines in the country, in terms of very limited economic benefits and very high social costs. Supporters of the mining industry in the Philippines ...; Created on 08 May 2018
32. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Gedicks, was financially shaky and the campaign put additional strains on its resources. “It may have been a minor cost in terms of dollar amounts, but it was an additional burden that they weren’t able ...; Created on 07 May 2018
33. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... the company to pay US$8 million in legal fees and costs to the government of El Salvador. “After a long seven years of fighting this suit, during which there was a chill cast on policy making in the ...; Created on 06 May 2018
34. Open letter to Oceana Gold: (Open Letter OceanaGold); ... and to uphold their right to say "no" to metals mining. We have also strongly denounced this case, which has cost the poor country of El Salvador more than $13 million USD in legal fees and related expenses. ...; Created on 30 November 2017
35. ICSID on the bench of the accused: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... mining company's claim had no merit and ordered the payment of eight million dollars to the government of El Salvador to reimburse the costs of its legal defense. One of the participants in the campaign ...; Created on 14 November 2017
36. The fight for the environment in El Salvador gets recognition in Los Angeles: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... perseverance was fruitful. The government stopped the mining project, but the company sued the state in international courts. The case lasted seven years and cost the Salvadoran government $13 million ...; Created on 14 November 2017
37. OceanaGold announces it will stay in El Salvador despite prohibition: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... had paid the eight million dollars, plus interests, in legal costs; however, it announced in the same statement that the company will be transforming its activities to sustainable, agricultural enterprises. ...; Created on 27 July 2017
38. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law: (Sample Data-Articles); ... Baños gave some examples of how public institutions with more representation of the private sector are co-opted at the cost of the public interest, examples are the tripartite bodies in the labor sector ...; Created on 21 July 2017
39. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a mining permit. Legislated limits have been imposed on metal mining elsewhere under pressure from affected communities and to protect ecologically and culturally important areas. Costa Rica banned ...; Created on 26 June 2017
40. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... El Salvador under the investment provisions of the Central America Free Trade Agreement and El Salvador’s investment law, seeking over $300 million to recover its costs and what it calculated as lost profits ...; Created on 26 June 2017

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