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21. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... the pandemic or ease the economic repercussions of lockdowns and other restrictions might give rise to additional Investor-State disputes. Although it is still early to conclude on the materialization ...; Created on 21 January 2021
22. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the world of corporate power, to have a story where David beats Goliath. And rarer still to have one that reads like a fast-paced thriller. The brave activists whom Robin Broad and John Cavanagh write ...; Created on 14 January 2021
23. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... as well as diversified their nutritional intake. Twenty years ago, Carmen Aquileo Torres still had dark hair and no wrinkles on his face. When the Pacific Rim mining company arrived in the department ...; Created on 05 January 2021
24. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed over a year ago, as well as numerous cases and actions still arising from the Odebrecht scandal that became public back in 2016, to the conclusion of treaties departing ...; Created on 19 December 2020
25. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... proposals. But some locals are still worried. “We have serious environmental concerns,” said Augusta Macassey-Pickard, a coordinator with local environmental advocacy group Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki. ...; Created on 17 December 2020
26. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... its operation in Nueva Vizcaya but it still has pending application to renew its financial and technical assistance agreement (FTAA). Due to extensive excavations and harmful wastes by the mining company, ...; Created on 07 October 2020
27. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... activities had led to contamination of the rivers Guapinol and San Pedro. While other inmates were set free, the Guapinol defenders are still detained and the prosecution has not presented any solid evidence ...; Created on 29 September 2020
28. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the park, the Honduran Council of Private Companies called on authorities and the Hernández administration to respond to the standstill at mine sites around the country caused by local resistance movements. ...; Created on 25 September 2020
29. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... home in Honduras by hired hitmen in 2016. A judge will decide whether the case against one of the alleged killers, David Castillo, gets sent to trial. At least 212 land and environmental defenders were ...; Created on 17 August 2020
30. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... Equinox Gold reported in late May that 51 workers at the Los Filos complex tested positive for Covid-19. The company also reported that they had been isolated in quarantine. Still, the Mexican mining industry ...; Created on 09 August 2020
31. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... of the agreement leave Mexico still vulnerable to cases brought by U.S. and Canadian corporations. The victims of the economic consequences of Covid-19 will not be foreign investors, but the poorest ...; Created on 23 July 2020
32. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Asana River, mistrust and conflicts have persisted throughout the years – including those registered at the end of 2019 – and are still latent. Covid19 and Mining During the Covid19 health emergency ...; Created on 22 July 2020
33. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá, are still waiting to make their first statement, Santos said. Government decree 13-2020 must be approved by Congress; however, the government has not forwarded ...; Created on 22 July 2020
34. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for the Socioeconomic Development of El Salvador – ADES, stated that “11 years after the brutal assassinations, motivated by the greed of a mining company and covered up by state impunity, we still demand ...; Created on 15 July 2020
35. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... body in water management is in private´s hands. Truthfully, this sector only defends its interests. However, the threats to water management are still in force,” Oliva affirmed. The National Alliance ...; Created on 17 June 2020
36. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... region of San Salvador, an important aquifer recharge area is being eliminated to build an urban complex called Valle El Ángel. Meanwhile, the Salvadoran state is still being indifferent to it”. Similarly, ...; Created on 06 June 2020
37. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... Cisneros, a resident of the La Portada community, who is 70 years old and has lived in the area for the past 40 years. She still remembers when the water in the Ostúa river was crystalline: "Before, the ...; Created on 21 April 2020
38. Water, transparency and mining concerns in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... positive relationship can be seen between water extraction and population, households still have a relatively smaller“ significant consumption compared with the operations of Didipio Mine. • The most ...; Created on 08 March 2020
39. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... consent of the Xinka people and ordered the closure of the mine. Pan American Silver gained control of Escobal when it bought Tahoe Resources in 2019. Today, the mine is still closed. A court-ordered ...; Created on 02 March 2020
40. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... is still contesting. MODEVITE members are also fighting against other threats, including mining and militarization, while they organize Indigenous community governments in their communities. For their ...; Created on 26 December 2019

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