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1. A Losing Proposition: The Failure of Canadian ISDS Policy at Home and Abroad: (General mining reports ); Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood There has been a debate over Investor-State Dispute Systems (ISDS), a process for resolving settlement disputes between foreign investors and national governments. Many people ...; Created on 30 April 2016
2. A Road Trip to Save El Salvador’s Water: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); A delegation of activists from 12 different countries on the fight to stop gold mining in Central America. by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh Robin is standing in front of a church in Guatemala ...; Created on 08 July 2013
3. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... would be a terrible idea. Those interested in environmental justice should watch the water defenders’ trial, and the broader debate around mining in El Salvador, very closely. Original source: https://jacobin.com/2023/02/el-salvador-mining-ban-threat-water-pollution-nayib-bukele/ ...; Created on 06 April 2023
4. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... deal with China that some environmentalists fear will include pathways to introducing mining concessions. China has made an aggressive push into Latin America in the past few years with its Belt and Road ...; Created on 03 April 2023
5. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Dreams. Cavanagh, who co-authored with Robin Broad The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed, stressed that Bukele "is desperate for revenues" because he "has so mismanaged ...; Created on 20 January 2023
6. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to an Oxfam America study, Dirty Metals, "When it comes to toxic emissions, metal mining is one of the leading industries." Given this reality, broad based social coalitions, together with the Catholic ...; Created on 14 December 2021
7. Peru miners fall amid uncertainty over tight presidential election: (Mining and Human Rights); Minería Panamericana Peruvian mining companies were among the hardest hit in a broad wave of sales driven by the close presidential race in which Pedro Castillo (Peru Libre), the rural school teacher ...; Created on 08 June 2021
8. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... firm’s permit lapsed. “That OceanaGold was able to easily reverse its suspension and is now enjoying the railroading of its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) renewal puts to question ...; Created on 27 May 2021
9. Human Rights Advocates and Legal Experts Deliver Blueprint for New International Corporate Accountability Law in Canada: (Mining and Human Rights); CNCA Today the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) releases draft model legislation that provides lawmakers with a blueprint for writing into Canadian law the corporate duty to respect ...; Created on 21 May 2021
10. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... not only goes unchecked, but is actively fostered through economic support. According to Natural Resources Canada, in 2019, 621 Canadian mining and exploration companies operated in 96 countries abroad, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
11. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... abroad. And, as you might expect, many of those projects involve shady corporate practices and violations of human rights. There have been an astounding number of conflicts at Canadian-run mines. Pick ...; Created on 07 May 2021
12. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... road to the mine. In response, community members in Tocoa, including Morazán, established the Municipal Committee for the Defence of Public and Common Goods to campaign against the dispossession of natural ...; Created on 06 May 2021
13. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Chamber of Mines of the Philippines said the removal of the "policy roadblock" would encourage local and foreign investment. Mining projects "will provide additional government revenues in the form of ...; Created on 05 May 2021
14. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... is stacked against them? In The Water Defenders, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh seek answers to that dilemma. The book chronicles the improbable victory of grassroots activists in El Salvador who ...; Created on 23 April 2021
15. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... OceanaGold’s private security force also used violence against community members. The commission also found that the company had erected fences and checkpoints on roads used by locals, as well as using ...; Created on 22 April 2021
16. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); SIERRA CLUB John Gibler In 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban metal mining. Robin Broad and John Cavanagh present the story of the social struggles and legal battles behind ...; Created on 11 April 2021
17. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); The Nation Robin Broad and John Cavanagh In March 2017, people from poorer communities across El Salvador stood up to corporate power and convinced their legislature to make their country the first ...; Created on 05 April 2021
18. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... few miles down the road. Despite concerns about its environmental record, mine worker Joey Byrd said at the hearing that Haile runs a safe operation and is an asset to rural Lancaster County. “Haile ...; Created on 02 April 2021
19. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); FPIF Robin Broad, John Cavanagh From West Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, tens of millions of people struggled through late winter storms that froze pipes, broke water mains, and cut off electricity. ...; Created on 28 March 2021
20. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Marco Werman spoke with attorney Luis Parada, who led El Salvador’s defense team in a mining lawsuit at the World Bank, and Robin Broad, a co-author of the book, "The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People ...; Created on 22 March 2021

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