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21. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... has reneged on pledges to regulate them and end the abuses Canada is home to 75 percent of the world’s mining companies. Firms based or listed in Canada operate approximately four thousand mineral projects ...; Created on 07 May 2021
22. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... industries and causing conflicts with communities. The corporate-friendly General Mining Law lifted a seven-year moratorium on new mining projects — it was developed with technical assistance and funding ...; Created on 06 May 2021
23. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); Yahoo Finance Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officially lifted a nine-year ban on new mining projects Thursday, in a controversial move aimed at boosting state revenue and spurring investment in ...; Created on 05 May 2021
24. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the collapse of the rule of law. In the remote regions where many environmental resources are found, development projects are often backed by a toxic mix of political corruption, organized crime, and unchecked ...; Created on 23 April 2021
25. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... several interests. One of its most important projects – because of its size and the conflict it has generated – is undoubtedly the Antapaccay mining operation located in the province of Espinar, in Cusco. ...; Created on 22 April 2021
26. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... is expected to support important projects like Duterte’s flagship “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program, which the government says is pivotal to economic recovery. More mining would also create ...; Created on 15 April 2021
27. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the region, and thus no opposition to mining. A local mayor from the right-wing ARENA party promoted landfills and industrial hog farms as “development” projects. Local opposition organized against ...; Created on 11 April 2021
28. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their counterparts in Guatemala, Peru, and the Philippines, where mining projects created webs of local corporate leaders who were intertwined with and enriched by the extractive industry. But after the ...; Created on 05 April 2021
29. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... of wetlands and floodplains, while affecting more than two miles of creeks. Development projects don’t typically impact that many wetlands in South Carolina, a state studded with the soggy depressions ...; Created on 02 April 2021
30. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... people, and they want to help this community as much as they can,’’ Dorman said, noting that the mine has funded community projects, such as a playground at a park. Restaurants are busier and once-vacant ...; Created on 30 March 2021
31. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Gold mining uses toxic chemicals like cyanide that poison water. But a global mining company attempted to buy public support by launching flashy PR campaigns, funding local projects, and hiring expensive ...; Created on 28 March 2021
32. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in Crawfish Rock, Roatán, as she remembers her grandmother who passed away last May at 90 years old. “She was the one who fought for us to have the road, the school, water, all of the basic projects… the ...; Created on 15 February 2021
33. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Aymarazo movement is just one of many examples of resistance to Canadian mining projects in Peru in recent years. In 2018, thousands of people in the district of Huayllay in central Peru protested for ...; Created on 21 January 2021
34. Vizcaya governor asks Rody to end 2 mine operations: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... and human rights abuses associated with the mining projects, including “loss of forests, agricultural lands, biodiversity, surface and ground water, peaceful co-existence among communities and loss of ...; Created on 21 January 2021
35. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... The money that was going to be earned (…) through the employment of the locals, would be nothing compared to the illnesses that the extractive projects would have brought”. Interview with Carmelo Torres, ...; Created on 05 January 2021
36. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... the implementation of extractive industry projects that are causing widespread violence. ------------------------------ Translation from: https://criterio.hn/justicia-de-honduras-niega-a-defensores-del-rio-guapinol-defenderse-en-libertad/?fbclid=IwAR371jr2YiqZDMtDxLcSPNKmhRaFr7mXB2UsfDMd4Y73KIiasRCcSviR1uY ...; Created on 28 December 2020
37. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... access to food and livelihood became everyday challenges. And while the mobility of indigenous villages are limited, there are no breaks for extractives, logging, government and private projects, and militarization in ...; Created on 17 December 2020
38. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); VICE Anya Zoledziowski In the latest allegations against Canadian mining, conservationists say new projects could destroy protected lands and further harm endangered species. A Canadian-Australian ...; Created on 17 December 2020
39. Oceanagold violates restraining order from N. Vizcaya government: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... (FTAA) of the mining company expired in June 2019. “We demand for an immediate watershed audit that will investigate and penalize these extractive and destructive projects that worsened the massive floods ...; Created on 28 November 2020
40. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... co-founder of the Council of Indigenous People of Honduras (COPINH). Over more than two decades, she was fighting against land grabbing, illegal logging and mega-projects. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental ...; Created on 29 September 2020

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