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1. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... Lempa River that runs through the three countries and supplies water to 4.5 million people. "We consider it imperative to express our position against mining exploitation, in any of its forms, that takes ...
Created on 12 June 2022
2. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... Lempa River that runs through the three countries and supplies water to 4.5 million people. "We consider it imperative to express our position against mining exploitation, in any of its forms, that takes ...
Created on 12 June 2022
3. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...
(Cerro Blanco)
The Governments and Local Authorities of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, represented hereby are members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, and also the "Trinational Network for the ...
Created on 12 June 2022
4. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom
(Regional News)
... waited since Friday that the judge would finally release the defenders of the San Pedro and Guapinol rivers, located in the municipality of Tocoa, in the department of Colón. The defenders are opposed ...
Created on 28 December 2020
5. Puno: An indefinite strike announced due to mining contamination in the Coata River
(Regional News)
Wayka Arsenic and mercury were found in the bodies of people in the districts near the Coata river basin, in the Puno region, which is being contaminated by mining tailings. Local leaders claim that ...
Created on 28 December 2020
6. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River
(Regional News)
... and San Pedro Rivers There were serious irregularities in the issuance of mining licenses within the limits of the Carlos Escaleras National Park. There was a lack of prior consultation with the ...
Created on 20 August 2020
7. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
P. Cabezas  On July 11th, environmental justice activists in El Salvador commemorated the 11th anniversary of the 2009 assassination of Marcelo Rivera, a community cultural activist and water defender ...
Created on 15 July 2020
8. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine
(Cerro Blanco)
... a threat for El Salvador as several border towns may be impacted by the contamination released due to their location at just at 6 kilometers away. The Ostúa River starts in Asunción Mita, and carries ...
Created on 21 April 2020
9. ADES demands further investigation into the murder of Marcelo Rivera
(Mining and Human Rights)
Six years after the assassination of Marcelo Rivera, family members and environmental leaders of Cabañas continue to demand justice.    “We are outraged that after six years, families of people who worked ...
Created on 12 July 2015
10. Guatemalan Mine Threatens the Lempa River
(Cerro Blanco)
Guatemalan Mine Threatens the Lempa River The Lempa River is the main source of surface water in El Salvador and provides drinking water for over 60% of the entire population, including the city of San ...
Created on 11 September 2012
11. The MARN Confirms the presence of cyanide and iron in the San Sebastian River, La Unión
(Commerce Group)
The MARN confirms the presence of cyanide and iron in the San Sebastian River, La Unión This weekend the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) confirmed the presence of unhealthy levels ...
Created on 16 July 2012
12. LPG: Investigations into pollution in the San Sebastian River
(Commerce Group)
Investigations into pollution in the San Sebastian River (LPG) Yesterday a delegation of specialists collected samples from the river Written by Ángela Alfaro  Tuesday, July 3, 2012 00:00 Translated ...
Created on 05 July 2012
13. Investigations into Pollution in the San Sebastian River
(Commerce Group)
Investigations into Pollution in the San Sebastian River The containers analyzed by MARN presumably contain cyanide and ferrous sulfate By Gloria Morán Translation by Jan Morrill Original Version ...
Created on 05 July 2012
14. International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... the five men helped lead a campaign to ban metals mining in 2017 and protect El Salvador’s primary source of clean water, the Lempa River Basin. The countrywide ban was the first of its kind anywhere in ...
Created on 20 December 2023
15. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... toxic chemicals into local rivers. Prioritizing clean drinking water was a must as climate change worsened droughts in the region. But the government today appears to be on the verge of turning back ...
Created on 03 April 2023
16. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... for the dozens of cases of human rights violations and crimes against humanity that members of the Salvadoran military committed against the Santa Marta community (including the murders of the Lempa River ...
Created on 20 January 2023
17. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation
(Cerro Blanco)
... informed consultation in the extractive industry is a driver of socio-environmental conflicts in Guatemala. As González stated, “impunity and the trade of private interests is a characteristic of the mining ...
Created on 22 September 2022
18. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people
(Regional News)
... of our people. These investors also have the absolute support of the justice system of our countries. Proof of this is the case of our Guapinol brothers (eight defenders of the Guapinol river, in northern ...
Created on 25 December 2021
19. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... in the country. It does not develop a sustainable watershed management system at the national level, nor it establishes measures aimed at the protection and conservation of the Lempa River. Despite the ...
Created on 23 December 2021
20. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... and access. According to experts, rivers are drying up, the water levels of the nation's most strategic aquifers are falling more than one meter per year, more than 90% of lakes and rivers are polluted ...
Created on 14 December 2021
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