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21. How El Salvador Won on Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... The legislative assembly was ruled by two rightwing parties with no interest in passing a ban. However, following much popular pressure, the archbishop of San Salvador, in an unprecedented move, went to ...
Created on 07 May 2018
22. Lack of proposals from political candidates on the Environmental Crisis in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... the environmental conditions that our country is facing and the current electoral scenario not all the political parties have presented a legislative program for the population, despite the fact that the ...
Created on 08 February 2018
23. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists
(Water no Gold)
... to reject a recently proposed "Comprehensive Water Law", presented to parliament by a coalition of right-wing parties. The letter condemns renewed attempts to privatize water resources in the country ...
Created on 27 July 2017
24. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law
(Sample Data-Articles)
... Mining, expressed the concern they have as organizations regarding the preliminary draft recently presented by right-wing parties to the Legislative Assembly.   "We do not agree with this proposal for ...
Created on 21 July 2017
25. PRESS RELEASE: To the national and international public opinion
(Media Releases)
... Enterprise (ANEP) before the Legislative Assembly and supported by ARENA and other right-wing parties. We consider that its contents are intended to implement a model of privatized management, where ...
Created on 21 July 2017
26. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... local people to one place and get them to listen. While CRIPDES provided the research and materials, they relied on the local community organizations to throw parties where there was music and pupusas ...
Created on 26 June 2017
27. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... shortly before the bill was put to a vote. Francis Zablah, a legislator from GANA, one of the three main political parties in the country together with the FMLN and ARENA, lauded the multi-partisan commission ...
Created on 16 April 2017
28. El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... American nation’s environment and natural resources. Approved on March 29 with the support of 69 lawmakers from multiple parties (out of a total of 84), the law blocks all exploration, extraction, and ...
Created on 16 April 2017
29. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... was never discussed or voted on. Recently, FMLN officials have expressed their support for a mining ban. However, ARENA representatives, and members of smaller parties that hold the balance of power al ...
Created on 13 February 2017
30. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... currently accounts for less than one percent of the Salvadoran gross domestic product, which is composed mainly by agricultural activity, maquilas (production for exports on behalf of third parties with ...
Created on 05 January 2017
31. Mining company delays complying with the ruling and reaches out to the government of Sanchez Ceren
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... want to turn against a mandatory ruling for both parties who committed to respect and comply with the decision arising from litigation," explains Parada, who predicts that given the communications he has ...
Created on 28 December 2016
32. Pacific Rim tried to negotiate with the government anticipating and adverse ruling
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... with the two parties involved in the dispute to let them know that "the award was still being translated but that was in the final stage, in the review of the translation. There, it was suggested that mid-September ...
Created on 26 September 2016
33. Resistance against the bloodsucker
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... advertises in social networks, organizes parties and – according to national opponents to mining - donating gifts like “here a bag of rice, there the pay for the doctor’s visit”. Company representative ...
Created on 03 January 2016
34. El Salvador: Just Saying No to Gold Mining
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... 2007, three successive presidents, from both the right-wing ARENA and left-wing FMLN parties, have maintained an administrative metals mining “industry freeze.”  This executive action has created a de-facto ...
Created on 03 January 2016
35. El Salvador presents new motion prior to the relasing of the verdict on the Pacific Rim case.
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... in September 2013. The case proceeded to the merits phase, which was heard during nine days in mid-September of last year, where each of the parties, supported by experts, argued the validity of their ...
Created on 26 October 2015
36. Xenia Marroquìn: “Water is not a merchandise, it is a human right”
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... took place. We then took part of a negotiation process that started in 2012 and that was agreed on by all the political parties. Even if the documents contained points we disagreed on, we came to an agreement ...
Created on 30 September 2015
37. Time is running out for the Legislative Assembly to ratify food and water as basic human rights in El Salvador
(Mining and Human Rights)
... a stalemate stemming from fundamental ideological differences from the political parties that make up the legislature.  One the one hand, the left leaning FMLN and centre right GANA parties have the ...
Created on 23 April 2015
38. WILL EL SALVADOR BE FORCED TO PAY $301 MILLION FOR VALUING CLEAN WATER OVER GOLD?
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... has been set, a ruling is expected in the coming weeks or months. The Salvadorian government, along with various local and international trade unions, political parties, church and community groups, ...
Created on 18 April 2015
39. La Mesa launches "I vote against mining" campaig
(Mining and Human Rights)
...  La Mesa regrets that none of the many political parties running for election include environmental issue as a priority for a national agenda, considering that El Salvador has high levels of social and ...
Created on 19 January 2015
40. SECOND MUNICIPALITY DECLARED FREE OF METAL MINING IN EL SALVADOR
(Territories Free of Mining)
... parties that hold the balance of power at the legislative assembly evidenced their unwillingness to negotiate progressive environmental legislation.   The Environment and Climate Change Commission, where ...
Created on 01 December 2014
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