“We call on the entire country to rally for water, the environment, health, and the lives of present and future generations,” expressed the Santa Marta Community and ADES, highlighting the grave threat posed by the potential reactivation of metallic mining...
The Central American Catholic Church on Thursday called on governments to “not allow mining exploitation” because it is necessary to prioritize “human life and the environment” over economic interests. At the closing of the annual assembly of the Central...
Saúl Rivas arrives at the press conference in San Salvador, where a Salvadoran ecosystem of environmental and human rights organizations speaks out against the resolution from the Second Section of the Cojutepeque Central Chamber that annulled the acquittal verdict...
He mentioned that there are studies —without citing them— that demonstrate the great amount of gold in Salvadoran soil and stated, in capital letters, that “GOD PLACED A GIGANTIC TREASURE BENEATH OUR FEET” to be “responsibly harnessed” and...
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said on Wednesday (27/11/2024) that it is “absurd!” that metallic mining is banned in the Central American country and that the exploitation of gold’s natural reserves could generate “unprecedented...
A court in El Salvador annulled a ruling that acquitted six people, including five environmental leaders, of the murder of a woman in 1989 during the Salvadoran civil war, and ordered a retrial, a community organization reported this Tuesday (11.26.2024). The NGO...
