GUATEMALA: INDIGENOUS CHALLENGE
An indigenous group has gone to court to challenge the government's legal right to change the mining law without consulting the indigenous population.The Center for International Environmental Law and MiningWatchCanada report.
GUATEMALA: HISTORIC PUBLIC HEARING
Indigenous communities express their support for the legal challenge to the government's right to change the mining law. Beth Geglia reports.
PERU: WAYS OF MAKING MINING MORE SUSTAINABLE
The Red Muqui, which monitors extractive industries in Peru, says there are exciting alternatives to the current dirty and socially unjust mining model.
Honduras: reforming public security and mining regulations
As if Honduras did not have enough problems, it has now been revealed that foreign interests are dictating important national policies.
GUATEMALA: A BISHOP SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DAMAGE CAUSED BY GOLDCORP’S MARLIN...
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini of the Diocese of San Marcos has written a hard-hitting report on the environmental, health and social damage caused by Goldcorp’s Marlin mine, located in his diocese.
The death of Domitila – an extraordinary leader
With remarkable courage, Domitila repeatedly defied Bolivia's dictatorships in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. LAB carries some of the tributes that have been paid to her.
Guatemala: resisting destruction
Guatemala Women Defenders Defy Canadian Mines and Plead for Help
Mining Debate in Guatemala Rages On
Once again, mining becomes a source of conflict in a Latin American country.
Colombia: protests against Vale
Since the beginning of the year, there have been demonstrations against the activities of the giant Brazilian mining company, Vale, in Brazil, Mozambique, Canada and other countries. The latest protest, in Colombia, has left one person dead.
Mining and the Management of Water Resources in Peru
Peru is a country rich in natural resources. It is the world’s largest producer of silver, the second of copper and zinc, and the sixth of gold. Yet the distribution of these resources within the country is highly uneven.