77 Civil Society Organizations Call on the Canadian Embassy in Ecuador to Speak Out on the Criminalization of Environmental Defenders by DPM Metals Inc.

Seventy-seven Ecuadorian, Canadian, and international civil society organizations and coalitions have sent a formal letter to the Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador, Craig Kowalik, urging the Canadian Embassy to implement Canada’s Voices at Risk: Canada’s Guidelines on Supporting Human Rights Defenders in response to the criminalization of Indigenous and environmental defenders from the Federation of Indigenous and Campesino Organizations of Azuay (F

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MiningWatch Canada and Federation of Indigenous and Campesino Organizations of Azuay (FOA, Federación de Organizaciones lndígenas y Campesinas del Azuay)

MiningWatch Canada Brief: Study on the Nexus Between National Defence, National Security and Canada’s Critical Minerals Sector

This brief was submitted by MiningWatch Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence for its study on the nexus between national defence, national security, and Canada’s "critical minerals" sector.

Are Canadian Companies Behind Moves to Gut Argentina's Glacier Protection Law?

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Civil society and mining-affected communities are urging their legislators to protect water over mining interests.

Since Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government introduced a bill to weaken the country’s Glacier Law in December, Argentina’s news and social media landscape has been dominated by worries about weakening of water protections and concerns about the role of the Canadian mining industry lobby in pushing for these reforms.

National and International Organizations Express Concern over Another Ruling Against Environmental Defenders Regarding Curipamba–El Domo Mining Project in Ecuador

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The undersigned national and international human rights and environmental organisations express their deep concern over the sentence by the Criminal Court in Quevedo, Los Ríos province, sentencing defenders Piedad Guaranda, María Ortega and Wilfrido Escobar to four (4) years in prison and the payment of fifteen basic salaries. This judicial decision punishes defenders of water and land and intimidates communities that protect life and nature.

Mining on Small Islands: the Struggle to Protect Sangihe Island and the Role of Canada's Baru Gold

This report is based on fieldwork carried out by Catherine Coumans, Asia Pacific Program Coordinator at MiningWatch Canada, on Sangihe Island in November 2025. It details the issues related to mining on small islands in Asia Pacific and the ongoing struggle by the grassroots Save Sangihe Island (SSI) coalition to protect Sangihe Island from gold mining by Canadian company Baru Gold Corp. The report discusses: 

Ten Years After the Worst Spill in Argentina’s History, Communities Express Concern about Fish Deaths near Barrick's Veladero Mine

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Local officials and the Canadian company say no spill occurred. However, affected communities worry about health impacts as no conclusive cause for the dead fish downstream of the Veladero mine has yet been identified.
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Brief on Québec's Bill 5 aimed at fast-tracking priority projects and projects of national importance

The purpose of this brief is to present an analysis of the proposed Bill to accelerate authorizations required for the completion of priority and national-scale projects (PL5). The brief was produced by Eau Secours, with the support of the Coalition Québec meilleure mine (QMM) and Sept-Îles Sans Uranium (SISUR), and aims to convey our comments and positions regarding the proposed legislation.

The brief is available in french only. 

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