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This is a bilingual event in Spanish and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Read the original statement in Spanish here.
Barkerville Gold Mines' penalty reduced in part because of COVID restrictions on business: report
Betsy Trumpener, CBC News
March 20, 2024 at 3PM EST
Metallic mining exploitation in the Dominican Republic is located in the heart of the country, in the provinces of La Vega, Monseñor Nouel and Sánchez Ramírez, which is also the centre for water sources and biodiversity. An area where life could thrive is turning into a ‘triangle of death'. Extractivism has had a significant negative social and environmental footprint in the region causing irreversible environmental damage to the environment as well dispossession of local communities.
The following is a translation of a statement made by the International Mission to #StopISDS. See the original statement in Spanish here.
This is an excerpt from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives The Monitor, written by Stuart Trew.
Ecuador’s April 21 vote on investor-state dispute settlement could quash mining sector hopes in the looming negotiations
Natasha Bulowski, Canada's National Observer
As the world’s largest mining conference unfolds in Toronto, a Canadian company is facing a complaint about a proposed copper mine in Ecuador.
Natasha Bulowski, Canada's National Observer
A proposed Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement could put corporate interests above citizens’ rights, say several concerned organizations.