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21. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the town in which they requested that the city council call a community referendum against mining operations in the area. In this country there exists the Law on Mining, regulating the industry’s activity ...; Created on 10 February 2017
22. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to ban mining through local referendum in El Salvador.” Said Felipe Tobar, mayor of San Jose Las Flores, during the ceremony. 67% of local community members listed in the official National Electoral ...; Created on 27 September 2016
23. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... mining held in El Salvador. Three municipalities have already voted NO – and almost unanimously so. Therefore the expectations for the referendum in Arcatao are high from the beginning. “Of course this ...; Created on 03 February 2016
24. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... free from mining after holding local referendums. The last one to be held was in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango. Abandoned theme In the Legislative Assembly there are seven shelved proposals ...; Created on 07 January 2016
25. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... In Arcatao a vote was held, an official referendum to know whether people agree with “projects for the development and mining of metal raw materials” in their territory – as stated on the ballot. On the ...; Created on 03 January 2016
26. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... process of calling a referendum. Then, the referendum takes place. The elections take place publicly, and the voters can come and participate throughout the day. Such elections are not difficult to organize, ...; Created on 02 January 2016
27. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... cannot be a gold mine in their region. This is the 4th referendum within the last few months to take place in the smallest Central American country, through which its people have expressed their opposition ...; Created on 02 January 2016
28. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... these marked "No" on the ballot for the referendum to "defend" against metal mining in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango. Santos comes from a small valley in the canton of Teosinte, Arcatao. At ...; Created on 11 November 2015
29. Arcatao: participatory democracy defeats mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Marina Bonneti Successful referendum puts Municipality of Arcatao among the few official Mining-Free Territories in El Salvador On Sunday, November 8th Arcatao became the fourth Municipality in the ...; Created on 11 November 2015
30. Christian Romero Initiative and Stop Mad Mining invite Bernardo Belloso from CRIPDES to Europe: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... CRIPDES has accompanied the Stop Mad Mining campaign of the Christian Romero Initiative, CIR, in Germany since the beginning of 2015. In March, CIR reported on the third local public referendum in the ...; Created on 28 October 2015
31. Salvadoran Civil Society Confronts World Bank on Pending Lawsuit on Mining: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... level. Another referendum is scheduled to take place in Arcatao, in the Department of Chalatenango, on Sunday November 8th, 2015. With the support of many organizations, CRIPDES, CORDES, and CCR, these ...; Created on 27 October 2015
32. Arcatao Community Consultation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Consultations, or municipal referendums in which the voting population asserts their preference on the issue. The first three Consultations took place in 2014 in San Jose Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, ...; Created on 30 September 2015
33. SECOND MUNICIPALITY DECLARED FREE OF METAL MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (Territories Free of Mining); ... was declared free of mining after 98.74% of the registered voters who cast a ballot in a referendum held on Sunday November 23 said no mining. This is the second municipality to hold a local mining consultation ...; Created on 01 December 2014
34. International observer delegation statement: Community consultation on Mining in San Jose Las Flores, Chalatenango, El Salvador.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... results of the municipality of San Jose Las Flores community consultation on mining. The community referendum was highly organized and a good example of transparency and accountability. As observers, ...; Created on 23 September 2014
35. Political Candidates Answer to Anti-Mining Activists in San Salvador and Cabañas: (Mining and Human Rights); ... is that El Salvador needs to pass a constitutional reform that would allow referendums. Then there should be a referendum on population’s opinion on a mining ban. He said he would not vote on the issue ...; Created on 12 March 2012
36. Salvadorans in Solidarity with Panama: (Mining and Human Rights); ... to ban mining, but they are deadlocked over whether or not to allow the construction of hydro-electric dams. The government is proposing a referendum for the next elections, but the indigenous groups ...; Created on 20 February 2012

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