Tag Archives: Environment
Sent from the communication section of the CCEEU
Source: Sent from the communication section of the CCEEU (Translated by Peter Lenny, Volunteer CSN Translator) THE COLOMBIA-EUROPE-US COORDINATION (CCEEU) … Read More »
The Colombian Countryside Needs More Than a Land Fund
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/desarrollo/94-general/1347-el-campo-colombiano-necesita-mas-que-un-fondo-de-tierras (Translated by Deryn Collins, a CSN Volunteer Translator). The creation of a land fund, proposed in negotiations between … Read More »
Constitutional Court Orders Suspension of Gold Mining to Two Companies in Marmato
Source: http://censat.org/es/noticias/corte-constitucional-ordena-suspender-explotacion-de-oro-a-dos-empresas-en-marmato (Translated by Mai Tyler, CSN Volunteer Translator) The High Court called for further prior consultation before continuing mining … Read More »
STATEMENT OF THE TOLIMA NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION
Source: http://justiciaambientalcolombia.org/2015/10/05/comunicado-la-colosa/ (Translated by Colin Kluender, CSN Volunteer Translator) We continue relating the press statements sent out by the Tolima … Read More »
AUX Mining Company, with interests in Santurbán, was sold to an Abu Dhabi group
Source:http://www.vanguardia.com/economia/local/332773-minera-aux-con-intereses-en-santander-fue-vendida-a-grupo-de-abu-dhabi (Translated by Haley Olig, a CSN Volunteer Translator) Introduction: The multinational company AUX with projects in nearby páramo (unique … Read More »
The Greed for Gold Leaves New Craters
Source: http://censat.org/es/noticias/la-avidez-por-el-oro-deja-nuevos-crateres (Translated by Haley Olig, a CSN Intern) Colombia. The extraction of precious metal is put on standby as … Read More »
Contamination and Thirst in the Magdalena because of the Multinationals and the Thaw in the Sierra Nevada
COLOMBIA REPORTING Friday, July 24, 2015 CONTAMINATION AND THIRST IN THE MAGDALENA BECAUSE OF THE MULTINATIONALS AND THE THAW IN … Read More »
The Locomotive of Death
(Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN volunteer translator) Source :PETROLEUM WORKERS UNION OF PUTUMAYO “SINTRAPETROPUTUMAYO” “VILLA DEL SOL” NEIGHBORHOOD– VILLAGARZON MUNICIPALITY … Read More »
Economic and Ecological Reasons to Rationalize the Volume of Oil Extraction in Colombia
(Translated by Susan Tritten, a CSN volunteer translator) Juan Felipe Harman, Master’s Degree in Ecology and Development Proyecto Gramalote (Gramalote … Read More »
The Water Crisis in Casanare
(Translated by Stacey Schlau, a CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: REDHER [Red de Hermandad y Solidaridad con Colombia] Link: http://redcolombia.org/index.php/regiones/oriente/casanare/2262-la-crisis-del-agua-en-casanare.html The … Read More »