Tag Archives: water
COURT OVERTURNS EVERY POSSIBILITY OF MINING IN THE PARAMO AREA
Source: http://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/346545-corte-tumba-toda-posibilidad-de-mineria-en-zona-de-paramo (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Monday, February 8, 2016 – 08:23 PM The Constitutional Court, sitting … Read More »
Campesino Agriculture: Illusion or Challenge
Source: http://censat.org/es/analisis/la-agricultura-familiar-campesina-ilusion-o-desafio-2 (Translated by Buddy Bell, Volunteer CSN Translator) Author: François Houtart in www.alai.org Worldwide there are movements of campesino … 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 Regional Environmental Forum for the Defense of Páramo El Almorzadero Begins and Is in Session
Translated By: Buddy Bell, a CSN volunteer translator Edited By: Tiffany Vazquez, a CSN intern and editor Today the 24th … Read More »
Press Release to the General Public from The Living River Movement
Translated by: Emily Schmitz, a CSN volunteer translator Edited by Teresa Welsh, a CSN volunteer editor The Pacha Mama … Read More »
Children Proclaim Themselves the Defenders of Water in Floridablanca
Translated by Stacey Schlau, edited by Nora Walker The defense of water and life has been a priority and … Read More »
Peasant Families of Northern Nariño Fear They Will Lose Everything Because of Large-Scale Mining
“We can live without gold or without silver, but not without water and peace.” In the rural community of … Read More »