Tag: water
International seminar on environmental justice and water justice
EJOLT is the co-sponsor of an international seminar on environmental justice and water justice in Colombia, October 2013. Here is the call for papers: Objective…
The Angostura Mining Project in the Paramo of Santurban, Colombia
The Angostura Project is located 67 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of Bucaramanga, the capital of Santander. Santander boasts several areas with gold resources, thus there…
Idle no More! Tar Sands no More! Harper no More!
by Leah Temper. The Harper government almost got away with it… The Conservative government in Canada, in power since 2006, has done everything to clear the…
“Our real treasure is not gold, but water”
By Dragomira Raeva and Nick Meynen. The “discovery” of gold by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) next to the city of Krumovgrad (Bulgaria)…
Tana delta (Kenya): a story of struggle and success
By Nature Kenya. The Tana River Delta in Kenya, a vast mosaic of wetlands, grasslands and forests, was rocked by violent clashes in August between…
Environmental monitoring of Xstrata Tintaya copper mine in Cusco, Peru
by Eike Sophie Hümpel; Msc Environmental Management (Christian Albert University of Kiel). Following the demand to implement an independent environmental monitoring in Espinar, the local…
COLOMBIA : Communities struggling to stop El Quimbo dam in the Magdalena River
Since January 2012, the Upper Magdalena River is the scene of some bold civilian struggle for environmental justice. Communities affected by the proposed El Quimbo…
Canadian gold mining in Kyrgystan.
Gold mining expert Robert Moran, who also adviced EJOLT partner Za Zemiata in Bulgaria in 2011 in their work with the local population against the…
