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Pedro Cabezas

In Effort To Save Natural Resources, El Salvador Bans All Metal Mining

In response to enormous public pressure, lawmakers have rejected appeals by global corporations and voted to protect the country’s people and water supply by banning metallic mining.

April 04th, 2017

By Pedro Cabezas

In Effort To Save Natural Resources, El Salvador Bans All Metal Mining

The people of El Salvador and their international allies against irresponsible mining are celebrating a historic victory. After a long battle against global mining companies that were determined to plunder the country’s natural resources for short-term profits, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has voted to ban all metal mining projects. The

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