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2001 First National Encounter of Communities Affected by Mining

In March 2001, the First National Encounter of Communities Affected by Mining (Primer Encuentro Nacional de Comunidades Afectadas por la Minería) was held. At least 6 other such meetings were held over the following years to develop analysis and understanding of the impact of mining and strengthen alliances of those challenging extractive mining.
Political Action Category / Categoría de Acción Política:
Awareness/Coalition Building
Reference / Referencia:
Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE), "América Latina: Riqueza privada, pobreza pública", dated January 2009, online: http://www.flacsoandes.edu.ec/libros/digital/42717.pdf, accessed 15 October 2020. Honduran Institute for Environmental Law (IDAMHO) and OXFAM, "The San Martin mine in the Valle de Siria - Exploration, Exploitation and Closure (Spanish)", dated October 2012, online: https://iderechoambientalhonduras.org/sites/default/files/informe_completo_la_mina_san_martin_en_el_valle_de_siria.pdf, accessed 15 October 2020.
Accessed on date / Fecha de consulta:
15 October 2020