Moratorium of large mining and the majority of the regional national park area of Santurbán, requested by the Departmental Assembly

As you can read here, the impacts of mining by multinational corporations are not only a problem in La Guajira...

Press Office of Representative Roberto Schmalbach, Bucaramanga, November 28, 2012

 With the assistance of the Plateau of Bucaramanga Defense Board, CDMB, the director of AMB, some of the mayors and town councilmen of North Soto, the Comptroller and the Attorney General, the regional director of national natural parks, the legislators and the environmental and civic organizations which fight for preservation of the water and the ecosystem of the páramo, the debate over the declaration about the Natural Park, proposed by the Representatives Carlos Alberto Morales and Roberto Schmalbach, was held in the departmental Duma. 

The Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers group letter to Cerrejon

Through this letter, The Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers Group, a group of international lawyers that monitor human rights abuses faced by legal professionals in Colombia, ask Cerrejón for explanations regarding their negative impacts in the local communities of La Guajira, Colombia, despite their “social responsibility” programs. The Colombian Caravana expresses their concern for the health of workers and community, the environment, and the lack of transparency in the process of prior consultation (consulta previa) in their expansion project. In addition, this group of lawyers request legal information and make some interesting proposals.

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