The Canary Research Institute on Mining Environment and Health was incorporated on November 3, 2003, to promote the advancement of education and the reduction of poverty in Canada and elsewhere relating to and resulting from the impacts of mineral development on the physical, cultural, social and emotional health of humans …
[imgul:med_cafod.gif:]HondurasLand distribution and rural povertyAlmost 70% of the rural population live in extreme poverty and many small-scale farmers do not have ownership of their land. Fairer land distribution and more secure legal tenure would greatly improve livelihoods.Mining and natural resourcesModern techniques and an increase in the price of gold means …
[imgul:med_cafod.gif:]PhilippinesIn the particularly poor central, north and western parts of the island of Mindanao, where CAFOD works, povety is exacerbated by conflict.Challenges include:- Conflict and peace: Ongoing conflicts in the Mindanao region resulted in 300,000 people being displaced in 2000.- Economic exploitation: Recent economic activities in Central Western Mindanao have …
The Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy provides technical and educational information on the impacts of mining to rural and Indian communities throughout Wisconsin.Our Key ActivitiesWetlands and Rivers, Mining, Waste – Hazardous, Water Quality, Native American Issues/Indigenous Peoples.
CERD advocates on Indigenous Peoples rights and the rights for vulnerable communities whose livelihood is affected as a result of environmental degradation caused by large-scale developments particularly Mining for minerals, oil and gas projects. Papua New Guinea is geologically a highly mineralized nation which attracts some of the worlds multinational …
The CENTER for SCIENCE in PUBLIC PARTICIPATION provides training and technical advice to grassroots groups on water pollution and natural resource issues, especially those related to mining. CSP2 seeks to focus the debate on factual issues, as brought to light by its technical analyses, and whenever possible to seek consensus …
COECOCEIBA-FoE Costa Rica (formerly AECO-FoE Costa Rica) was founded in 1988 to consolidate the work of community leaders and students undertaken since the early 1980s. The organization promotes environmental protection through education, training, communication and campaigning. It seeks to mobilize Costa Rica’s urban and rural communities in search of sustainable …
The Cerrillos Hills Historic Park is the preeminent tri-cultural mining region of North America, a cultural crossroads and a living teacher, a place of refuge and of learning, where all may be nourished by the rich historical and multi-cultural heritage. The Park offers to all who visit it, recreation, education …
Christians For The Mountains is a network of persons committed to advocating that Christians and their churches recognize their God-given responsibility to live compatibly and sustainably upon this earth God has created.
The Citizens Coal Council is a federation of 48 grassroots citizens groups and individuals who work for social and environmental justice. The Citizens Coal Council and its members strive to: * Protect people, homes, water, communities, and the environment from coal mining damage.* Restore law and order by enforcing the …
