Viviana Herrera

Latin America Program Coordinator

Blog Entries

Continued Militarization and Criminalization of Environmental Defenders to Advance Canadian Mining Project in Ecuador
Barrick Gold’s Lack of Transparency Disappoints but Doesn’t Surprise
Report launch: Criminalization of Protestors During First Quantum Protests in Panama
Open Letter to Canadian Ambassador Stephen Potter Re: Solaris Conflict in Ecuador
Attempt to Advance Environmental Consultation for Atico’s Mine in Ecuador Brings Renewed Criminalization, Police Repression, and Militarization
Webinar | What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador?
MiningWatch’s Viviana Herrera Testifies Before Canada’s International Trade Committee on a Possible Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement
Canada Joins Peru’s President in Mining Push
Review of "Canadian corporate identity: economic diplomacy, mining and racism around the Escobal mine in Guatemala"
More than a Hundred Organizations Demand Justice for Assassination of Xinka Leader Noé Gómez Barrera
Ecuadorian Court Suspends Dundee Precious Metals' Operations
Violence Surrounds Canadian Mining Projects in Ecuador
Webinar: Canada Closed its Doors to Justice for Mariano Abarca - What's next?
Over 220 organizations call on Colombian government of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez to withdraw from international investment treaties that enable million-dollar corporate claims
Proposed Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement Poses Unacceptable Risk, NGOs Warn
Water contamination at Barrick’s Veladero mine threatens health and human rights
Chileans Go to the Polls to Vote on Historic Eco-Constitution
Canadian Mining Interests in Chile in Play as Citizens Vote on New Constitution
Key Victory for Water Defenders in Southern Ecuador Against Canadian Mining
Communities of Gualel in Southern Ecuador File for Protective Measures to Protect Fierro Urco Páramo from Mining
One Year Since Cuenca, Ecuador Voted to Protect Water Over Mining, Communities Demand Their Decision Be Respected
First Quantum Minerals Deal with Panama Sparks Major Environmental and Cultural Concerns
Communities in Chubut, Argentina, Propose Law to Further Protect Water From Dangers of Large Scale Mining
Brazilians Still Without Water Six Months after Mine Dam Breach
Dispossession in Collusion with the Government of Guanajuato, Mexico
The Shuar Arutam People (PSHA) Denounces Mining Company Solaris Resources Inc.’s Violent Attempt To Bring Heavy Machinery Into Our Territory
Statement: REMA Joins the Demands of the San Pedro Apóstol Community, Ocotlán, Oaxaca, that Semarnat Not Give in to Lobbying Tactics Promoted by the Environment-Destroying Canadian Mining Company Fortuna Silver Mines
Activists Call for Protection of Xinka Leaders Participating in Escobal Mine Consultation
INV Metals’ Loma Larga Project Acquired by Canadian Company with Toxic Environmental Record in Eastern Europe and Africa
Investor Alert: Belo Sun Discloses Misleading Information to Investors Regarding Controversial Gold Mining Project in Brazilian Amazon
Open Letter to Equinox Gold and Brazilian Authorities
Community and Environmental Concerns Not “Pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s Business
INV Metals Says It Won’t Respect Ecuador Referendum Favouring Water Over Mining
Open Letter: Canadian Organizations Stand in Solidarity with People of Andalgalá Protesting Yamana Gold’s Agua Rica Project
3900 People Demand Pan American Silver Stop Fueling Violence in Guatemala
Ecuador's Presidential Election Down to Two Pro-mining Candidates Despite Anti-mining Movement
No Relief for 4000 People Affected by Brazil Mine Spill
Canadian Organizations Ask Government to Publicly Condemn Violence Against Indigenous Land Defenders in Guatemala
US and Canadian Organizations Alarmed Over Illegal Mining at Goldex Property in Guatemala
REMA Calls Out Mexican Institutions for Recognizing Canadian Mining Company as Leader in Sustainability and Equity
Human Rights Organization Condemns Police Repression Against Peaceful Protesters at HudBay Mine in Peru
Ecuadorian Indigenous Organization Denounces PDAC Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable
Ecuador: Shuar Representative Denounces Threats from Canadian Mining Company
Ecuador: Final hearing for endemic species case at Llurimagua mining concession to be held on March 11, 2021
URGENT ACTION: Demand Pan American Silver Stop Fueling Violence in Guatemala
Open Letter to United Nations Global Compact Ecuador from the Government Council of the Shuar Arutam Peoples
Overwhelming Vote in Southern Ecuador Sends Strong Message to Mining Companies