Authors

Louisa Reynolds

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-21-2013

Abstract

This article outlines a commemorative anti-mining march in Panama that took place early February 2013. The march marked the one year anniversary of Ngãbe Buglé indigenous community protests against the elimination of an article in a mining bill that outlawed mineral extraction on the Ngãbe Buglé reservation. They were also protesting the construction of the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project without an environmental impact assessment and prior consultation (as stipulated in ILO Convention 169). The article examines the Martinelli government's response to the protests, in addition to their failure to consult with the indigenous community on either of the projects.

Rights

Article re-posted with permission from the publisher as a PDF document as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate Latin American energy policy, dialogue, white papers, reports, and educational materials.

Language

English

Publisher

NotiCen - Latin America Data Base

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