[photo: glaciers of the Famatina Mountains contribute water to the Chilecito and Famatina communities of La Rioja Province – Argentina] January 28, 2017 – The Florida-based…
[Photo: Belgrano Glacier in the Famatina Mountains of La Rioja Province] Through a quietly released official announcement, the Federal Environment Secretary of Argentina, Sergio Bergman, informed that…
[Debris Covered Glacier in the Central Andes, a significant water source at risk due to incoming mining investments. Photo: JP Milana] December 27, 2016 –…
The Center for Human Rights and Environment, following a decade of work to promote glacier protection, publishes a definition of “Cryoactivism”, the emerging arena of what…
October 7, 2016 Romina Picolotti, the founder of the Center for Human Rights and Environment (CHRE), originally based in Argentina and now moved to the United…
Cyanide Spill due to Ice Accident in Periglacial Environment at Barrick’s Veladero Mine in Argentina September 16 2016. San Juan Argentina. “On September 8, 2016,…
Letter to Minister of Energy of Argentina, Jose Aranguren The New Mining Policies of Argentina Deepen Violations of the National Glacier Protection Law Three Mining Projects…
Thursday January 21, 2016 – Vancouver, Canada “The ramp-down process has been completed on schedule and our temporary suspension plan has been approved by the mining…
Tudcum, San Juan Argentina. “We are tired of the lies, of the bureaucracy, and of the contamination. We want Barrick to go home”, said a…
Chilling Footage as Police Randomly Open Fire Against Crowd Opposing Mining in Argentina October 15, 2015 – La Rioja Argentina. Systematic repression against communities resisting…