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Referendum on Rio Blanco mining project
News Update | Sep 13, 2007
"Do you agree with having mining activity in the district of Carmen de la Frontera?" This is the question that thousands of citizens will answer on Sunday ... More »
Resource revenues elusive in Peru
Feature Story | Aug 06, 2008
Money from mines and pipelines is hard to track, and not obviously helping the poorest people in the country. More »
Río Blanco: history of a mismatch in Peru
Feature Story | Sep 14, 2007
Here is a summary of the facts that have marked the relationship between the mining company and the local communities. More »
Rodolfo Pocop: an indigenous perspective on mining in Guatemala
Feature Story | Sep 15, 2005
New economic realities in Central America reveal strong concerns about the future of Mayan culture. More »
Student activists hear the voices behind the issues
Feature Story | Aug 28, 2008
Oxfam America CHANGE Leaders learn how US legislation can help communities affected by oil, gas, and mining. More »
The Majaz effect
Feature Story | Oct 11, 2007
What is the likely environmental impact of Minera Majaz's proposed copper mine? More »
"This is the future"
Feature Story | Oct 19, 2007
After centuries of discrimination and a decade of legal work supported by Oxfam, the indigenous Chiquitano people of eastern Bolivia now have legal title to ... More »
US legislators, Oxfam partners discuss gold mining in Ghana
News Update | May 05, 2008
Meeting focuses on the impact of mining on poor communities, and shows how upcoming US legislation can help people claim their rights. More »
"We are united"
Feature Story | May 28, 2008
An indigenous Q'eq'chi community in Guatemala struggles to defend its agricultural land. More »
Shareholders call for transparency and accountability at Chevron annual meeting
Press Release | May 26, 2010
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Looking them in the eye
Feature Story | Sep 28, 2011
In Ghana, a young woman learns to lead in a village flooded by water draining from an underground mine shaft. More »
Guatemalan government continues to ignore ruling of human rights commission
News Update | Jun 13, 2011
Public events put spotlight on non-compliance with precautionary measures recommendation. More »
La Oroya speaks to Washington
Feature Story | Jul 30, 2012
Citizens of polluted city in Peru take their case to US Congress. More »
A new law changes the landscape for Peru's indigenous people
News Update | Sep 02, 2011
Oxfam and partners joined forces to support the consultation law, which gives communities greater decision-making power over their natural resources and ... More »
OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
Oxfam Exchange | May 15, 2009
The power of resilience More »
West Africa asks, "Where is my gold?"
News Update | May 29, 2009
Oxfam America and leading civil society organizations in West Africa are launching a week of action aimed at raising public awareness about the mining industry ... More »
Oil and mining transparency initiative grants extensions to broad range of countries
Press Release | Apr 16, 2010
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Water is life
Video Link | Mar 08, 2010
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ... More »
Following the money in Latin America
News Update | Aug 07, 2009
Where revenue from mining and oil comes from—and where it goes—can be hard to determine in Latin America. More »
New potential for conflict in Peru’s Amazon
Feature Story | Jan 06, 2010
Madre de Dios could be next flashpoint in ongoing confrontation between indigenous communities and foreign oil, gas, and mining companies. More »
OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
Oxfam Exchange | Nov 17, 2009
Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later More »
International Conference on Extractive Industries Contracts
News Update | Oct 13, 2009
September 23, 2009, Washington, DC. House of Sweden, Alfred Nobel Hall, 2900 K Street NW 20007 (30th and K St. NW). More »
Copper in the Clouds
Video Link | Mar 02, 2010
In Peru, local governments, community leaders, and farmers say the proposed Rio Blanco Copper Mine would be devastating to local communities. Where drinking ... More »
International Conference on Extractive Industries Contracts
Research Report | Dec 17, 2009
Conference Report More »
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