On an overcast morning on June 21st, our partners at La Coordinadora del Bajo Lempa and the Mangrove Association rallied more than 900 people representing 31 social organizations and communities from across the Bay of Jiquilisco watershed to march for Salvadorans’ right to water. The protest was part of a nationwide mobilization calling on legislators to stop considering a […]
Stop water privatization in El Salvador – Add your voice!
Salvadorans are once again debating a water law that they fear would effectively lead to the privatization of water infrastructure, services, and the resource itself….Continue Reading
1 Million Trees: A Plant-a-Thon for World Environment Day
Scores of volunteers in communities across El Salvador today are mobilizing to plant over one million trees in 71 municipalities. This “Plantatón 2017” is a campaign by the Ministry of Environment to reforest areas of El Salvador in an effort to restore and protect life-giving watersheds. Our partners at the Mangrove Association are joining in […]
Mining’s toll on water, health
Board Chair Mary LaPorte writes about El Salvador’s historic ban on metal mining, and Montana’s own struggle with the toxic legacy of mining. Her letter was published in the Missoulian April 20, 2017. Events outside our country offer hope and inspiration as our own rights to clean water are threatened. On March 29, El Salvador’s multi-party National […]
EcoViva Stands with the Water Protectors
Why we are joining the growing movement to divest from banks that support the DAPL EcoViva is joining thousands of people and institutions, including the cities of Seattle, Davis, and Alameda, in severing ties with Wells Fargo Bank. We want our finances to contribute to positive change, not destructive development projects, and so we are choosing to […]
