Open letter to European Union

Together with 126 other organisations LAMMP signs open letter to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union. Read the letter here.

VENEZUELA: BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Wednesday 24th February 2016 marked yet another great leap backwards for environmentalists and the indigenous people of Venezuela. Accompanied by representatives of 150 mining companies from 35 different countries1, including China, Canada and the Republic of Congo, the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro signed a series of agreements that aim to boost mineral extraction in …

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Murder of Berta Cáceres

On the 3rd March, Berta Caceres, founder and general co-ordinator of Concejo Civico de Organizaciones Populares Indigenas de Honduras (COPINH), was murdered in her home town of La Esperanza, Intibuca. At least two individuals broke down the door of her house, shot and killed her. Berta Caceres was one of the principal indigenous leaders of …

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