Cancel Debt in Asia Pacific

Cancel Debt in Asia Pacific

With potential impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic on sovereign debt for the poorest countries in the Asia Pacific region there is a growing regional and international call for the cancellation of all external debt payments due to be made in 2020.

THACKER PASS, NEVADA, USA

THACKER PASS, NEVADA, USA

The project was permitted without proper consultation or consent from the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe and many other tribes who have ties to Thacker Pass. 

SALAR DE COIPASA, ORURO DEPT., BOLIVIA

SALAR DE COIPASA, ORURO DEPT., BOLIVIA

Located in Tarapacá region and crossed by the Bolivian border, Coipasa Salt Flat is under dispute since exploration works carried by the Canadian Lithium Chile were rejected by local Aymara communities because of the potential damage on wetlands that sustain both wildlife and cattle (alpacas).