Between 2006 and 2013, the Haitian government granted over 50 mining permits to three US and Canadian companies, targeting land occupied by dozens of communities in northern Haiti, without conducting required environmental assessments or consulting local residents. The proposed mining projects threaten to continue Haiti's long history of land grabbing, with mining company representatives already entering farmlands without permission, digging exploratory holes, and pressuring residents to sign land access agreements they don't fully understand. Samuel Nesner, a local activist, highlighted the critical risks: mining would brutally evict peasant farmers from their limited agricultural land, cause severe environmental damage to an already degraded ecosystem, and potentially trigger catastrophic consequences in a country prone to earthquakes. Despite mounting opposition and evidence of potential harm, Haitian government officials and the World Bank continue to propose mining as an economic solution, ignoring the voices of local communities who fear losing their homes and livelihoods to foreign extractive interests.