Relier Pairs EcologyVersion en ligne Proteger los ecosistemas y las comunidades andinas del impacto de la minería par YULI MARCELA Artuz Angulo 1 AIDA has worked to protect these Andean ecosystems, which are vital sources of water. 2 Colombia tiene una rica ecología. 3 AIDA helped to demonstrate that Colombia’s legal obligations as well as international norms prohibit mining in the páramos. 4 Few places in the world are so vulnerable to environmental degradation from mining than Colombia. 5 clarify the legal requirements of the country and establish precedents for the creation of public policies that protect the fragile environments of large-scale mining. t 6 El país ocupa el segundo lugar en reservas de carbón en América del Sur.