Relier Pairs Forest destruction in ColombiaVersion en ligne Protecting Andean ecosystems and communities from mining's impact par jose andres silva simanca 1 Few places in the world are so vulnerable to environmental degradation from mining 2 La Colosa 3 Work stopped at the Mandé Norte mine 4 Angostura 5 6 The court confirmed its decision 7 Colombia 8 Resolution of this case by Colombia's Constitutional Court 9 Political and legal strategies to strengthen and enforce environmental legislation in the country 10 11 AIDA and the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace 12 Center for International Environmental Law 13 Ethnic and rural communities 14 International Finance Corporation 15 Office of the Ombudsman 16 Due to a shift in national policy from agriculture to mining as Colombia’s economic and industrial priority 17 Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense 18 Santurbán 19 Asked the court to revoke its decision. 20 Eco Oro The Ministry of Interior and the mining company an open pit gold mine that Greystar Resources Ltd. of Canada, now called Eco Oro Minerals Corp. plans to build high-altitude wetlands that supply drinking water to the Santurbán moorings 2.2 million of Colombians Comparative and international law has been actively involved in the debate concerning a boundary demarcation of Colombia’s páramos as a way to protect these ecosystems IFC Colombia CAO CIEL AIDA March 12, 2012 Is home to what could be one of the largest gold mines in the Americas. a Regional Natural Park Colombian Mining Looking to build an underground mine in Angosture The threats of mining are intensifying They that rely on natural resources for their livelihoods are the most susceptible to mining. Until the company carrie out extensive studies on possible environmental impacts and made a new and appropriate consultation of the affected communities. To file a lawsuit against the Mandé Norte project of Muriel Mining Corp. in the northeastern department of Chocó. It ruled that indigenous and tribal communities have the right to freely access information about the project and to express their prior consent for the construction of the mine a mining project that AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. plans to develop in the forest reserves and the large farmlands of Tolima