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