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