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