Mots Croisés Protecting Andean ecosystemsVersion en ligne Protecting Andean ecosystems and communities from mining's impact par SEBASTIAN GONZÁLEZ VÉLEZ 1 The Constitutional Court has set important precedents on the need to protect 2 3 4 5 independence of environmental authorities from mining authorities when granting environmental licenses for 6 developed legal and scientific resources from our 7 8 sought a more active and informed participation of 9 10 11 national and international financing for the Angostura mine by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an entity of the Grupo del 12 measure that can impede the development of mining concessions in areas of 13 resources can be useful to protect the environment and rural communities and 14 15 16 17 18 Andean ecosystems, which are vital sources of 19 has worked to protect these Andean ecosystems 20 12 17 16 9 1 10 3 2 20 8 14 15 13 7 11 19 18