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Welcome to "Protecting the Páramos," an interactive game that will test your knowledge of Andean ecosystems and the impact of mining in Colombia!

In this game, your mission is to match key concepts with their corresponding definitions, actions, or consequences. You'll learn about the importance of the páramos, the rights of Indigenous communities, the mining projects that threaten these ecosystems, and the organizations fighting to protect them.

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Marinela Beltran

Colombia

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Matching Pairs mining's impact in Colombia.Online version Welcome to "Protecting the Páramos," an interactive game that will test your knowledge of Andean ecosystems and the impact of mining in Colombia! In this game, your mission is to match key concepts with their corresponding definitions, actions, or consequences. You'll learn about the importance of the páramos, the rights of Indigenous communities, the mining projects that threaten these ecosystems, and the organizations fighting to protect them. by Marinela Beltran 1 The Colosa (AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.) 2 Biodiversity 3 moorlands 4 Santurbán 5 Constitutional Court 6 Demarcation of moorlands 7 Mining 8 Forest reserves 9 Mandé Norte (Muriel Mining Corp.) 10 indigenous communities 11 Climate change 12 Environmental impact study 13 Colombia's environmental vulnerability 14 AIDA 15 International Finance Corporation 16 Prior consent 17 Regional Natural Park declared in 2013 to protect drinking water. 18 precautionary principle 19 Angostura (Eco Oro Minerals Corp.) Colombia has the second largest coal reserves in South America. Santurbán Species-rich ecosystems that suffer devastating impacts from mining. Right of indigenous communities to be consulted before the execution of mining projects. Mining project in the department of Chocó. Vulnerable groups that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods and are affected by mining. Organization that works to protect Andean ecosystems Assessment that analyzes the environmental and social effects of a mining project before its approval. A global phenomenon that moorlands help mitigate by capturing water and regulating the climate. World Bank Group entity involved in mining financing. Institution that ordered the halt of construction in Mandé Norte until environmental impact studies are conducted. Legal principle requiring preventive measures to be taken against possible irreversible environmental damage. Mining project in Tolima threatens forest reserves and agricultural lands. Need to establish legal limits to protect fragile ecosystems. open-pit gold mining project planned for construction in the Santurbán moorland. Process of environmental deterioration caused by human activities such as mining. A páramo in Colombia that supplies water to 2.2 million people and is threatened by mining fragile environments Protected natural areas that are affected by mining projects.

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mining's impact in Colombia.Online version

Welcome to "Protecting the Páramos," an interactive game that will test your knowledge of Andean ecosystems and the impact of mining in Colombia! In this game, your mission is to match key concepts with their corresponding definitions, actions, or consequences. You'll learn about the importance of the páramos, the rights of Indigenous communities, the mining projects that threaten these ecosystems, and the organizations fighting to protect them.

by Marinela Beltran

The Colosa (AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.)

Biodiversity

moorlands

Santurbán

Constitutional Court

Demarcation of moorlands

Mining

Forest reserves

Mandé Norte (Muriel Mining Corp.)

indigenous communities

Climate change

Environmental impact study

Colombia's environmental vulnerability

AIDA

International Finance Corporation

Prior consent

Regional Natural Park declared in 2013 to protect drinking water.

precautionary principle

Angostura (Eco Oro Minerals Corp.)

Colombia has the second largest coal reserves in South America.

Santurbán

Species-rich ecosystems that suffer devastating impacts from mining.

Right of indigenous communities to be consulted before the execution of mining projects.

Mining project in the department of Chocó.

Vulnerable groups that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods and are affected by mining.

Organization that works to protect Andean ecosystems

Assessment that analyzes the environmental and social effects of a mining project before its approval.

A global phenomenon that moorlands help mitigate by capturing water and regulating the climate.

World Bank Group entity involved in mining financing.

Institution that ordered the halt of construction in Mandé Norte until environmental impact studies are conducted.

Legal principle requiring preventive measures to be taken against possible irreversible environmental damage.

Mining project in Tolima threatens forest reserves and agricultural lands.

Need to establish legal limits to protect fragile ecosystems.

open-pit gold mining project planned for construction in the Santurbán moorland.

Process of environmental deterioration caused by human activities such as mining.

A páramo in Colombia that supplies water to 2.2 million people and is threatened by mining

fragile environments

Protected natural areas that are affected by mining projects.

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

mining's impact in Colombia.

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mining's impact in Colombia.Online version

by Marinela Beltran

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Demarcation of moorlands

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Colombia's environmental vulnerability

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