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