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