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