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