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