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