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