Relacionar Columnas Protecting Andean ecosystems aVersión en línea Matching exercise (relacionar columnas)about forest destruction in Colombia. por Dora Duque Molina 1 The ethnic and rural communities that rely on these natural resources for their livelihoods are the most susceptible 2 The country ranks second in coal reserves in South America and is home to what could be one of the largest gold mines in the Americas. 3 Has set important precedents regarding the need to protect environmentally sensitive areas and the importance of the precautionary principle 4 Has used political and legal strategies to strengthen and enforce environmental legislation in the country 5 High-altitude wetlands that supply drinking water to 2.2 million Colombians and help to mitigate the effects of climate change. 6 AIDA helped to demonstrate that Colombia’s legal obligations as well as international norms. 7 To endorse a demarcation based on scientific criteria by adopting a new atlas of the páramos drawn up by Colombian officials. 8 The geographical location and characteristics of páramo ecosystems must be mapped out to establish their legal perimeters Santurbán páramos, Prohibit mining in the páramos To Mining Colombian law Ministry of Environment The Constitutional Court AIDA Colombia