LATEST NEWS

• Ecuador Court Upholds Rights of Nature, Rejects Copper Mine in Intag Valley

  Posted on 29/04/2023

  Source: Mongabay A court in Ecuador has upheld the rights of nature and blocked a proposed copper mine in the Intag Valley. The ruling comes after years of legal battles between mining company SolGold and local communities, who argued that … Continue reading →

  

• Codelco’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project

  Posted on 02/02/2023

  And what the press is not telling the world Carlos Zorrilla (January 2023) Now that the international arbitration requested by the Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention, it feels like the right time to inform … Continue reading →

  

• Ecuador’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project

  Posted on 12/04/2021

  The Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention. What is really behind the arbitration? Continue reading →

  

IMPORTANT EVENTS

• Reuters: Chile’s Codelco wants arbitration with Ecuador over Llurimagua project

  Posted on 10/04/2021

  Chile’s state-controlled Codelco, the world’s top copper mining company, said on Thursday it had requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its National Mining Company (Enami EP) over the Llurimagua project. Continue reading →

  

• ECUADOR’S ELECTIONS SHOW MINING DAYS ARE NUMBERED

  Posted on 10/02/2021

  Coupled with the landslide approval of an anti-mining referendum in Ecuador’s third largest city, the writing could not be more up on the wall for mining’s future. Continue reading →

  

• CODELCO’s Presence is Rejected (again) in Intag

  Posted on 25/09/2019

  Ecuador – Intag Assembly: In Defence of Our Territory Source : MiningWatch Canada (Intag, Ecuador) With the presence of approximately 2,000 people representing the 7 parishes that make up the Intag area, the Intag-wide assembly “In Defence of Our Territory” … Continue reading →

  

KEY DOCUMENTS

• Biodiversity in Perspective: The Overlooked Value of Cloud Forests

  Posted on 03/04/2025

  How does the biodiversity of cloud forests, like those in Ecuador’s Intag region, compare to one of the world’s most renowned protected areas? Carlos Zorrilla – Originally appeared on Medium A significant portion of the efforts and funding dedicated to … Continue reading →

  

• Stopping a Capital Environmental Crime: The Rocket Frog and Intag’s Future

  Posted on 01/10/2019

  By Carlos Zorrilla | Source: Medium To the human eye, the mostly dark-green Confusing Rocket Frog is not as attractive as the Harlequin Longnose Frog. Both amphibians are found in a patch of forest in Ecuador’s Intag region and nowhere … Continue reading →

  

• Dear Codelco, BHP and Cornerstone:

  Posted on 16/07/2019

  Following is a signed manifestation from the civil society of Intag rejecting the presence of mining in Intag: Continue reading →