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
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Ecuador Court Upholds Rights of Nature, Rejects Copper Mine in Intag Valley
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
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
MONGABAY: In Ecuador, communities protecting a ‘terrestrial coral reef’ face a mining giant
Originally appears on Mongabay, written by Liz Kimbrough INTAG VALLEY, ECUADOR — Hundreds of moths land on a white sheet, lit like a false moon in the still, dark forest. Elegant silver ones, fist-sized moths with spots on their wings, … Continue reading
PDAC 2022 & ECUADOR’S MINING DELUSION: SOME HARD TRUTHS
It’s that time of year again, when the mining sector in Canada gathers to project a fantastical picture of itself to an unsuspecting world. Thats the PDAC convention in Canada. This is the annual conference of the Prospector’s and Developer … Continue reading
Leonardo DiCaprio Expresses his Support of Intag’s Anti-mining Campaign
The award-winning Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio recently expressed his support for Intag’s fight against mining, see below: “The future of Ecuador’s irreplaceable Intag Valley, as well as the local communities who depend on the healthy cloud forest ecosystem … Continue reading
From Intag’s local governments and organizations: Dear Codelco, BHP, Cornerstone and Sunstone
An open letter to the CEOs of the worlds most destructive mining companies threating Ecuador’s water sources. Continue reading
A tale of two frogs, six mining companies and much, much more.
Fromm the outside looking in, it’s easy to get the impression that it’s a black-and-white struggle of two critically endangered frogs versus a massive transnational copper mining project. In part, you’d be right. Continue reading
Ecuador’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project
The Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention. What is really behind the arbitration? Continue reading
Reuters: Chile’s Codelco wants arbitration with Ecuador over Llurimagua project
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