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
ECUADOR’S ELECTIONS SHOW MINING DAYS ARE NUMBERED
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A Constitutional Protection Action could protect the Rights of Nature over the economic rights of transnational companies in Ecuador’s Intag Valley. Continue reading
If the Frogs Should Win…
A Massive Copper Deposit, a Rights-of Nature Case, and the Destiny of Two Species of Frog They seem so insignificant, two frogs no more than 4 centimeters in length. But much is riding on them: not least of which is … Continue reading
Major legal victory for endemic species in Ecuador and the Rights of Nature
on Thursday 24 September a judge at the Cotacachi Court ruled that the Ministry of the Environment failed at its job of protecting species on the Llurimagua mining concession in northwestern Ecuador’s biodiverse cloud forests. Continue reading
Codelco to lose Ecuador concesión applications
Chile’s state copper company Codelco looks set to lose some 42,600 hectares of exploration ground in Ecuador it has requested in 11 concessions following a reform to the mining law at the end of July. Continue reading
When I Think of the Copper Laying Under Intag’s Cloud Forests.
The last thing I think about is clean energy for the poor of our planet, what I think about is death, contamination and devastation. Continue reading
Ecuador and Intag in Times of Pandemic
The Ecuadorian government and mining companies are abusing the crisis to advance their lethal agendas. Continue reading
BHP’s divide and conquer.
BHP is putting pressure on vulnerable ecosystems and communities in a mega-biodiverse region of Ecuador despite flaunting its commitment to environmental sustainability. Continue reading
Twenty three reasons why Codelco should stay out of Intag
This then, is an attempt to draw attention to some of the hurdles Codelco, or any mining company, would face if they tried to open up a mine in Intag. Continue reading
Stopping a Capital Environmental Crime: The Rocket Frog and Intag’s Future
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