On October 22nd 2018, the Kofan people of Sinangoe in the Ecuadorian Amazon won a landmark legal battle to protect the headwaters of the Aguarico River, one of Ecuador’s largest and most important rivers. Source: https://www.amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/sinangoe-victory/ The court has nullified 52 … Continue reading
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Codelco is mining paradise!
The impacts of Codelco’s activities in Junin, please share this video!
Massive protests held against mining in Cotacachi on the 28th of March
To protest Codelco’s continued presence in Intag, citizens of Intag and Cotacachi gathered on the 28th of March to make their voices heard.
MINING COMPANIES TAKE NOTE: PROJECTS WILL BE AUDITED
The General Comptroller of the State will audit the mining projects: Fruta del Norte, Mirador, Quimsacocha, Río Blanco, San Carlos-Panantza, Llurimagua and Cascabel. This was stated on Tuesday by Yaku Pérez, president of the Ecuarunari, commenting on the results of … Continue reading
HANDS OFF INTAG- MUNICIPALITY OF COTACACHI, ECUADOR, CALLS ON WORLD’S LARGEST MINING COMPANY TO LEAVE ITS TERRITORY
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New images of Codelco’s “responsible” mining in Junin.
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Codelco otorgado concesiones en areas protegidas cerca de Quito.
Cuenca del Río Guayabamba (Area 1); Flanco Oriental de Pichincha y cinturón verde de Quito; y Maquipucuna. Las dos primeras son estatales,, la última es privada.
Codelco awarded concessions in protected areas close to Quito
Protected areas affected: Cuenca del Río Guayabamba (Area 1); Flanco Oriental de Pichincha and cinturón verde de Quito; and Maquipucuna. The first two mentioned are state run and the latter is private.
Ecuadorians call on Chile to stop financing human rights abuses.
On Monday, February 6, hundreds of Ecuadorians from different mining-affected communities, including those from 22 communities in the Intag area, came to Quito to express their rejection of mining activities carried out in their territories. Other residents of the Pacto … Continue reading
Twenty-One Reasons Why Codelco should stay out of the Llurimagua mining Project in Intag
The communities of Intag, backed by most local governments, have forced two transnational mining companies to abandoned the Llurimagua mining project since 1995, the year the resistance to mining initiated in Intag. Since 2012, the government of Ecuador, with support … Continue reading