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Ecuador court upholds 'rights of nature,' blocks Intag Valley copper mine

Communities in the Intag Valley of Ecuador have won a significant legal victory after a court ruled to halt copper mining in one of the world’s most biodiverse forests. The Imbabura Provincial Court ruled on March 29 that Chilean copper producer Codelco and Ecuador’s Empresa Nacional Minera (ENAMI EP) had violated communities’ constitutional right to […] ....

Ecuador General , United States , Luisa Coloma , Mario Moncayo , Jesus Prado , Javier Ramirez , Gustavo Redin , Marcia Ramirez , Carlos Zorrilla , Defensay Conservacio , Romi Castagnino , Los Cedros , Roberto Castro , William Sacher , Empresa Nacional Minera , Conservation Center , Jambatu Amphibian Research , Andean University , Imbabura Provincial Court , Constitutional Court , Intag Valley , Tropical Andes , Longnose Harlequin , Junin Reserve ,

Podcast: Moths vs. mines in Ecuador's astounding biodiversity hotspot

Since the 1990s, communities of the Intag Valley of Ecuador have been leading a conservation campaign to protect the remaining cloud forests in this highly biodiverse region of the planet, the tropical Andes. Recently, Mongabay staff writer Liz Kimbrough visited the region with associate digital editor Romi Castagnino to speak with local leaders about their […] ....

United States , Leonardo Dicaprio , Liz Kimbrough , Romi Castagnino , Carlos Zorrilla , Defensay Conservacio , Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund , Intag Valley , Conservation Potential , Mongabay Newscast ,

In Ecuador, communities protecting a 'terrestrial coral reef' face a mining giant

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, fuzzy little citrine fellows, some exquisitely camouflaged in neutral tones, and some shouting their toxicity in vivid color. For three nights, we lure […] ....

United States , Ecuador General , Edison Quilca , Mujery Medio Ambiente , Marcia Ramirez , William Sacher , Jesus Prado , Cristian Bortes , Cenaida Guachagmira , Defensay Conservacio , Liz Kimbrough , Romi Castagnino , Guardabosque Intag Toisan , Luisa Coloma , Javier Ramirez , Carlos Zorrilla , Carlos Zorilla , Empresa Nacional Minera , Roberto Castro , Elisabeth Weydt , Horlando Villalba , Walter Jetz , Carlos Varela , Copper Mesa Corporation , Copper Mesa Mining Corporation , Forestoration International ,