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Granting legal 'personhood' to nature is a growing movement: Can it stem biodiversity loss?

Phys Dot Org 26 Apr 2024
Ecuador was the first country to enshrine rights of nature in its 2008 constitution ... For example, in 2008, Ecuador enshrined rights of nature in its constitution because of decades of pressure from large mining companies.
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Lundin Gold in US$330 million stream facility deal with Newmont

Resource World 25 Apr 2024
to buy out 100% of the balance of the stream credit facility and offtake agreement for its 100%-owned Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador for US$330 million ... Fruta del Norte is one of the highest-grade operating gold mines in the world.
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Ecuador’s first Indigenous guard led by Kichwa women: Interview with María José Andrade Cerda

Mongabay 23 Apr 2024
Yuturi Warmi first decided to come together to increase their families’ income through making and selling handicrafts, but when their territory was increasingly threatened by mining, they stepped up in its defense.
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Quito Leads Revolutionary Shift in Environmental Activism with Landmark Legal Strategy

GetNews 22 Apr 2024
This strategic legal approach reached a pivotal milestone with the initiation of the first citizen-led referendum in Ecuador's history, targeting the cessation of detrimental mining activities.
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Feared Ecuadorian mob boss dubbed

The Daily Mail 22 Apr 2024
Ecuador police say they have re-arrested ... Ecuador has seen a massive surge in gang violence ... But the group also controls much of the illegal mining sector in Ecuador, adding to their already vast wealth.
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Ecuador weighs security, international arbitration in latest referendum

Al Jazeera 20 Apr 2024
How violence is transforming life in Ecuador ... A member of Ecuador’s security forces stands guard outside the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Quito, Ecuador, on April 16 [Karen Toro/Reuters] Arbitration on the ballot.
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Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police

Emporia Gazette 20 Apr 2024
The mayor of a mining town in violence-riddled Ecuador was shot dead Friday, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organized crime, police said ... .
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Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum

RTE 20 Apr 2024
The mayor of a mining town in violence-riddled Ecuador was shot dead, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organised crime.
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World News Quick Take

Taipei Times 20 Apr 2024
Agencies. THAILAND. People flee clashes ... MEXICO ... UKRAINE ... ECUADOR ... The mayor of a mining town was shot dead on Friday, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organized crime, police said ... CHINA ... .
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Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of referendum

Taipei Times 18 Apr 2024
The mayor of a small mining town in Ecuador was shot dead on Wednesday, just days before a national referendum on whether to take tougher measures against crime, authorities said.
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Blackouts in Ecuador Due to Lower Energy Imports from Colombia

Colombia One 17 Apr 2024
In fact, the Colombian Ministry of Mines established that the country will reduce the sale of megawatts to Ecuador until July 31, 2024 ... A week ago, the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy issued a ...
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Mining triggers tension in Ecuador

Gulf Today 08 Apr 2024
For Canada and other Western countries, Ecuador’s mining resources of rare mineral including lithium nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite and copper are necessary for the transition to green economy fired by electricity in place of fossil fuels.
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In Ecuador, gov’t sees mining as the future. But communities are divided

Al Jazeera 07 Apr 2024
According to the Central Bank of Ecuador, Atico Mining plans to invest $75.9m until 2025 ... “Mining does not represent the future of Ecuador, but its present,” Mining Deputy Minister Andres Delgado told Al Jazeera.
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