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Changing public policy and mining practices to ensure the health of individuals, communities, and ecosystems in Canada and around the world.
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We stand in solidarity with the @ComiteSanturbanand support their demands to Colombian authorities!
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“We, the organizations that defend the collective human rights and the rights of nature, denounce the fact that trade negotiations were carried out behind the backs of those of us who defend human rights" –Vivian Idrovo, Coordinator, Alliance for Human Rights in Ecuador
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"The tactics used by Canadian extractive industries follow a familiar pattern both at home&abroad: divide communities, bypass proper consent processes, and when faced with resistance, rely on state police forces to criminalize/remove land defenders" Great piece by @Songstress28!
From my piece out today via @ricochet_en with photos by @ianwillms Brandi Morin in Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon The Ecuadorian government never consulted the Maikuiants about the Solaris mine, declaring their community outside the “impact zone.” But the Maikuaints know better. They have seen the advance of industrial projects before, bringing contaminated waters and violence against their people from previous opposition. “This is a space that provides many services to us, not only to us,” Domingo states firmly, his voice resonating through the meeting house. “This is a natural space, a forest that purifies the air, the oxygen for the world, and we all need to have water, we all need to have oxygen.” The scale of what threatens the Maikuaints becomes clear when you understand the enormity of the Warintza project. What Solaris Resources calls a “global scale” copper operation isn’t just corporate hyperbole – the numbers are staggering. The company has identified 909 million tonnes of copper-equivalent ore in its measured and indicated categories, with an additional 1.43 billion tonnes waiting to be confirmed, stretching across 268 square kilometres of pristine jungle. These aren’t just statistics; they represent the systematic destruction of an ancient and important ecological landscape. The project’s open-pit design means there will be no subtle underground tunneling, no gentle extraction. Instead, the earth will be torn open, mountain by mountain, creating vast craters where forests once stood. The company’s technical documents describe it with clinical precision: a “cluster of outcropping copper porphyry deposits.” READ HERE
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RT @NoDeepSeaMining: Doesn’t @gtbgtb loving a Trump administration tell us a lot? People have to understand the bigger picture here. Mining…
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"A Free Trade Agreement will put at risk our sources of water, food sovereignty, and our páramos,” said Hortencia Zhagüi back in October 2024, from the Kimsakocha School of Agroecology in #Ecuador. She opposes the Canada-Ecuador trade deal. Negotiations wrapped up last night.
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"Ecuador's Free Trade Agreement with Canada is a Threat to Sovereignty and Indigenous Territories" 📍CONAIE: Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization Read their statement in English here 👉🏼
⭕ [COMUNICADO] El TLC con #Canadá es una amenaza para la soberanía y los territorios indígenas. #TLC #NoMineria
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RT @Songstress28: Canada and Ecuador have signed their free trade agreement. Behind the handshakes and diplomatic smiles lies a darker real…
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RT @thenarwhalca: The U.S. and Canada agreed to launch an inquiry into B.C. coal mine pollution. Now, the body tasked with that study is se…
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Important read about a Canadian mining company. "First Quantum Minerals’ copper operation was shut down more than a year ago, but Indigenous people report restrictions on movement and unexplained illness and death" via @guardian
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“[W]e should respect those resources for their value and not just for a few to make millions upon millions and then walk away, leaving taxpayers with the cleanup bill and a toxic legacy for me to pass on to my generations." Na-Cho Nyak Dun Chief Dawna Hope
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RT @thenarwhalca: BC Premier David Eby wants his new cabinet to prioritize economic development and speed up permitting for resource projec…
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In Vancouver tomorrow? Join this great event with journalists @C_Pollon and @VinceBeiser! | Register here ➡️
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