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The Rights of Nature in Equador

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Intag Valley in Ecuador, a haven for biodiversity, is under threat - sign the open letter today to show your support for local communities and the rights of nature. https://www.rewild.org/support-intag-valley

Hearings to determine the future of Intag Valley, where local communities are fighting a large-scale copper mining project that threatens their home, have been repeatedly postponed.

We implore that judges from the Imbabura provincial court honor their commitment to visit Intag, to hear testimony from the people who rely on the area for their freshwater and livelihoods, and to witness first hand the essence of this irreplaceable place, home to unique and threatened wildlife including the Longnose Harlequin Toad, once considered extinct until its remarkable rediscovery.

We will continue to stand with the communities of Intag until the rights of nature, as outlined in the Ecuadorian constitution, have been upheld.

El valle de Íntag en Ecuador, un paraíso para la biodiversidad, está amenazado. Firma hoy la carta abierta para mostrar tu apoyo a las comunidades locales y a los derechos de la naturaleza.

Las audiencias para determinar el futuro del Valle de Intag, donde las comunidades locales están luchando contra un proyecto de minería de cobre a gran escala que amenaza su hogar, se han pospuesto en repetidas ocasiones.

Imploramos a los jueces de la Corte Provincial de Imbabura que cumplan con su compromiso de visitar Intag, que escuchen los testimonios de las personas que dependen de la zona para provision de agua dulce y mantenimiento de sus medios de subsistencia, y sean testigos de primera mano de la importancia de este lugar irremplazable, hogar de una vida silvestre única y amenazada, incluido la rana arlequín de nariz larga, considerada extinto hasta su redescubrimiento.

Seguiremos apoyando a las comunidades de Íntag hasta que se respeten los derechos de la naturaleza consagrados en la Constitución ecuatoriana.



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