South-western Ecuador, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse areas on the planet, is under threat from open-cast copper and gold mining, and extensive oil exploration contracts that will destroy vast areas of old-growth rainforest and displace entire groups of indigenous people.
ECUADOR MAP
Oil blocks, indigenous territory, mining projects, hydroelectric plants, protected areas.
MAP OF THE MAIN FACILITIES OF THE MIRADOR MINE
Hydroelectric plants & protected areas.
Spanish Version
“Mirador” Open-Pit Copper Mine, Ecuador
Projected Poisoning of Rivers – Upper Amazon Basin.
Mina de Cobre a Cielo Abierto “Mirador”
Proyección del Envenenamiento de los Rios – Alta Cuenca del Amazonas. Spanish Version
