Environmental democracy in Ecuador promotes anti-mining agenda

Mongabay
Nov 9, 2020, 8:29 am178 pts
A historic court ruling in Ecuador that will let a community vote on whether to allow mining in its midst could set the stage for a region-wide grassroots pushback against extractives projects. Pedro Palacios, the mayor of the Andean city of Cuenca, had submitted the request for a referendum to Ecuador’s…

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