Trabajando con científicos e ingenieros en Sudáfrica, EE. UU., España y Ecuador, hemos creado esta animación para aumentar la conciencia sobre el riesgo extremo para la vida humana y el medio ambiente del colapso de las represas de relaves de la mina Mirador. El Ministro de Minas fue llamado por la Asamblea Nacional ecuatoriana para explicar por qué ocultaba información sobre la estructura de las represas y el tratamiento de las aguas residuales. Renunció después de recibir información de que iba a ser acusado por la Asamblea Nacional por no comparecer, el 27 de abril.

Working with scientists and engineers in South Africa, USA, Spain and Ecuador we have created this animation to increase awareness of the extreme risk to human life and the environment of a collapse of the Mirador Mine tailings dams. The Minister of Mines was called by the Ecuadorian National Assembly to explain why he was withholding information pertaining to the structure of the dams and the treatment of waste water. He resigned after receiving information that he was to be impeached by the National Assembly for non-appearance, April 27th.

David Frederick Dene explains the toxic waste catastrophe faced by the lungs of the world - the Amazon Basin

Premiered on Sunday Aug 9th 2020 to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: a beautiful short film from Stop Ecocide supporter Kelly Roberts, featuring indigenous Amazon resistance to toxic exploitation and deforestation, and highlighting the need for #ecocide law to protect the forest for the sake of all of us. Voices include Patricia Gualinga (Sarayaku people), Oswando Nenquimo (Waorani people), Clare Dubois (Treesisters), David Dene (UN Earth jurist) ‘From Harm to Harmony’ was created in direct response to Polly Higgins’ call ‘Dare to be Great’ and is dedicated to Polly’s memory. Embedded subtitles are English/Spanish where appropriate to allow for mixed audiences. www.stopecocide.earth

How to understand the arbitrariness of the state and mining companies, trying to operate open pit mines in the heart of the Amazon rainforest? Domingo Ankuash, Shuar leader, talks with us about the details of the conflict. At a time when the Shuar youth is seduced by the trappings of the city and down to forget their origin, Domingo, along with several Shuar leaders organize political education workshops, in the Tink community, in 2012. Political organization, construction of discourse to legitimize the fight, legal ventures: the Shuar people are willing to do anything to defend themselves and along with them, the amazonian forest.

This video portrays the destruction which will occur at the Mirador copper and gold mine in the Cordillera del Condor (Condor Highlands), Andes. It was used at the court in Quito in February 2013 to show the violation of The Rights of Nature. The 2008 Constitution of Ecuador enshrines The Rights of Nature. Minería a gran escala en Ecuador: la destrucción que se producirá en la mina "Mirador" Este video muestra la destrucción que se producirá en la mina de cobre y oro "Mirador" que está situada en la Cordillera del Cóndor, los Andes. Fue usado en el Tribunal en Quito en febrero de 2013 para demostrar la violación de los Derechos de la Naturaleza. La Constitución de 2008 de Ecuador consagra los Derechos de la Naturaleza.

The environmentalist Luis Corral talks about the environmental liabilities and heritage losses associated with the large scale mining. He describes with clarity the incompatibility of mining with the cultural and ecological survival of the Condor Mountain Range, and the indigenous Shuar people. El ecologista Luis Corral habla sobre los pasivos ambientales y pérdidas patrimoniales asociados a la minería a gran escala. Él describe con claridad la incompatibilidad de la minería con la supervivencia cultural y ecológico de la Cordillera del Cóndor y el pueblo indígeno Shuar.

This video has been created to bring to the eyes of the world the situation in South Eastern Ecuador. The government of Ecuador signed a contract with a Chinese company giving it the right to exploit the land, without consulting the inhabitants, thus violating the Constitution. This contract will lead to the extinction of the indigenous peoples from this area and their culture. Shuar people reject the "invasion" of Chinese and Canadian corporations and the development of mines on their land and affirm that they will defend their territories until the last. Este video ha sido creado para traer a los ojos del mundo la situación en el sudeste de Ecuador. El gobierno de Ecuador firmó un contrato con una empresa china que le da el derecho a explotar la tierra, sin consultar a los habitantes, por lo tanto violando la Constitución.Este contrato dará lugar a la extinción de los pueblos indígenas de esta zona y su cultura. Pueblo Shuar rechaza la "invasión" de las empresas chinas y canadienses y el desarrollo de las minas en sus tierras y afirman que defenderán su territorio hasta la última.

This video is an invitation for us to unite and to help The Shuar, and 14 other Indigenous tribes, in their fight to protect our shared heritage of the Amazon - "the lungs of the World". The Shuar are denouncing the actions of the government and the foreign corporations who are seeking for short-term financial gain with total disregard for the massive irredeemable poisoning of the environment. Este video es una invitación para unirnos y ayudar a los Shuar, y otras 14 tribus indígenas, en su lucha para proteger nuestro patrimonio común de la Amazonia - "los pulmones del mundo". Los Shuar están denunciando las acciones del gobierno y las empresas extranjeras que buscan la ganancia a corto plazo financiero con total desprecio de la intoxicación masiva y irremediable del medio ambiente.

Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest Documentary for Digital Video & Audio Assignment 2 by Barry McCaffrey