Claiming prior consultation, monitoring environmental impact: counterwork by the use of formal instruments of participatory governance in Ecuador’s emerging mining sector.

The last environmental impact assessment (EIA) related to Ecuador’s first large-scale open pit copper mine, the Mirador project, was presented to the public in March 2015. In this article, we discuss how the rural mestizo population and Shuar indigenous people, who are under increasing pressure from...

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Published in:	Third World Quarterly Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1092 - 1110
Main Authors:	Leifsen, Esben, Sánchez-Vázquez, Luis, Reyes, Maleny Gabriela
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2017
Subjects:	Ecuador Latin America Environmental impact analysis Political participation Mines & mineral resources Mineral industries Prior consultation (International law) Indigenous peoples of Ecuador Developing countries
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