On October 14, 2022, the Water Protector Legal Collective submitted an amicus brief in defense of Water and in support of Indigenous communities in Azuay, Ecuador opposing gold and copper mining by Canadian company, Dundee Precious Metals, in the fragile ecosystems of the paramos of Kimsakocha. The amicus read: “The present action [by Indigenous communities of Kimsakocha] seeks the immediate and definitive suspension of all mining exploration and exploitation in the Kimsakocha paramos, since the Canadian mining company, Dundee Precious Metals, did not carry out a due process of consultation and free, prior, and informed consent." Additionally, Kimsakocha holds fragile ecosystems which “sustains life in the region and form part of a water protection area, with forest and protective vegetation that is part of the Cajas Biosphere Reserve.” Moving forward with Dundee’s project would violate “communal and individual rights to water” and “the rights of Nature recognized by the Republic of Ecuador.” www.waterprotectorlegal.org/post/kimsakocha (link in bio) #Kimsakocha #Ecuador #KimsakochaSeDefiende #PorElAgua #PorLaVida #cuandoprotegeselaguaprotegeslavida #AguaEsVida #elaguavalemasqueeloro