Communities in the Intag Valley of Ecuador have won a significant legal victory after a court ruled to halt copper mining in one of the world’s most biodiverse forests. “Unless we put enough pressure on the government of Ecuador, and I am counting on international support,” Zorrilla said, “it is very likely that they will sell this concession to a more unscrupulous mining company, and the nightmare and human rights abuses will restart. “This is the sixth time a transnational mining company has had to abandon the Intag area,” Zorrilla said