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> 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.

> Two notable cases in Ecuador have successfully invoked the rights of nature in years past, showing that they can be used as a legal tool to protect the environment and the rights of communities.

> In September 2020, the Intag communities won one of the few cases upholding the rights of nature in the lower court.

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