Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – For nearly 30 years, communities in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have defended their livelihoods, their rights to clean water and clean air, and the rights of nature against threats posed by open-pit copper mining in the valley. Their most recent setback comes from the Imbabura Provincial Court, which started to hear the case last year and was set to send the three judges out to Intag to speak with local community members and explore the beauty of Intag’s forests and wildlife. Instead, the court has re-started the entire case after replacing one of the judges, putting the burden on the local communities to pay additional legal fees and travel three hours to the courthouse to repeat the first hearing.   The cloud forests of Intag Valley are home to dozens of Critically Endangered species, some of which are not found anywhere else in the world, including the Long-nose Harlequin Toad and Intag’s Resistance Rocket Frog.   You can help: Add your name to an open letter [link in bio] calling for the judges to visit Intag as planned and to protect the rights of the communities of Intag Valley and the constitutional rights of nature.  #SalvemosIntag    Photo by Lucas Bustamante / @luksth