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Prevent a new ecological disaster in Chile

Prevent a new ecological disaster in Chile

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 3 months ago
PREVENT ECOLOGICAL DISASTER AND SUPPORT MAPUCHE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CHILE The Chilean forestry and wood pulp company CELCO has caused several ecological disasters in Chile. Scientific reports have demonstrated that the sewage dumped from one of its pulp plants caused an ecological disaster in a Nature Sanctuary in 2004. Now CELCO is planning to build a pipeline that will dump the waste from that same pulp plants in the sea outside Mehuin and Missisippi, Chile. Scientists have also questioned the role of the Chilean environmental policies when regulating discharges from CELCOs pulp plants that caused the disaster in 2004. Mapuche Lafkenche indigenous people, (making their living as fishermen) are defending the clean water and fish free from contamination. The resistance to the pipeline has been maintained for more than 10 years but is now facing a critical moment. CELCO has recently paid big sums of money to other fishermen who now are fighting against and threatening the Lafkenche people and others opposing the sewage pipeline. The Swedish/Finnish Company Stora Enso has a partnership with CELCO, and at the same time Stora Enso proclaims to be working with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and aiming at a sustainable development. CELCO, a company responsible for at least three ecological disasters is currently being benefited for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which is aimed at sustainable development within the Kyoto protocol. WE DEMAND THAT: - The Chilean government forces CELCO to stop contaminating and disturbing the ecosystems in Chile. - The United Nations and the European Union adopt immediate measures to protect Mapuche Lafkenche communities and other people defending the sea in Mehuin, Missisippi and the Valdivian coastline in Chile. - Stora Enso forces its partner CELCO to stop any acts that jeopardize both the Mapuche communities and the ecosystems in Chile. - That the CDMs representatives start a deep investigation about CELCO environmental records and stop CELCO from selling Carbon Credits as a consequence of the actions against the Mapuche Lafkenche communities in Mehuin and Mississippi.

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April 13, 2008

The momentum surrounding this cause has reached a significant point that confirms the gravity of the situation in Mehuin. This backing provides the necessary pressure to challenge the corporate interests currently threatening the Lafkenche people and their coastal waters.

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Lars Rogers
18 years ago Featured

Stora Enso should be ashamed. You cannot talk about corporate responsibility while funding these criminals in Chile. Do your research.

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Javier Obi
18 years ago Featured

CELCO needs to be stopped. They have done enough damage already and now they are bribing people to turn on their own neighbors. disgraceful.

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Mateo Cooper
18 years ago Featured

Stop destroying the ocean for profit. The people there have enough problems without this pipeline killing everything off.

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Carlos Whitaker
18 years ago Featured

LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OF MEHUIN. Stop the pipe now.

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Sarah Patel
18 years ago Featured

This makes me sick. How can a company claim to be sustainable when they keep ruining the environment and threatening locals?

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Emma Rivera
18 years ago Featured

keep the water clean for the mapuche. dont let another disaster happen.

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