Fiebre del gas, violaciones de derechos humanos, estragos climáticos, ataques de insurgentes, foco de contagio del COVID-19

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and Justiça Ambiental (JA!) denouncing the human rights, environmental, and social impacts of the gas industry in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document calls for an immediate end to gas extraction, the release of disappeared activists and journalists, and international accountability for transnational corporations.

• The gas industry in Cabo Delgado, involving companies such as Eni, Total, Shell, and ExxonMobil, has led to significant land grabbing and the displacement of local populations. Approximately 550 families have been forced from their homes, losing access to the sea and facing a food crisis because the replacement lands provided by companies are only a tenth of the size of their original plots.
• The region is experiencing severe instability characterized by attacks from insurgents and extremists that have displaced over 100,000 people. The Mozambican government's military response is described as protecting transnational corporations—specifically following requests from Exxon Mobil and Total in February—rather than the population, with soldiers reportedly abusing their power and attacking vulnerable people.
• Gas extraction projects threaten biodiversity in the Quirimbas Archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, where projects risk the irreversible destruction of endangered fish and coral species. Additionally, the industry is linked to the spread of COVID-19 in Mozambique, with the first confirmed case being a foreign employee at a Total construction site and two-thirds of the country's cases initially corresponding to Total employees.
• There are reports of severe repression against those reporting on the gas industry, including the disappearance of journalist Ibrahimo Abu Mbaruco on April 7 and community member Mr. Selemane of Palma on May 20. The document highlights a systemic lack of corporate accountability and a failure of the energy system, noting that despite the gas industry, only one-third of Mozambique's population has electricity access.

APA

admin (2020). Fiebre del gas, violaciones de derechos humanos, estragos climáticos, ataques de insurgentes, foco de contagio del COVID-19. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/fiebre-del-gas-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos-estragos-climaticos-ataques-de-insurgentes-foco-de-contagio-del-covid-19/

Chicago

admin. Fiebre del gas, violaciones de derechos humanos, estragos climáticos, ataques de insurgentes, foco de contagio del COVID-19. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/es/fiebre-del-gas-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos-estragos-climaticos-ataques-de-insurgentes-foco-de-contagio-del-covid-19/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020fiebre, author = {admin}, title = {{Fiebre del gas, violaciones de derechos humanos, estragos climáticos, ataques de insurgentes, foco de contagio del COVID-19}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/fiebre-del-gas-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos-estragos-climaticos-ataques-de-insurgentes-foco-de-contagio-del-covid-19/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }