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

Friends of the Earth International and JA! denounce the impact of the gas industry in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, citing the displacement of 550 families, the destruction of biodiversity in the Quirimbas Archipelago, and the exacerbation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement highlights a climate of violence where the Mozambican army is accused of protecting transnational companies like Total and ExxonMobil rather than civilians, while journalists and community members disappear. It demands that the government shift toward people-owned renewable energy and that international bodies hold corporations accountable for their actions.

• The gas industry in Cabo Delgado has led to significant land grabbing and displacement, with transnational companies forcing 550 families from their homes and restricting their access to the sea, which has triggered a food crisis.
• Gas extraction projects threaten the biodiversity of the Quirimbas Archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, specifically risking the irreversible destruction of endangered fish and coral species.
• The region has become the epicenter of COVID-19 in Mozambique, with the first confirmed case being a foreign employee at a Total construction site; two-thirds of the country's cases were subsequently linked to Total employees.
• The Mozambican government's military response to insurgent attacks is viewed as a means to protect corporate interests rather than the population, following requests from ExxonMobil and Total in February for troop deployment.
• Despite the presence of a global fossil fuel industry, Mozambique's development remains low, ranking 180 out of 189 in the 2018 Human Development Index, with only one-third of the population having access to electricity.

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} }