DETENER LOS ESTRAGOS DE CABO DELGADO

The document is a formal demand signed by over 400 organizations and individuals addressed to fossil fuel companies, financial institutions, and the Government of Mozambique. It alleges that the gas industry in Cabo Delgado has caused massive land grabbing, displaced over 100,000 people, and fueled extremist violence through the marginalization of local youth. The authors claim that the Mozambican army is deployed primarily to protect gas infrastructure rather than civilians and that the industry was responsible for introducing COVID-19 to the region. The statement calls for a transition to locally-owned renewable energy and the release of disappeared journalists and community members.

• The gas industry in Cabo Delgado is linked to severe social instability and the displacement of over 100,000 people due to the burning of villages.
• The rise of extremism in the region is attributed to youth anger resulting from mass unemployment, land grabbing, and the loss of livelihoods while political elites and foreigners maintain wealth.
• The construction of the Afungi LNG Park has forced 550 fishing and farming families from their homes, cutting off their access to the sea and farmland.
• The Mozambican military's presence in the region is characterized as being intended to protect the gas industry rather than the local population, with reports of soldiers abusing their power.
• The gas industry is accused of introducing COVID-19 to Cabo Delgado, with Total's LNG construction site becoming the epicenter of the crisis in Mozambique, accounting for two-thirds of the country's cases.
• Gas extraction is expected to cause irreversible damage to the climate and the Quirimbas Archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve containing endangered coral and fish species.
• There are reports of forced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of journalists and community members, specifically mentioning journalist Ibrahimo Abu Mbaruco and Mr. Selemane of Palma.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2020). DETENER LOS ESTRAGOS DE CABO DELGADO. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESP-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. DETENER LOS ESTRAGOS DE CABO DELGADO. 2020. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESP-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2020detener, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{DETENER LOS ESTRAGOS DE CABO DELGADO}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESP-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }