STOP À LA DÉVASTATION DE CABO DELGADO

A statement published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, signed by 410 organizational and individual signatories, demanding an immediate end to gas extraction in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document accuses multinational fossil fuel companies and the Mozambican government of complicity in human rights violations, environmental destruction, and the exacerbation of poverty and health crises.

• The gas industry in Cabo Delgado is accused of causing widespread devastation, including land grabbing and the loss of livelihoods for local communities. Specifically, the construction of the Afungi LNG park forced 550 families of farmers and fishers to leave their homes, cutting off their access to the sea and agricultural land.
• The Mozambican government's military response to violence is characterized as being designed to protect gas industry assets rather than the population. The statement claims that in February 2020, Total and Exxon Mobil requested additional troops specifically for the protection of their activities.
• The document asserts that Total's LNG construction site became the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis in Mozambique, accounting for two-thirds of the country's cases, following the positive test of a foreign worker in early April 2020.
• Environmental impact assessments indicate that gas exploitation will cause irreversible damage to the climate and the Quirimbas Archipelago, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve known for endangered corals and fish.
• The statement reports severe human rights abuses against journalists and activists, citing the disappearances of journalist Ibrahimo Abu Mbaruco on April 7 and citizen Mr. Selemane on May 20, 2020, after the latter denounced military brutality.
• The signatories demand that all multinational companies, investors, and the Mozambican government cease gas and fossil fuel exploitation immediately, favoring instead a local renewable energy system.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2020). STOP À LA DÉVASTATION DE CABO DELGADO. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FR-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. STOP À LA DÉVASTATION DE CABO DELGADO. 2020. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FR-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=STOP À LA DÉVASTATION DE CABO DELGADO |date=25 June 2020 |url=https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FR-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2020stop, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{STOP À LA DÉVASTATION DE CABO DELGADO}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FR-Moz-letter-with-all-signatories-final-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }