Environmentalists sign petition vs Lafayette mine

February 19th, 2007

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MANILA, Philippines — Some 800 environmentalists from 27 countries have signed a petition urging major financiers to withdraw their investments from Lafayette’s newly reopened mining project on Rapu-Rapu island in Albay, a militant group of fishermen said Friday.
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the environmental leaders and activists from the United States, Europe and Asia signed the petition initiated by a multi-sectoral group of Rapu-Rapu residents, Church and civil society leaders, environmentalists, academicians and scientists in less than a week.

The signatories were from The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland, Norway, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Ecuador, United States, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Nigeria, Egypt and Mexico.

“This is a major victory for the Rapu-Rapu people and all crusaders for the environment and public interest. This is the beginning of Lafayette’s end,’’ Fernando Hicap, chairman of Pamalakaya, said in a statement.

 Some 2,000 individuals and groups from Rapu-Rapu also signed the petition, according to Greenpeace.

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