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MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency), the hand of the World Bank that gives guarantee / warranty of investment to private sector projects, is considering to provide 'aid' guarantee of U.S. $ 207 million to PT Weda Bay Nickel, which will open a new nickel mine in Halmahera . This project is Uncategorized 'A', will certainly lead to many environmental and social problems.
World bank board members are scheduled to give its approval on July 13. Attached is a sign-on letter results JATAM , WALHI, Kiara, KAU, Earthworks, and the BIC initiation, asked the World Bank board not to grant its approval to this project, due to environmental hazards and social threats to be generated based on the analysis of joint institutions above.
Given the importance and urgency, We urgently request support for MIGA and the World Bank board. If you are willing to support, please provide your name, organization, and address immediate to
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06 July 2010; BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES WE, women and member organizations of the INTERNATIONAL WOMEN AND MINING NETWORK (RED INTERNACIONAL 'MUJERES Y MINERIA') (“RIMM”), join Philippine citizens, activists and civil society organizations in denouncing the reported unwarranted arrest and interrogation of environmental activists from China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, made yesterday by Indonesian police in the state of West Java. |
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Joint Press Release Coalition Against PT Weda Bay Nickel and MIGA, July 8, 2010 Jakarta, July 8, 2010. Year 2010 declared by the United Nations (UN) as the International Year of Biodiversity (International Year of Biodiversity or IYB), with the theme "Biodiversity is Life, Biodiversity Is Our Life." A major report, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (March 2005) also highlighted the huge losses from the loss of biodiversity on earth, with 10-30% of mammals, birds, and amphibians threatened with extinction, due to human actions, including mining activities. International |
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