lundi 17 juin 2024

Indonesia (EKO) : Orangutans v. Coal.

 





A young orangutan looks at the camera while eating


What was once a precious Indonesian rainforest, home to critically 

endangered orangutans and Hawksbill sea turtles, is becoming a 

wasteland. A thriving local village has become a ghost town.

And Indonesian coal giant Adaro is rushing to expand the dirty 

coal projects that did this, desperately courting financing that could 

destroy the last remaining North Kalimantan rainforests.

Banks like Citi, JP Morgan, and Deutsche could quietly back the 

project…unless we make it too costly for them to move ahead.

That’s why we’re going to urgently commission satellite research to 

expose the damage Adaro’s mines have caused, then release it 

alongside a massive public pressure campaign to force major banks 

to distance themselves from this filthy project.

This is exactly what the Eko community was made for – we’ve done 

this before – but we need to quickly raise the funds to make it possible. 

Can you chip in to expose Adaro’s path of destruction ?

Since the mines started operating, Indigenous communities have been 

forced off their land and had their air choked with pollution. As the 

rainforest has been threatened, so too are the last remaining 

migration routes for critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles. 

We can’t let Adaro get away with more destruction. 

The good news is we know exactly how to stop it…by cutting off 

financing. And the pressure is working. 

After campaigning and public pressure, banks like BNP Paribas 

have already ruled out any financing or underwriting services to 

Adaro. And we’re not finished yet. 

If we can quickly commission satellite research we can show the 

world clear images of what Adaro has done to the precious rainforest. 

Then we’ll double down on our high-level advocacy to build 

consensus among banks that they need to stay far away from Adaro.

Our team was made for this moment – can you help us stop the coal 

mines and save the last remaining North Kalimantan rainforests ?

Thanks for all that you do,


Allison and the Ekō team
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More information :






IndoMet project, coal mining in East and Central Kalimantan, 

IndonesiaGlobal Atlas of Environmental Justice, 11 June 

2023.


Digging Deep into the Heart of Borneo, IndoMet Project, 01 

October 2014.


BHP Billiton sells Indonesian coal assets to AdaroReuters, 07 

June 2016.

 












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