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ECOCIDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS. Thread
March 22, Swedish government gave green light to British company Beowulf Mining to proceed with plans for an iron ore mine in Gallok, Sami territory in northern Sweden. Indigenous Sami have protested the project for nearly a decade.
March 22, Swedish government gave green light to British company Beowulf Mining to proceed with plans for an iron ore mine in Gallok, Sami territory in northern Sweden. Indigenous Sami have protested the project for nearly a decade.
The mining project with a planned open cast mine covering 100 hectares is threatening reindeer grazing grounds as well as the world heritage site #Laponia. It will cause permanent wounds in the landscape for a planned life span of just 14 years.
It has been massively criticized not just by the Sami villages and Sami parliament, but by environmental organisations, scientists, the Church of Sweden, regional authorities and UNESCO among others.
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#NoMineinGallok #StopEcocideEverywhere #WhatLocalPeople
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#NoMineinGallok #StopEcocideEverywhere #WhatLocalPeople
Yesterday I and three other activists from @FFF_Sweden joined local Sami activists for a manifestation in Gállok. Here, on indigenous land, a British mining company wants to build a mine. That would be a disaster for the climate and environment. 1/4 
The Sami communities affected have clearly and repeatedly said no to this mine. We now await the Swedish government’s decision on whether they will allow this to happen or not. 2/4
The short-term profits of a mining company cannot be prioritised over the culture and rights of the Sámi people, as well as our climate, biodiversity and clean air and water.
No matter what the people in power might claim, this mine will not be a part of a “green transition”. 3/4
No matter what the people in power might claim, this mine will not be a part of a “green transition”. 3/4
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The Swedish Government is currently about to decide on a proposal to open an iron ore mine in Gállok on indigenous Sámi land. The Sámi are Europe’s only recognised Indigenous people, living in a part of the world experiencing heating four times faster than the global average.
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Approval of this mine would constitute a violation of human rights and an environmental disaster! A clear example of the ongoing systematic colonial exploitation of indigenous people and their lands in Sweden that we need to stop.
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