MEET THE #STOPEACOP AlLiance
For local communities and activists in Uganda and Tanzania, speaking out against a big corporate project like EACOP comes with serious risks.
Local environmental activists, human rights defenders and journalists who express criticism of the project have faced harassment and threats. Some have even been arrested on dubious charges.
Despite the dangers, local groups and communities have continued to publicly oppose EACOP and have assembled an alliance of African and international organizations to help amplify their message and bring new allies – like you – to the #StopEACOP campaign.
Over 260 civil society organizations are supporting the campaign with public mobilizations, legal actions, research, shareholder activism, and media advocacy.
#StopEACOP ALLIANCE Members include:
If you’re part of an organization that wants to help Stop EACOP and create a just and sustainable economic future, then please get in touch.
Photo (Banner image): Murchison Falls in the famous national park which will be put at risk by EACOP
#STOPEACOP
FOR PEOPLE
EACOP threatens to displace thousands of families and farmers from their land without restitution and has already disrupted the livelihoods of many. If allowed to move forward, it would also place at risk vital water sources that millions of people rely upon for drinking and food production.
#STOPEACOP
FOR NATURE
EACOP will rip through some of the world’s most important elephant, lion and chimpanzee nature reserves. There’s also concern that the pipeline will open up more critical ecosystems to even more oil extraction.
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FOR CLIMATE
EACOP will fuel climate change by enabling the extraction of oil which will generate over 34 million tons of CO2 emissions every single year. To solve the climate crisis, we must stop building new fossil fuel projects.