The government of Panama wants to flood the Ngabe people's land with a new hydroelectric dam and let foreign mining companies extract minerals. Help the Ngabe fight back.
Dear Arfin,
The Ngabe, Panama's largest indigenous group have been forced off their lands since the time of the conquistadors. Now, 20 years after the government had ceded land to them, it wants it back to build a massive hydroelectric dam and extract rich minerals.
For Care2 activist Cathy White, this injustice was just too much. So she started this petition to enlist people to help the Ngabe keep their home.
Panama is one of the most ecologically diverse countries on earth. Species are found on Ngabe land that don't exist anywhere else. If the Barro Blanco dam and mining projects go forward, they'll all be lost.
One Ngabe village was already destroyed last year when the Changuinola River was dammed. Now, they're fighting back. This year Ngabe activists closed the Pan-American highway in protest demanding an audience with Panama's president. But to save their land and all the natural treasures it supports, they'll need the help of the international community.
Tell Panama's government to pack off the Barro Blanco dam plan and save the Ngabe's homeland.
 | Thank you for taking action,
Emily V.
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team |
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