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Shine a light in the dark
Our petition calling on the world's largest mining company to listen to communities in the Philippines closes on March 8 - please sign it now
Meet the community of Macambol in the Philippines
The environment they rely on to make a living is under threat from a large mining development. Although the community should have an informed say over mining on their lands, they claim that BHP Billiton - the world's biggest mining company - has kept them in the dark about potential impacts of the new mine and that its local partner has used bribery to buy support and silence opponents of mining.
What you can do
We’re calling on BHP Billiton to show how it will prevent environmental damage and ensure that local people can make a genuine choice, based on independent information, about the proposed mine. Please sign the petition and send a personal message of solidarity to the community today.
The environment they rely on to make a living is under threat from a large mining development. Although the community should have an informed say over mining on their lands, they claim that BHP Billiton - the world's biggest mining company - has kept them in the dark about potential impacts of the new mine and that its local partner has used bribery to buy support and silence opponents of mining.
What you can do
We’re calling on BHP Billiton to show how it will prevent environmental damage and ensure that local people can make a genuine choice, based on independent information, about the proposed mine. Please sign the petition and send a personal message of solidarity to the community today.
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