"There is a social human right as there is an ecological and cosmic law. We have no right to destroy what we have created ourselves. " Leonardo Boff. 1996. Dignity of the Earth.
Kingdom, as in Lower Pacuare and Nimarí nac-communities disappear under the reservoir if it builds the Pacuare PH-27 to March 29, 2009, representatives from communities across the country adversely affected by hydroelectric projects, mining, petroleum, marine, mega-hotels, among others, declare:
National communities are not "local Creole," "village" or a handful of "4 cats" to which must be convinced as to suppress location and continue to impose projects that violate our rights and nature. Our National Forum is a manifestation of the communities we want, we can and we have every right to take part in the definitions of the future country, including the definition of what the energy model that our people need. We want to participate effectively and without excluding anyone, as we have been excluded communities, but make sure you recover the interest of our people and halt the greed of local and foreign business groups that are the only beneficiaries of exclusionary social model imposed on us.
In recent decades the country has been threatened, attacked and subdued intensively with many hydroelectric projects, mining, petroleum, marine, megahotels, usurpation and exploitation of the maritime zone and indigenous territories, corporate development and privatization water, etc. In the process the State and private capital, allied themselves against the people of the people of Costa Rica. Many of these projects, if not all, have direct involvement, facilities and the complicity of government and municipal. For this it has resorted to unprecedented corruption schemes, lies, fraud, deceit, creation and abuse of decrees and laws, purchase and handling of people and local organizations, etc. In short, the "new law" of the country is illegal and immoral. For this the government and many municipalities are also using threats to people, organizations, entire communities, as well as repression Open with paramilitary groups and national police, without any embarrassment defend private interests.
Conflicts such as those of Crucitas, Puerto Viejo-Limon, Miramar, Pacuare, Osa, Terraba Sardinal Savegre, beaches across the country, biopiracy, etc, have not been caused by the communities. Rather, with the complicity and encouragement of the state of the social model that threatens life, we are the communities that we are defending human rights, civil and respectful nature with a vision of life, responsibility and ethics, because if we accept the proposal for unlimited commercial growth to satisfy the greed, in a very short time exterminate the sources of life, welfare and wealth of our country. To again urge the imposition of dialogue and responsibility before it is too late.
communities want to transform the scenario of ecological and social conflicts caused by the predatory model in a space of dialogue and negotiation proposals on social needs and protection of nature.
Some basis for this dialogue are:
The Costa Rican government has to respect, uphold, enforce and strengthen laws that allow regulated use of nature. Must also respect and comply unconditionally ILO Convention 169 to ensure the rights of indigenous peoples all its territories. In this direction we consider as a national priority that all persons, institutions and organizations, positive pressure to approve the bill for the autonomy of indigenous peoples.
development plan that the people of Costa Rica needed to live decently, is totally different to mine and other mineral deposits, oil fields, marinas, dams in the rivers, megahotels, etc. The development of the country initiated by the respect for life from an ethical vision for friendly co-existence and solidarity between people and nature. We will continue our
struggles in defense of water as a fundamental human right, cost and fair prices for different types of consumers, which involves removing any legal privilege or deed, to allow its commercialization.
never accept the rivers become mere objects of exploitation profitable for local private businesses and corporations. That is why we deplore and consider a setback for the country and an affront to the people of Costa Rica, the adoption of the "Framework Law for the grant for the use of hydraulic power for electricity generation." This is not a law alone but along with the General Electricity Law, the Plan for Strengthening Public Entities Sub-Sector and Private Power, the creation of the Superintendence of Energy, etc, to ensure opening and privatization of the national electricity market that requires exploit and commodify water.
The oil moratorium announced by the Government is a sensible measure that basically recognizes the national resistance for over 15 years. However, there remains the threat of exploration and exploitation concession to the oil Mallon Oil. Similarly, if the Government insists Crucitas mine is responsible for more destruction beyond repair, but will face determined resistance of our people in defending their rights and those of nature.
The Government and all promoters of projects that violate the rights of peoples and the earth, they must understand and accept that and communities no longer accept authoritarian impositions. Costa Rica is more than ever urged to dialogue and to collectively define what is the energy we require to model the interest and welfare of our people. This forces us to decide on the use of soil, groundwater, freshwater and sea, the seabed and air space in the 640,000 km2 of our sovereign territory.
