Saemangeum petition

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SAVE SAEMANGEUM

In an eleventh hour reprieve, the ecologically disastrous Saemangeum

reclamation project has been stopped by the South Korean courts with just

weeks to go before its completion. This project would have meant the likely

extinction of two migratory species of shorebirds; threatened status for

many more; the complete collapse of the local fishing community and

pollution of two major estuaries. The land reclaimed will be too polluted to

use for anything other than industrial development.

 

The South Korean Government has declared that it will fight the decision at

appeal in three months. In that time it is essential that international

pressure be put upon the Government to show them that this project is

unacceptable.

 

Please below and sign the petition that will be sent to

the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Help save Saemangeum.

 

Click on: http://www.wbkenglish.com/petition01.asp

 

With your help we can:

… Save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from extinction

… Save the Spotted Greenshank from extinction

… Save 25 other species of shorebird from a serious threat to their survival

… Save the free-flowing estuaries of the Mangyeung and Dongjin Rivers

… Save the local fishing community and its dependants

… Save the entire Saemangeum area from high level, irreversible pollution

 

Please pass this petition on to as many people as you can. We¹re hoping for

1,000 signatures ­ 10,000 would be impossible for the South Korean

government to ignore!

 

Thank you.