+55 (41) 9 8445 0000 arayara@arayara.org

Carolina city receives COESUS team

No Fracking Brazil participated in several meetings in the municipality and gave a speech at the X Pilgrimage of Youth

What is fracking?

Fracking – also called hydraulic fracturing – is a process that involves injecting large volumes of water, chemicals and sand at high pressure into underground rock layers to release trapped natural gas. Despite being a technique already used in several countries, it is controversial because it causes environmental and ecological damage, including contamination of groundwater, release of greenhouse gases, induced earthquakes, etc.

Chapada das Mesas, located in the municipality of Carolina, in Maranhão, is a natural treasure. With its National Park, it attracts tourists from all over the country. However, this region is threatened by the possibility of exploiting shale gas through fracking.

COESUS – Coalition No Fracking Brazil for Water and Life, a campaign of the Arayara International Institute, was present at the event of the X Pilgrimage of Youth, promoted by the Youth Pastoral and by CNBB – National Conference of Bishops of Brazil. During the pilgrimage, activist Dalcio Costa, a member of COESUS, took the stage and gave a presentation on the negative impacts of fracking on work, life and the future of youth.

Carolina has a thriving tourist market, boosted by the Chapada das Mesas National Park, which may be threatened by the presence of fracking in the region. The state of Maranhão already has 64 municipalities auctioned for the unconventional exploration of shale gas, but the impacts of the method are not restricted to the directly affected areas, also reaching neighboring cities.

The COESUS team undertook a series of training courses on the impacts of fracking in the municipalities of Maranhão. The city hall, the city hall, the forum and the Public Ministry of Carolina were visited, with the aim of raising awareness and informing local authorities about the risks of fracking.

During the visit, the COESUS team had the opportunity to visit Carolina’s historic church. Over 100 years old, this temple is considered sacred by its faithful and the cross erected in front of the church dates back to the Jesuit era.

 

Compartilhe

Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn

Enviar Comentário

O seu endereço de e-mail não será publicado. Campos obrigatórios são marcados com *

Redes Sociais

Posts Recentes

Receba as atualizações mais recentes

Faça parte da nossa rede

Sem spam, notificações apenas sobre novidades, campanhas, atualizações.

Leia também

Posts relacionados

Projeto de lei visa proibir expansão de petróleo e gás na Amazônia

O deputado federal Ivan Valente (PSOL-SP) protocolou na manhã desta quarta-feira (16) um projeto de lei (PL) na Câmara dos Deputados que visa proibir a criação de novos projetos de exploração de petróleo e gás na Amazônia. A proposta surge como reação direta aos recentes esforços do governo federal para liberar a exploração na chamada Margem Equatorial, região conhecida como

Leia Mais »

Usina nuclear indesejada

O setor nuclear brasileiro tem em sua trajetória um passado nebuloso, repleto de episódios controversos. Desde o contrabando e exportação de areias monazíticas do litoral capixaba/baiano/fluminense, a cabulosa venda de urânio para o Iraque, o legado de morte e contaminação provocado pela Nuclemon (antiga estatal) na extração de minerais radioativos e de terras raras, o secretismo do Programa Nuclear Paralelo/Clandestino,

Leia Mais »

ARAYARA na Mídia: ANP inclui Foz da Amazônia em novo leilão

Cinco meses antes da COP 30 no Brasil, a Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) divulgou que o 5º Ciclo da Oferta Permanente de Concessão (5OPC) de petróleo, que está agendado para o dia 17 de junho, prevê a oferta de 172 blocos exploratórios, abrangendo uma área de 145.597 km², o equivalente a 1,71% do território nacional.

Leia Mais »