Friday, February 20, 2009

The Mentor: Endor Valley - Displacement & The Pipeline?

The dispute over whether or not the Endor Valley should be turned into a protected natural reserve has one large and unsettling question hanging over it: will it displace upwards of 1,000,000 local living there?

Varying reports from the Verdant Future (VF) and Nurture call into question the effects of the park. Verdant Future wants to set the land aside as a preserve and claims that there will be no resettlement effects as a result. VF says that by turning this land into a safari like park it will set up a steady revenue stream for the future and keep the oil pipeline out of the Endor Valley. VF told us that their end goal is to stop the pipeline making this a means to an end.

Nurture claims that this endeavor will create a massive displacement of local Kaba and Elwi from the region. Nurture is willing to work to handle this displacement. Until now there has been no word about how they will handle such a massive task should that situation arise.

Crowmwell claims minimal dislodging of local residents.

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