US EditionChile: Report Alleges Norwegian NGO Funding to Groups Blocking Salmon Projects
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Some call for sanctions and changes to the law, and others call for safeguarding environmental standards.
A strong controversy arose after it was revealed that a Norwegian NGO is financing Lafkenche communities in southern Chile. These organizations have the power to stop projects of aquaculture and salmon companies. This happens in a context where Norway is also competing in that market. A TVN report stated that the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) NGO, with support from the Norwegian State, provides resources to these communities. In this sense, they …
Chilean deputies denounce foreign interventionism after disclosure of payments of more than 475,000 euros
Deputies reacted to a 24-hour report that revealed a million-dollar funding from Norway to lafkenche communities in Chile, which have the power to stop salmon projects. It would be contributions that would exceed the $500 million allocated to indigenous communities, channelled through a Norwegian NGO whose resources come from that country’s own government. According to the above, these funds would have been used to promote territorial claims and…
A report by the Chilean television network TVN revealed the existence of funding for more than 500 million Chilean pesos (about $550,000) coming from Norway to lafkenche communities in southern Chile, whose claims generated the approval of a norm that prohibits the expansion of Chilean salmon farming. According to the research, the funds were channelled through a Norwegian NGO, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), which receives state contributions fro…
Chile: report alleges Norwegian NGO funding to groups blocking salmon projects
Lawmakers call for transparency after NGO funding report. A television investigation aired by Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) has triggered political reaction in Chile after reporting that Norwegian NGO Norwegian People's Aid provided funding to Indigenous coastal communities involved in legal processes affecting salmon farming projects. The report, broadcast on TVN’s 24 Horas news programme [...]
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