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A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Debtor
(country, company, IFI, etc.)
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Country
or creditor people
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Creditor
community
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Number
of people affected
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Eco-systems
affected
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Time
of intervention
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Information
on those responsible for damage
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Extent
of ecological damage
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Cultural
damage (size)
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Damage
for future generations
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Indirect
impacts
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Relationship
to foreign debt
B. CASE
DESCRIPTION
B.1.
Historical Information:
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How
was the site before the Government or the Company (ies)
intervened?
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How
did the people live?
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What
were their principal activities?
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How
was their relationship with nature?
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What
was the community dynamic?
B.2.
Narrative of the Intervention:
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How
did the eco-debt enter the site?
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What
activity was previously undertaken there?
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What
was done to perform the activity?
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What
was the community offered?
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Were
they offered work? What type of work?
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Was
the offer fulfilled, and how?
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How
many and what type of sources of employment were affected?
B.3.
Environmental impacts:
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What
were the environmental impacts of the intervention in the zone?
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What
happened to the land?
What happened to the water? What happened to the air?
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What
happened to the biodiversity;
the animals, micro-organisms, plants?
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What
happened to the community’s resources?
B.4. Social
and cultural impacts:
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How
was the community affected?
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Was
the community displaced?
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What
has happened to the community’s culture
and traditions?
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What
has happened to the community’s spirituality?
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How
will this situation affect the future?
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How
has the community’s life changed in terms of: livelihood,
protection and security, identity and sovereignty, freedom,
participation, self-esteem, critical awareness, creative peace, etc.
C.
RELATIONSHIP TO FOREIGN DEBT
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What
is the relationship between this case and the foreign debt?
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Who
is lending the money
for this activity?
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What
interests do the
lenders have in the project?
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Who
is promoting the project and the credit?
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What
was the process prior, during
and after the project for providing credit?
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How
is the debt to be paid?
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Who
will benefit from this indebtedness in terms of finance, consulting
services and equipment?
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Who
has been adversely
affected?
D.
SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL DEMANDS
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Has
this social and eco debt been recognized by the community?
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How does
the community feel about this?
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What are
the demands of the community as creditors of the eco-debt
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Where
should repairs be performed?
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What
are the priorities in the claims?
Are they individual or collective?
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What
type of actions can be
redressed, compared to irreparable damage such as death or chronic
illness?
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How
is a penalty determined for the aggressor?
What is its role in the repair?
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Should
repairs be costed?
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How
should the affected parties participate in the repair process?
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What
are the claims for environmental restoration?
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How
to avoid the repair cost becoming a right to repeat the damage?
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How
can the community recover
its sources of life?
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How
can the community recover its rights?
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How
can the community recover its sovereignty?
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What
are the social claims?
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How
does the community wish to live?
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What are
the community’s strategies with respect to litigation for Social,
Cultural and Eco Debts?
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Can
lawsuits be filed for penal and civil crimes?
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Can
cases be taken to international courts?
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How
can the community regain control of its resources and its future?
E.
QUANTIFYING THE DEBT (Among others, the following can be calculated):
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Costs
of used or affected resources to develop the activity: forests,
biodiversity, water, animals. etc.
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Recovery
costs for affected
eco-systems: forests, rivers, swamps, underground waters. For water,
air, soil pollution, etc.
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Social
costs: affect on
health, badly-paid labor, impacts on women, etc.
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Cultural
costs: affect on
traditional cultures. Population displacement. Cultural impacts.
etc.
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Economic
costs: foreign debt
relationship and eco-debt. Unequal ecological exchange, etc.
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Costs
for future non-availability of livelihood for future generations.
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