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“Dear Mr. Elon Musk,” starts the letter from the indigenous peoples in northern Russia.
“We are respectfully requesting that you DO NOT BUY nickel, copper and other products from the Russian mining company NorNickel until the following is implemented,” the letter continues and then lists a number of environmental requirements to be fulfilled on the Taimyr- and Kola Peninsulas.
The campaign that started in northern Russia is now spreading in social media by other indigenous peoples communities globally under the hashtag #AnswerUsElonMusk.
The Saami Council this week voiced a strong support to the campaign.
“A sustainable future requires responsible industry and business, and the development of so-called sustainable solutions cannot happen on the costs of indigenous peoples and the environment. Then it is no longer a sustainable solution,” the statement underlines.
The Council represents the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and on Russia’s Kola Peninsula.
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