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The **Talamanca Anti-Oil Movement** or **Talamanca Anti-Oil Campaign**
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refers to a massive campaign to completely ban [oil
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drilling](Fossil_Fuels "wikilink") from the Talamanca region of [Costa
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Rica](Costa_Rica "wikilink") from [1999 to
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2002](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Central_America "wikilink")
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led by [indigenous groups](Indigenism "wikilink") and
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[environmentalists](Environmentalism "wikilink").
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## Background
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In November 1999, newspapers and local media outlets in Talamance
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informed residents that a deal had been broken between the Costa Rican
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government and US oil companies allowing them to begin drilling in the
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region.
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## Events
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Angered by the fact that their communities had not been consulted in the
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deal, and foreseeing the ecological devastation and economic
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exploitation that would result from oil exploration in their region,
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Talamancan residents formed the [Anti-Petroleum Action
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(ADELA)](Anti-Petroleum_Action_\(ADELA\) "wikilink") coalition to
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protest the concessions. Comprised of environmentalists, indigenous
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groups, indigenous rights organizations, religious groups, community
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groups, farmers’ organizations, fishermen’s unions, small-business
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owners, marine biologists, and eco-tourism organizations, ADELA sought
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to repeal the decision of allowing oil companies to drill in their
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communities. Over the next three years, a long line of lawsuits, public
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debates and protest marches were lead by ADELA. The oil company began
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also paying for its own media in the area, promising well-paying jobs to
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poor and unemployed residents. However, ADELA eventually won with
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superior numbers.
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## Result
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The campaign not only resulted in a ban of oil drilling in the region,
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but also a total ban of future open-cut mining projects in Costa Rica.
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## References
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<https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/costa-rican-communities-defeat-us-oil-companies-protect-local-environment-1999-2002> |