#StopHerakles: Take Action

Highest Priority:

1. Send a personal message by email, or post, to Patrick Jones, the Managing Director of Herakles Farms. Ask him to take all necessary measures to stop their destruction of this tropical rainforest in the southwest region of Cameroon. Email sustainability@heraklesfarms.org now.

2. Contact President Paul Biya of Cameroon, by email or post, and ask him to listen to the voices of the Cameroonian people and immediately stop Herakles Farms’ project for this palm oil plantation.  http://www.prc.cm/index_en.php?link=messenger/write_pr

Sample Letter:

Dear President Biya and Mr. Jones, 

I am deeply concerned about the Palm Oil Plantation planned by Herakles Farms in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.

The destruction of this forest will have terrible consequences not only for the local people who rely on the rainforest, but for the wildlife and environment as well.

Please do everything you can to protect, not exploit, the valuable and ancient rainforest. It is imperative that you take all necessary measures to cease your plans for this plantation, and to close down any ongoing operations already in place, including your three nurseries.

 

I encourage you to work with the local people in the region to make a truly sustainable plan for development in Cameroon. As a signatory to the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cameroon should ensure that local indigenous people have “free, prior, and informed consent” regarding development projects in their homelands. 

The whole world is watching how Herakles Farms will proceed. The government of Cameroon and Herakles Farms can be real leaders in conservation, not destroyers. 

 

Please let me know the actions you will take regarding this issue. 

 

Sincerely, 

(Your Name)

Do ​more:

1. Write a Letter and send via post. Personal letters have the most impact. Please take the time to write one of your own and mail it to the addresses below. Use the above letter as a guide.

Please send polite letters, faxes, or emails to:

Patrick Jones, the Managing Director of Herakles Farms
Herakles Farms NY
277 Park Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10172
Phone: 212-351-0176
Fax: 212-351-0002
Email: grievances@heraklesfarms.com,

Mr. Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon
Unity Palace, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Phone: (237) 22 23 40 25 : Extension: 43 94
Email: cellcom@prc.cm

All For Africa
c/o Diane Laylin MacDonald
277 Park Avenue, 40th floor
New York, NY 10172 USA
Tel: (212) 351-0055
Fax: (212) 351-0001
diane@allforafrica.org
www.facebook.com/allforafrica

Send copies to:

Dr. Chemuta Banda Divine  Chairman of The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms P.O.BOX 20317 Yaoune,Cameroon Fax 00237 22 22 60 82 Emails; cndhl@iccnet.cm, cdbanda26@yahoo.fr Cameroon’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Rue dy Nant 6, 1207 Geneva, Switzerland Fax 0041 22 736 21 65 Email:  mission.cameroun@bluewin.ch US Senator Kirsten E Gillibrand (D - NY) 780 Third Avenue Suite 2601 New York, New York 10017 Tel. (212) 688-6262 Fax (866) 824-6340 Email: Gillibrand@gillibrand.senate.gov

Mr. Esso Laurent Ministry of Justice Yaounde,Cameroon Fax 00237 22 22 04 38 and 00237 22 22 23 0069 Robert P Jackson  US Ambassador to Cameroon The United States Embassy in Cameroon Avenue Rosa Parks P.O. Box 817 Yaounde, Cameroon Phone: (237) 2220-1500 Fax: (237) 2220-1500 x4531 Facebook: www.facebook.com/yaounde.usembassy US Senator Charles E Schumer (D - NY) 780 Third Avenue  Suite 2301  New York, NY 10017  Phone: 212-486-4430  Fax: 212-486-7693 Email: http://www.schumer.senate.gov/Contact/contact_chuck.cfm Facebook: www.facebook.com/chuckschumer

2. Support our efforts by donating to help save this forest. We'll make sure your contribution goes toward protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and endangered wildlife in Cameroon.

3.   Spread the word by sharing this campaign with your networks. The louder our message, the better.

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4.   Let us know you took part in this crucial global campaign to Stop Herakles Farms by replying to this email or emailing contact@earthaction.org. We will let you know what happens as a result of our combined 

Thank you for taking part in this global campaign in support of the indigenous peoples and the endangered animals and plants of this life-giving rainforest in Camero