Vaca Muerta Sur oil pipeline, located in San Matias Gulf, Argentina, is about to be approved. This project will export oil from Vaca Muerta to the Atlantic Coast, endangering many marine species and putting Argentina further behind in the energy transition. Sign now to demand the government and the state-owned fossil fuel company (YFP) stop the pipeline in San Matias.
The communities in Argentina need your support, sign now to protect the Argentinean Sea!
For many, the pipeline is one of the solutions to Argentina's economic crisis. However, little is said about the incalculable negative impacts this project would have on the gulf's ecosystem. The Southern Right whale would be seriously threatened.
This is an area with vital biodiversity for the reproduction of South Atlantic species, a few kilometres from one of Argentina's tourist emblems: the Valdez Peninsula. This is an area where the Southern Right whale makes a base during its migratory journey. In fact, it is becoming increasingly common for whales to breed in the waters of the San Matías Gulf.
"Golfo San Matías is our home, where we grew up, where we work. We live in front of the sea, closely linked to its beaches and the sea. Since 1999 we have had the protection of Law 3.308, which guaranteed us a sustainable development of both tourism and fishing. But above all, it guaranteed us a good life. That is why this project threatens not only thousands of jobs, but also our way of life", says Fabricio Di Giacomo, member of the Multisectorial Golfo San Matías, a neighbourhood organisation that aims to stop the pipeline and the oil port.
Join the Multisectorial Golfo San Matías and the local communities who do not want more destruction from the fossil fuel industry. Add your name to demand YPF and the Government to drop the pipeline.