Environmentalists and Kanak leaders alike are firmly against INCO’s proposed development due to its potential for environmental degradation...local Kanak tribes around Goro oppose the project because the terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric pollution generated at the mine site will threaten their traditional hunting and fishing grounds and put their health at risk. [refers to Bechtel, Technip (Technip Coflexip) and Hatch, the contractors building the INCO complex] [refers also to a joint venture between Falconbridge and Société Minière du Sud Pacifique (SMSP), a mining project generally viewed more positively]