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Business / Economics

Oranjemund Dialogue Highlights Offshore Oil Risks and Community Rights

The Legal Assistance Centre hosted a Community Dialogue in Oranjemund on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Block 2914A, raising concerns over offshore oil exploration risks. In a statement, the LAC's Corrinna Van Wyk says experts criticized the ESIA for outdated biodiversity data and weak oil spill response plans. Participants expressed frustration over the lack of public consultation, despite legal rights under the Environmental Management Act . A South […]

today13 February, 2025

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Africa

Study: A third of Africa’s great apes at risk from mining of transition metals

        Rising demand for the metals needed to power the global renewable energy transition potentially threatens more than a third of Africa’s great apes. Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos face potential fallout from current and future mining projects for these transition metals, particularly in West Africa. Direct and indirect potential impacts from mining on apes include habitat destruction, health threats from light pollution and disease transmission, […]

today1 July, 2024