PETITION: Demand that the South African government declare the Wild Coast a No-Go area for mining once and for all.

August 22, 2012  |  Featured, Mining, News, SAFCEI news, Sustainability

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To: Minister Susan Shabangu, Department of Mineral Resources, South African government

We demand that the government honour its commitments as a signatory to the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and prohibit mining within the second most important biodiversity hotspot in South Africa.
After many years of pressure against a pro-mining government and Australian…See More
We demand that the government honour its commitments as a signatory to the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and prohibit mining within the second most important biodiversity hotspot in South Africa.
After many years of pressure against a pro-mining government and Australian based Mineral Commodities (MRC) with their local subsidiary Transworld Energy & Minerals (TEM), concerned human rights lawyers, social workers, environmentalists, and local residents breathed a sigh of relief when the mining license, granted in 2008, was revoked in May 2011 due to failure to comply with regulations, substantial breaches and failures in public consultation processes, and allegations of bribery and corruption. TEM was then given 3 months to address the issues and reapply, but failed to do so for almost an entire year.
Unfortunately, the same Australian mining company MRC Ltd through its local subsidiary is  trying once again to exploit both South Africa’s people and habitat in the name of short term profit.
A new Prospecting Rights Application has been lodged for the Kwanyana Block of the Wild Coast.  This is an outrage!  We DEMAND that the South African Government honour its international commitment to conserve biodiversity, that it declares the Wild Coast a No-Go area for mining once and for all, and that it supports local residents in their revival of eco-tourism development for sustainable livelihoods.
 
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