2018 / Publication
Responsible Decision Taken on Marine Phosphate Mining
By ESJT Namibia
ESJT welcomes the Minister of Environment's decision to set aside NMP's environmental clearance certificate. Praises trustee Michael Gaweseb's pro bono legal challenge and warns that marine phosphate mining poses irreversible risks to the Benguela ecosystem, Namibia's fishing industry (N$7 billion in exports), and 76,800 direct and indirect jobs.
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Press Statements
Year
2018
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ESJT welcomes the Minister of Environment's decision to set aside NMP's environmental clearance certificate. Praises trustee Michael Gaweseb's pro bono legal challenge and warns that marine phosphate mining poses irreversible risks to the Benguela ecosystem, Namibia's fishing industry (N$7 billion in exports), and 76,800 direct and indirect jobs.