#protectthewestcoast — Public Fediverse posts
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Protect the West Coast (PTWC) is launching Ripl – a potentially game-changing public participation platform for mining applications, it is a digital portal created by Cape Town digital agency iBay and comprises a gathering of scientific, community and legal experts: https://ripl.co.za #ProtectTheWestCoast #PTWC #ripl #SouthAfrica #mining #coastalMining #SAWestCoast #WestCoastOfSouthAfrica
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Protect the West Coast (PTWC) has learned that three great surf breaks on the Namaqualand coast near the Orange River Mouth at Alexander Bay in the Northern Cape have been destroyed forever.
According to PTWC's sources, rock-based cofferdams used in the mining industry to extract diamonds from inshore zones are the reason these waves have been ruined.
https://protectthewestcoast.org/post/cofferdam-mining-destroys-several-west-coast-surf-spots-more-coastline-under-threat/
#SouthAfrica #CapeWestCoast #ProtectTheWestCoast #cofferdam #mining #surfing -
A little more than a week after the out-of-court victory for Protect the West Coast (PTWC) last month to stop Trans Hex from mining at the Olifants River mouth, the state refused a mining company the right to prospect in the same municipal district. https://www.protectthewestcoast.org/post/momentum-against-mining-gathers-as-nekwana-trading-refused-prospecting-right-on-the-west-coast #mining #SouthAfrica #ProtectTheWestCoast #OlifantsRiver #environment