PTWC appeals Environmental Authorisation that threatens sensitive bird habitat
Protect the West Coast (PTWC) has appealed against the Environmental Authorisation (EA) granted by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources for mineral prospecting by Cape Nickel Ventures in Critical Biodiversity Areas in the Northern Cape. The application area is home to several sensitive bird species, many of which are threatened and suffering habitat loss. PTWC contends that the EA does not adhere to requirements under the National Environmental Management Act because it lacks a specialist avifaunal report detailing the impact of drone surveys on bird life that should have been considered by the public before a decision was made.
New Date of March 14 set for Ripple Effect Gathering on the West Coast
Protect the West Coast (PTWC) invites all those who love and support the West Coast to attend the Ripple Effect Gathering at the Langebaan Town Hall on Saturday 14 March for an inclusive celebration and forum to showcase the amazing resilience and potential of the West Coast. We call on like-minded people concerned about the damaging effects of illegal and unchecked mining to gather for a communal brainstorm to come up with strategies to promote alternative, sustainable industries that protect the West Coast environment and the economic future of her people beyond extractive industries.
