Civil society condemns UNDP’s backing of the Musina-Makhado SEZ

4 Jul

In an Open Letter served on the UNDP, civil society has strongly criticised the decision by the UNDP to support the heavily coal-dependent industrial development in the UNESCO Vhembe Biosphere Reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. The letter calls upon the UNDP to demonstrate its commitment to environmental and human rights and its own principles by publicly retracting the MOU it has signed with the MM-SEZ SOC. Read further https://naturaljustice.org/press-release-letter-of-complaint-sent-to-the-undp-regarding-its-support-for-mmsez/

Lauren Liebenberg

Civil society condemns UNDP’s backing of the Musina-Makhado SEZ

The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone is a coal-fueled Chinese-South African industrial mega-project that will drive the strip-mining of the Vhembe for coal - It will devastate the still wild but fragile Vhembe Biosphere Reserve area of the Limpopo Province - The future can still be changed.

The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone is a coal-fueled Chinese-South African industrial mega-project that will drive the strip-mining of the Vhembe for coal - It will devastate the still wild but fragile Vhembe Biosphere Reserve area of the Limpopo Province - The future can still be changed.

Civil society condemns UNDP’s backing of the Musina-Makhado SEZ

“Environmental organisations to legally challenge authorisation of Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone” by Onke Ngcuka in Daily Maverick

“The rationale for Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone is an industrial-scale lie” by Lauren Liebenberg in Daily Maverick

The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone is a coal-fueled Chinese-South African industrial mega-project that will drive the strip-mining of the Vhembe for coal - It will devastate the still wild but fragile Vhembe Biosphere Reserve area of the Limpopo Province - The future can still be changed.