Meaningful consultation with communities: what does it mean?
It is high time for mining rights applicants to give indigenous communities, and customary law, the recognition and respect that they deserve.
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Category: The wild cost of oil exploration
Is betting on oil and gas the right choice for Africa?
A committed transition away from new oil and gas exploration opens the space for African states to allocate resources to a ‘leapfrogging’ development trajectory that can truncate the historical relationship between income growth and environmental degradation.
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Shell case exposes holes in SA’s commitment to transnational climate agreements
What SA’s Shell case says about commitment to transnational climate agreements
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What is all the noise about seismic surveys about?
Are seismic surveys damaging to marine life, and just how serious is this threat to the ocean?
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Flaws in SA’s environmental law to come under spotlight in Shell SA court review
The review of Shell’s exploration right, set to be heard on 30 May, will underscore shortcomings in the legislation governing the environmental management of mining.
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How committed is SA to reducing fossil fuel dependence?
Breaking South Africa’s dependence on coal and other hydrocarbons is crucial for the country to meet its energy security needs.
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Shell judgment shows that environment matters
Shell judgement shows that environment matters
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Unpacking the Shell court judgment
As 2021 drew to a close, environmental and human rights organisations including Border Deep Sea...
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Shell exploration: Managing natural resource governance and environmental concerns
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) has recently concluded in Glasgow. That there was...
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