Urgent follow-up: Clarity on the scope and extent of Minister’s commitment to protection of Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site

A letter from the Centre for Environmental Rights to the Minister of Mineral Resources requesting urgent clarification on the protection of the Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site and the prohibition of mining activities therein.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights is seeking urgent clarification from Minister Susan Shabangu regarding the scope of her commitment to protect the Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site, noting that a previous request from 13 March 2013 remained unanswered after two months.
• The situation is described as urgent because the Department of Mineral Resources has accepted a mining right application from Msobo Coal for an area inside the Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site, and public consultations are ongoing.
• The Centre for Environmental Rights urges the Minister to use powers under section 49(1) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 to prohibit prospecting and mining at the site for at least 20 years to provide certainty to stakeholders and the mining industry.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2013). Urgent follow-up: Clarity on the scope and extent of Minister’s commitment to protection of Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CER-Letter-to-Minister-Shabangu-re-Chrissiesmeer-14-May-2013.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. Urgent follow-up: Clarity on the scope and extent of Minister’s commitment to protection of Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site. 2013. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CER-Letter-to-Minister-Shabangu-re-Chrissiesmeer-14-May-2013.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2013urgent, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Urgent follow-up: Clarity on the scope and extent of Minister’s commitment to protection of Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Site}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2013}, month = may, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CER-Letter-to-Minister-Shabangu-re-Chrissiesmeer-14-May-2013.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }