GREEN FLASH TRADING 251 (PTY) LTD AND GREEN FLASH TRADING 257 (PTY) LTD APPLICATIONS FOR PROSPECTING RIGHTS IN THE OCEAN - CAPE COLUMBINE TO CAPE INFANTA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

A statement from an unnamed Association to the Department of Mineral Resources objecting to the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and public participation process conducted by Green Flash Trading 251 and 257 (Pty) Ltd regarding prospecting rights for marine phosphates between Cape Columbine and Cape Infanta.

• The Association describes the public participation process held in Cape Town on 27 February 2012 as 'farcical', citing an obscure venue at Jan van Riebeeck Junior School Sports Grounds that was difficult for attendees to find.
• The Association alleges that the EMP reports, first seen on 26 June 2012, are unprofessional, lack evidence, and contain 'cut-and-paste non sequiturs'. They further claim the documents misrepresent the fishing industry's views and are silent on the environmental aspects of the project's ultimate objective.
• The Association objects to the phosphate exploration because the proposed phosphate beds overlap almost exactly with hake trawl grounds. They argue that while bottom fishing uses the ecosystem sustainably, phosphate mining is known to be harmful to the biological habitat and would devastate prime trawling grounds in South Africa.
• The Association claims they were informed of the project on 27 February 2012 and told that the window for objections closed the following day, which they described as a 'breathtaking assertion of a two day time frame'.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2012). GREEN FLASH TRADING 251 (PTY) LTD AND GREEN FLASH TRADING 257 (PTY) LTD APPLICATIONS FOR PROSPECTING RIGHTS IN THE OCEAN - CAPE COLUMBINE TO CAPE INFANTA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SADSTIA-Comments-on-GFT-EMP.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. GREEN FLASH TRADING 251 (PTY) LTD AND GREEN FLASH TRADING 257 (PTY) LTD APPLICATIONS FOR PROSPECTING RIGHTS IN THE OCEAN - CAPE COLUMBINE TO CAPE INFANTA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 2012. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SADSTIA-Comments-on-GFT-EMP.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2012green, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{GREEN FLASH TRADING 251 (PTY) LTD AND GREEN FLASH TRADING 257 (PTY) LTD APPLICATIONS FOR PROSPECTING RIGHTS IN THE OCEAN - CAPE COLUMBINE TO CAPE INFANTA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SADSTIA-Comments-on-GFT-EMP.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }