A three-day legal challenge against Shell and Impact Africa's seismic surveys off the South African Wild Coast has begun at the Port Elizabeth High Court. The challenge will include the review of the exploration right that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) granted for the activities back in 2014.
Shell’s exploration right allowing it to seismically blast the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast was granted in the face of farcical consultation with affected rural communities, and no regard for the principle of sustainable development or the devastating environmental harm it would cause.
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The victory has been hailed as a major breakthrough in the effort to stem the tide of climate change. But it is also a potent example of how Wild Coast communities are using the courts to fight for the right to determine what happens in their territory.
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