MINING LICENCES OP-ED: Coal mining onslaught on Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is tantamount to ecocide

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What is happening with coal mining in northern KwaZulu-Natal in a Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area is a war on water and our climate resilience.

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by Kirsten Youens, Daily MaverickCoal mining onslaught on Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is tantamount to ecocide by Kirsten Youens, Daily Maverick June 30, 2022 “The southern white rhino has been to the brink of extinction and back, but even as it continues to be under threat from poachers, its survival is largely thanks to the conservation work of one park.

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