Phosphate Mining In Namibia Matti Amukwa

Yes of course it is we never heard that it was lifted said matti amukwa chairperson of the confederation of namibian fishing associations to namib times the scientist had a different view though as far as i know the moratorium was never extended by cabinet therefore there is no legal baseline to prohibit phosphate mining

Jul 12 2016 in a statement released by tcnfa chairperson matti amukwa the confederation labelled bulk marine phosphate mining a threat to the environmentally sensitive benguela marine ecosystem according to tcnfa the potential environmental risks of the proposed namibian marine phosphate nmp sandpiper project as well as others that may follow cannot

Chairperson matti amukwa fishing group takes on environment ministry cnfa has asked the namibian ministry of environment and tourism to explain how they cleared marine phosphate mining in the country this comes after environment commissioner teofilus read more subscribe to the newsletter subscribe

Namibia banned phosphate mining in 2013 pending an environmental study the ban expired in march last year matti amukwa asked for more time to allow for extensive and conclusive research into the impact phosphate mining will have on the countrys marine environment

Namibia marine phosphate mining update namibias dilemma the pros and cons of marine phosphate mining resistance proposals for seabed mining within the jurisdictions of nations have concentrated on six nations or areas these are new zealand australia namibia south africa mexico and the pacific islands

Namibia banned phosphate mining in 2013 pending an environmental study the ban expired in march last year matti amukwa asked for more time to allow for extensive and conclusive research into the impact phosphate mining will have on the countrys marine environment

A recent report noted that israel chemicals has signed a memorandum of understanding with lev leviev namibia phosphate to conduct a feasibility study to mine marine phosphate and possibly establish a fertiliser plant in namibia critics of a completed report on the environmental impact of marine phosphate mining called the report inconclusive

Namibian marine phosphate nmp is remaining tightlipped on whether they have completed a verification study on marine phosphate mining along namibias coast matti amukwa raised a concern regarding the verification study said to have been completed by nmp and submitted to the environmental commissioner

The dispute between two namibian ministries over marine phosphate mining in a 700km stretch of sea shows little sign of ending the environment ministry has issued the namibia marine phosphate

Swakopmund matters 4 2013 issue of marine phosphate mining raised in namibias national assembly article in mining weekly of 17 may 2013 issue of marine phosphate mining raised in namibias national assembly the namibian minister of fisheries and marine resources bernhard esau expressed in the national assembly on 19 april 2013 his

Feb 27 2016 however on 17 september 2013 cabinet placed a moratorium on marine phosphate mining and it is still in place speaking during the annual state of the fisheries address in walvis bay on friday chairperson of the confederation of namibian fishing associations cnfa matti amukwa was the first to request that the moratorium remain in place

In is address the chairman of the confederation of fishing associations in namibia cfan matti amukwa not only stressed the critical importance of an independent scientific research into marine phosphate mining but also asked the question why is marine phosphate mining not allowed in any other countries in the world including new zealand

There is still a moratorium to keep phosphate mining in namibian waters at bay but fisheries still considers the prospect of such mining as a dark cloud hanging over the industry

By matti amukwa the namibian fishing industry directly employs over 13000 people and in 2012 earned namibia 57 billion from seafood exports internationally but in the case of namibia there are a number of international companies exploring the possibility of mining marine phosphate from namibias sea bottom the environmental

The namibian marine environment cannot accommodate a viable fishing industry and the disruptive exercise of marine phosphate mining matti amukwa voiced his concerns to an audience in

Oct 22 2016 in july 2016 the chairperson of the confederation matti amukwa said they are opposed to marine phosphate mining if it will be done at the expense of the fishing industry amukwa also said while the fishing industry is tightly controlled there are no regulations in place for any form of deepsea mining

In a statement released earlier this week the above mentioned chairman mr matti amukwa said that if we namibians lightly agree to see mining without thorough research and appropriate legislation in place namibia will become the experimental ground for the international sea mining companies closely watched by the world

No phosphate mining for namibia mr matti amukwa said that if we namibians lightly agree to see mining without thorough research and appropriate legislation in place namibia will become the experimental ground for the international sea mining companies closely watched by the world

Perhaps it is interesting to look at what namibians stand to benefit from the proposed phosphate mining compared to the fishing industry it is our understanding that between 15 24 of the shares in the phosphate mining companies will be held by a selected group of namibians

Phosphate battle rages on sep 30 2016 admin home news 0 like the dust around the muchdebated marine phosphate mining in namibia refuses to settle with much of the attention still focused on the politicians who have the final say whether to allow phosphate mining in namibia or not

Leading namibia ministries divided over marine phosphate mining windhoek namibia xinhua the dispute between two namibian ministries over marine phosphate mining in a 700km stretch of sea shows little sign of environment ministry has issued the namibia marine phosphate ltd a clearance certificate to commence operations which will make namibia the first country in the world

Nov 03 2016 namibia admits phosphate mining clearance blunder judge appoints trustee for china fishery company says business will continue uninterrupted namibian fishermen want answers over phosphate mining move