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Topic: Namibia

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Oil company accused of drilling in African wildlife reserve, offering jobs for silence

2021-12-18 (or before) in National Geographic

Canada-based ReconAfrica appears to have flouted Namibian law, legal experts say.

Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Namibia

A Big Oil Project in Africa Threatens Fragile Okavango Region

2021-06-20 (or before) in Yale E360

A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.

Tagged under: Africa | Namibia

New oilfield in African wilderness threatens lives of 130,000 elephants

2021-06-20 in The Guardian

Exploratory project in Botswana and Namibia is threat to ecosystems, local communities and wildlife, conservationists say

Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Namibia

Oil excavation in Africa’s Kavango region must be stopped to meet world climate promises | The Independent

2021-05-15 (or before) in The Independent

The climate column: Oil play in the Kavango region of Namibia and Botswana will affect climate targets, endanger indigenous communities and could be disastrous for conservation

History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin

2020-03-09 (or before) by in The Atlantic

It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.