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Ghana-based non-profit organization Advocates for Community Alternatives said on Thursday that local communities have filed an administrative appeal with the Supreme Court of Guinea to contest the renewal of Environmental Compliance Certificates for the massive Simandou iron ore project.
“This action aims to challenge, demand the revision or annulment of permits deemed illegal, and denounce the numerous environmental and social violations associated with the project,” ACA said in a news release. The project entails the exploitation of 8 billion tons in iron ore deposits, with an estimated annual output of 160 million tons. A $15 billion investment is planned in the mines, a port and 650-kilometer railway, of which 100 kilometers has been built so far.
ACA said Despite WCS’s promises to minimize negative impacts on the environment and local communities, the project has caused “river pollution, soil erosion, the destruction of habitats for protected species such as chimpanzees, as well as cracks in homes caused by explosions.”
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