Representatives of civic organisations and local communities picket outside the Port Elizabeth High Court where the case to have Shell’s seismic survey rights set aside was heard .Cape Town — The Eastern Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the leave to appeal application by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell,.
Opposition against the oil giant's plan has been intense. Coastal fishing communities along with non-governmental groups including Sustaining the Wild Coast, All Rise, Natural Justice and Greenpeace Africa prepared to file leave to cross-appeal the court decision not to determine whether Shell and Impact Africa required an Environmental Authorisation ahead of the start of the seismic survey.
granted Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast. It resulted in a cascade of opposition that, to date, has lasted more than eight years. While Shell claimed to be operating within the bounds of the law, due to its stakeholder consultation process as part of the Environmental Management Programme during 2013, and passing an Environmental Compliance audit, a potential"loophole" may been exploited by the petroleum corporation due to the fact that Shell received an environmental impact assessment in 2014, five years before small-scale fishers were granted fishing rights in 2019.
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