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From Tailings to Tillings: Designing the Legal Framework for Mine Wasteland Rehabilitation Through Bioremediation

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  • Hanri Mostert
  • Alexander Paterson
  • Louie van Schalkwyk

    (Mineral Law in Africa, University of Cape Town
    Professor)

Abstract

The assessment of the applicable legislation and policies concluded that the current legal framework for environmental rehabilitation of mine wasteland, the regulation of land use, the contractual basis of relationships, and the protection of communities is largely reactive. It is a framework of sticks, rather than carrots. In legislation dealing with mine land rehabilitation, this is probably to be expected. However, our legal system has not previously catered for innovative methods of mine land rehabilitation such as the one being explored by the FFI.

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  • Hanri Mostert & Alexander Paterson & Louie van Schalkwyk, 2019. "From Tailings to Tillings: Designing the Legal Framework for Mine Wasteland Rehabilitation Through Bioremediation," Working Papers copwp201901, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctw:wpaper:copwp201901
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    1. Haroon Bhorat & Francois Steenkamp & Caitlin Allen & Robert Hill & Christopher Rooney, 2019. "Building Economic Complexity in the South African Fibrous Plant Economy," Working Papers copwp201904, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.

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    Legal frameworks; mine wasteland rehabilitation; bioremediation; mineral law in africa; fibrous plants;
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